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NECO Releases June, July 2023 SSCE Results
The National Examination Council, NECO, has released the June/July 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, results, with 61.60% of students scoring five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi made the announcement at NECO headquarters while briefing Journalists in Minna, Niger State. Prof.Wushishi disclosed that a total of 1,205,888...
“Airport Toll Gates Can Generate N500m Monthly”, Says Former FAAN GM
Alhaji Abubakar Bibi, a former General Manager of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has asserted that airport toll gates, as one of the authority’s revenue sources, can generate twice the projected N250 million monthly revenue. His comments come in response to a recent statement by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, who confirmed that...
ASUU President Expresses Concern About “Godfatherism” In Universities
Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has voiced his concern over the influence of “godfatherism” in the Nigerian university system. He made these remarks during an event in Abuja commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU). Osodeke advocated for universities to be administered in a manner reminiscent...
Kano Assembly Passes N58 billion Supplementary Budget
On Monday, during the committee of the whole session, the Kano State House of Assembly approved the N58 billion supplementary budget presented by Governor Abba Yusuf, effectively increasing the state’s 2023 budget to N326 billion. Lawan Hussaini (NNPP- Dala), the majority leader, emphasized that this budget allocation would facilitate the execution of crucial developmental projects. READ ALSO: FCTA Impounds 69 Vehicles...
FCTA Impounds 69 Vehicles In Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday impounded 69 vehicles for various offences as part of its continued efforts to make Abuja city safe and clean. The vehicles were impounded by the FCT combined Security Task Force at different locations in the federal capital, Abuja. Mr Abdulatef Bello, Director FCT Directorate of Road Traffic Service (DRTS), said that the seizures...
Mohbad: “I Don’t Want To Lose My Son” — Primeboy’s Mother Cries Out
The mother of late singer, Mohbad’s childhood friend, Ibrahim Owodunni, popularly known as Primeboy, has cried out for help following the detention of her son by the Lagos police. Mohbad, a former signee of the Marlian Record label owned by Naira Marley, died on September 12, in a controversial manner. With respect to the investigation into Mohbad’s death, several suspects, including...
‘I Am Alive’- Yakubu Gowon
Former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has refuted speculations that he is dead. The retired Army general told Vanguard (not AbN TV) over the telephone that he is alive and wondered where the unfounded rumours started from. ABN TV reports that General Gowon is set to celebrate his 89th birthday on Thursday 19th October 2023. There were speculations in a...
Enugu Assembly Approves Governor’s Request For Borrowing Of N170bn For Capital Projects
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Monday received the approval of the Enugu State House of Assembly to borrow the sum of N170 billion to execute capital projects and others in the state. The Mbah-led administration had approached the State Legislature with the request for an approval to source for a N170 billion facility to fund capital projects, among...
Fela Durotoye, Linda Akhigbe, Fredrick Nwabufo, Others Appointed President Tinubu’s Aides
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of five new aides to serve in the Office of the President under the Media and Publicity Directorate. A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale said that the new appointments are with full respect for the tenets of Nigeria’s federal character principle and...
Igbo Veterans In US Writes Tinubu, Alleges Plan To Assassinate Nnamdi Kanu [Letter Attached]
A US-based Igbo group, American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID) has written to President Bola Tinubu, alleging that some persons in his cabinet to assassinate the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The group in a letter titled "PEOPLE WORKING IN YOUR GOVERNMENT HAVE PLANS TO ASSASSINATE MAZI NNAMDI KANU" and dated October 6, 2023 said...
