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OAU Set To Immortalize Staff Killed In Lion Attack
Olabode Olawuyi, a veterinary technologist who was killed by a lion in the university zoo, will be immortalized, according to a pledge made by the administration of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), located in Ile-Ife. The registrar of the university, Mr. Adetunji Bakare, stated this on Wednesday at a one-day workshop to mark the first anniversary of Olawuyi’s death, held at...
2023 Election: 93.47m Eligible Voters To Participate — INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared its determination to proceed with the conduct of the February/March general elections, two days after it expressed fears about the wave of general insecurity across the country. INEC had lamented, on Monday, that if not tamed, the ugly trend of pre-election violence could precipitate a constitutional crisis by way of the forced...
Reps’ Bill To Establish Fintech Regulatory Commission Scales Second Reading
A bill seeking to establish the Fintech Regulatory Commission has passed its second reading at the House of Representatives. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Fuad Laguda, a member representing Surulere I Federal Constituency of Lagos State under the All Progressives Congress (APC), advanced during Tuesday’s plenary session. Presenting the bill, Laguda said the initiative aims to provide a comprehensive legal and...
NNPC Clears Outstanding Debts
The Chief Executive Officer of Seplat Energy Plc, Roger Brown, says the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has cleared its legacy debts and now operates with improved financial alignment and discipline, a development he described as “a game changer” for indigenous oil producers. Speaking during a high-powered panel session titled “Harnessing Africa’s Energy Shift – From Acquisition to Optimisation” at...
Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi Polls: Wield Your Democratic Powers – Eneukwu Tells Voters
A former Deputy National Chairman, South, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Emma Eneukwu has enjoined residents of Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states to wield their democratic power as they go to the polls today, Saturday. He stressed the critical role of voters in shaping the destinies of Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi. In a statement he personally signed, which was...
Natasha Disowns Viral Tape Blackmailing Tinubu
On Wednesday, suspended Kogi Central senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan denied any involvement with a widely circulated audio and video that allegedly showed her speaking with a journalist and claiming that Senate President Godswill Akpabio had blackmailed President Bola Tinubu into putting her in jail. In a statement personally signed and released in Abuja, Akpoti-Uduaghan categorically dissociated herself from the contents of...
Key FG Initiatives And Websites For Nigerians To Register
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, reveals at least eleven different initiatives by FG for Nigerians to access. These key initiatives span various sectors, including education, transportation, business, housing, and skills acquisition, among others. Idris made this disclosure in a Wednesday noon post on X, using the hashtag #HMMohammedIdris. He also shared a two-minute and 52-second video on...
Japa: Canada Adjusts Work Permit Regulations For Nigerians, Other Foreign Students
The government of Canada has changed the requirements to the post-graduation work programme (PGWP) for international students starting February 15, 2024. Students who have completed a master’s degree programme within two years will be eligible for a three-year PGWP if they meet all other qualification criteria. In its website, Canada, however, revealed that from September 1, 2024, foreign students enrolled in...
NNPCL Refutes Substandard Fuel Claims, Confirms Dangote As PMS Supplier
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has refuted allegations that it offers high-burn-rate, inferior gasoline. In a statement on Saturday by its spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, the NNPCL said it was reacting to a viral video claiming that its petrol does not last long in fuel tanks. Our correspondent reports that a video had surfaced online where a content creator claimed he...
President Buhari Calls For Ceasefire In Sudan
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a cease-fire in Sudan following a clash between the military and paramilitaries in the country’s capital, Khartoum. Buhari described the fight between the Rapid Support Forces as unwelcome on Sunday during a visit to him in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, by Chad’s transitional president, General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno. READ ALSO: 2023 Census Will Count IDPs...
