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Education
Gov. Oshiomhole appoints VC for new Tayo Akpata varsity
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has appointed Prof S.E.O. Aduwa Ogiegbaen as the Vice Chancellor of…
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.2m Nigerians to benefit from DSO pilot scheme – Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has assured that no fewer than 200,000 average Nigerians will have access…
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President Buhari’s visit to China yields billions in investments for Nigeria – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed satisfaction with the outcome of his working visit to China which he said yielded additional…
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Bayelsa to back NDDC on N100 billion Brass Project – Gov. Dickson
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has said that his government is ready to partner with the Niger Delta…
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Zamfara state Governor pledges support for FRSC, says road safety is act of service to God
The Acting Governor of Zamfara state, Alhaji Ibrahim Wakkala Mohammed has pledged the support of the state government to the…
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Arts & Entertainment
Okey Bakassi, Jennifer Eliogu to host Daylight Annual Leadership Awards 2016
As the countdown to the maiden edition of Daylight Annual Leadership Awards (DALA) 2016 commences, the organisers have unveiled the…
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Lead Story
Imo, Abia States hold Joint Security Council meeting; Abia demolishes house of suspected kidnapper
Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has made good his threat to demolish any house used for kidnapping. Below…
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Business and Economy
Nigeria’s economic challenges are surmountable – Adeosun; Resists calls for IMF solution
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, at the ongoing Spring Meetings of the IMF/World Bank on Friday, explained why the Federal…
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Education
At Ife, University autonomy goes gaga By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The on-going impeachment drama in Brazil is interesting; but, perhaps, more newsworthy is the reaction of…
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President Buhari’s delegation visits Chibok, prays for return of abducted school girls
BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI A Federal Government delegation have visited Chibok in commemoration of the two years abduction of 219…
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We are determined to rescue Chibok girls and all other Boko Haram captives – Gen. Buratai
ABY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai has assured that the military is…
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Local
Between Quota and Federal Character principles By Jideofor Adibe
This reflection is a continuation of my last week’s piece on how to re-engineer our politics to make it less…
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Business and Economy
Senate intervenes on debts owed GENCOs by FG
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has mandated the Senate Committee on Power to liaise with the Central Bank of…
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Education
Oshiomhole appoints Vice Chancellor for new Tayo Akpata University
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has appointed Prof SEO Aduwa Ogiegbaen as the Vice Chancellor of…
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Local
“A labourer is worthy of his rewards”-DG NIMASA
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has restated the Agency’s commitment…
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Africa
Chibok two years on: Remembering all Boko Haram’s victims By Salil Shetty (Amnesty International )
In September 2014, a 19-year-old woman whom I will call Aisha was celebrating a friend’s wedding in a small village…
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Africa
Blind Edo State-born athlete ranks 1st in Africa, 7th in the World; Goes to Rio, Brazil Olympics
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Edo State-born physically impaired athlete, Friday Aibangbee, has been ranked first in Africa and seventh in the…
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Resolve 2016 budget impasse — IMF tells FG
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has now waded into the the impasse between the executive and the National Assembly over…
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Double salaries: NLC berates governors, senators, ministers still in states’payroll
Labour advocacy group, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Thursday, lambasted governors, senators and ministers, who are still under the payroll…
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SEC extends CMOs’ recapitalisation deadline to December; 150 days for free e-Dividend registration
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the extension of the new minimum capital requirement deadline for Capital Market Operators…
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Lead Story
President Buhari inaugurates Nestle’s N5.6bn water factory in Abaji
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria[/caption]President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated the N5.6 billion Nestle Waters factory in Abaji, FCT, with…
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Kwara Government moves to review state’s Anti-Cultism Law
As part of efforts to check the menace of cultists in the state, the Kwara State Government is to review…
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Rehabilitation: Gov. Ambode woos street urchins; set to sign MoU on 4th Mainland Bridge
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Thursday, said the State Government will formally sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with…
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FG to constitute fact-finding panel over growing students’ unrest
Special Assistant to the President on Youth and Students’ Affairs, Nasir Sa’idu Adhama, Thursday, disclosed concerted plans by federal government…
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