Education

WAEC Decides on Withheld Results Tuesday

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The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has initiated the 76th meeting of the Nigeria Examinations Committee to deliberate on cases of malpractice and irregularities arising from the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. The body made this known on Continue Reading

Politics

VP Shettima Presides over NEC Meeting

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Vice-President Kashim Shettima is currently presiding over a meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) in the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. This is the third NEC meeting of the President Bola Tinubu administration. The meeting comes amidst high inflation and hardship caused by the economic policies of the federal government. The council […]Continue Reading

Politics

 APC Legal Adviser, Ahmed El-Marzuk Resigns

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National Legal Adviser of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Ahmed El-Marzuk, has resigned from the party’s National Working Committee, NWC. It was gathered that he resigned his appointment on Wednesday, following insistence by some of his colleagues that he could not longer be in office due to some allegations against him. The 12th National […]Continue Reading

Foreign

Elections: UK Vows Close Monitoring of Activities

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The United Kingdom Minister of State for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell says the country is following the run-up to Presidential, National Assembly and Gubernatorial elections very closely because of the importance of Nigeria to the UK. In a statement ahead of this Saturday’s general election, Andrew Mitchell says over the last two months, he […]Continue Reading

Education

ASUU Rejects Plans to Increase Tuition in Public University

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) opposes plans by the government to raise the tuition costs associated with receiving a university education. According to ASUU, this move could put higher education out of reach for economically disadvantaged students. The Union also expressed concern about what it calls “the government’s systematic withdrawal from funding Continue Reading

Education

Strike: ASUU’s NEC to Meet by 4PM

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The National Executive Council, NEC, of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU will commence its meeting by 4pm Today. The NEC is the highest decision-making body of ASUU. The outcome of the NEC meeting will determine whether ASUU will call off its strike which began on Monday, February 14, 2022. A member of the […]Continue Reading

Politics

PDP National Convention Dates Remain Unchanged- Makinde

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Governor of Oyo State and Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention Organising Committee,  Engineer Seyi Makinde has declared that the October 30 and 31 dates for the party’s National Convention remained unchanged despite attempts by some individuals to scuttle the programme. He maintained that the National Executive Committee of the party Continue Reading

Security

Vice President chairs a virtual emergency National Economic Council Meeting

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vice president, Yemi Osinbajo has summoned an emergency meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) for Monday, October 26, 2020. Constitutionally, the Vice president is the chair of the NEC, which has as members state governors. The meeting is to, among others, enable the Council to receive briefings from the state governors and security agencies […]Continue Reading

Politics

Ours Remains the Best Political Brand in Nigeria – PDP Spokesman

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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has ruled out the possibility of changing its name ahead of the 2023 general election. Spokesman of the PDP, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, said the decision not to alter the party’s current name was part of the discussion at the party’s 88th National Executive Committee, NEC, in Abuja. Addressing the media […]Continue Reading