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The National Library of Nigeria has announced that it has issued over 26,000 International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN) since the beginning of 2024. It also revealed that authors and researchers can now obtain ISBNs, International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN), newspaper publication indexes, and other services online. National Librarian and Chief Executive Officer of the National…
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A circular has emerged where the immediate past Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, instructed that only academic qualifications are required for entry into the country's civil and public service. The circular, dated April 12, 2021, was written after a meeting of the National Council on Establishment in Lagos. The circular,…
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A Nigerian lady known as Queen has opened up about her rare condition as a intersex, revealing that she has both male and female reproductive organs, and both are functional. Queen, who lives in Lagos, made this revelation during an episode of Doyin’s CornerDoyin’s Corner, where she shared details about her life journey. She…
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The Ibadan Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Sunday, raised the alarm that more than 200 of its members are being victimized through unjust termination of appointments and the deliberate refusal to pay them owed salaries. The union accused the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) of victimizing members of the…
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A new report by the World Bank says 30 percent of emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) are facing high financial sector risks in the next 12 months. The Finance and Prosperity 2024 report, an annual World Bank publication that examines financial sector developments and vulnerabilities in low- and middle-income countries, notes that the majority…
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested an Ibadan, Oyo state-based businesswoman, Mrs Adewunmi Adebola Dorcas, and an auto parts dealer, Arinze Ora, over attempts to export consignments of opioids and cocaine to London, United Kingdom and Congo Brazzaville respectively. Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA’s Director, Media & Advocacy, in a statement…
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Officials from the United Nations (UN) and humanitarian organisations have visited Maiduguri following the event floods that ravaged the area. This was revealed in a press release to journalists on Sunday by the National Information Officer of the UN Information Centre, Oluseyi Soremekun. According to Soremekun, the team, comprising of international and national Non-Government Organisations…
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Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the Bayelsa State Government's decision to award a N45 billion contract for a new Secretariat complex amid economic hardship. Adeyanju, who made this call on Sunday in Abuja, described the development as extravagant expenditure, insisting that it is…
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Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has assured voters that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would leave no stone unturned to ensure
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The Uganda Minister of Works and Transport, Katumba Wamala, has called on the Nigerian government to review the visa regime between the two nations to promote inter-Africa connectivity. The minister, who spoke at the inaugural launch of the Nigeria-Uganda Business Forum over the weekend in Abuja, applauded the Nigerian government for signing up to the…
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The Archbishop of Lagos, Methodist Church Nigeria, Most Rev. Isaac Ayo Olawuyi, has described the "miracle water" and "miracle soap" saga as absolute religious madness practised