Missing documents
31 Jul
Value added service (VAS) firm, Zioncity Innovation Services Limited, has unveiled a web-based service, Back2U, whose objective is to return lost and found official documents, including passports, driving licenses, certificates among others to their legitimate owners (who subscribe to the service) within 48 hours.
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Twenty persons have died as a result of devastating floods that ravaged Bade Local Government Area of Yobe since early August, its Chairman, Alhaji Babagana Ibrahim, has said. Ibrahim told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Gashua that most of the deceased were people trapped under the debris of collapsed mud houses.…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the Court of Appeal over its judgment affirming the eligibility of Dr Asue Ighodalo, the party’s candidate for the Sept. 21 Edo governorship election. The PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja on Friday, described the judgment as another victory for the…
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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the receipt of a N2 million bank draft from Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Asiwaju Adegboyega Solomon Awomolo, marking the full repayment of his loan from the now-defunct Federal Government Student Loan Scheme. Awomolo, who benefited from the scheme in the 1970s, settled his loan in a…
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The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has expressed deep sorrow over the abduction and murder of one of its students, Christianah Idowu. The 300-level Pure and Applied Botany student was killed in Ikorodu, Lagos State. In a statement released on Friday by Olasunkanmi Olajide, the acting Head of the Directorate of Public Relations, the…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the sale of $20,000 to each Bureau De Change (BDC) operator at an exchange rate of N1,580 per dollar, aiming to increase forex liquidity and meet the growing market demand. The announcement was made in a statement signed by Dr. W.J. Kanya, Director of the Trade &…
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The 2024 Convention of the Jehovah’s Witnesses is being held in 500 languages in 240 countries. In Nigeria, the convention is being done in Pidgin English, Yoruba Language, English Language and American Sign Language across 48 locations. Mr Odeyemi Afolabi, Regional spokesperson for the Jehovah’s Witnesses, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos on…
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Following the recent Mpox outbreak which continues to pose a serious health threat in Africa, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has called for urgent global action to address vaccine inequity, which is severely hampering the continent's ability to respond effectively. Recall that the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has been at the forefront of advocacy…
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TRANSITION School, a UK-based education technology (EdTech) advocacy startup, has said educational technology holds the key to bridging Nigeria’s educational divide. Speaking at a roundtable talk on the ‘Impact of EdTech around the World’, organised by Transition School, co-founder of the startup, Mr Mahmood Owolabi, highlighted the transformative potential of EdTech in addressing Nigeria’s educational challenges.…
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Ahead of the forthcoming Ogun State local government council election, a staunch member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ayomide Fatoki, popularly called Papa, has declared his interest to contest for Councillor, Ward 12, in Ita-Oshin/Olomore, Abeokuta North LGA. In a statement, Fatoki, a graduate of University of Ibadan, promised to serve with integrity, transparency,…
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The Patriots of Nigerian Democracy have criticised the 2023 Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, and other leaders of the party for saying they will take over Lagos State in 2027. It will be recalled that Rhodes-Vivour, while speaking to journalists in Umuahia, Abia State capital, at the end of…