Nigerian Education Sector
25 Apr 2024
TETFund Denies Corruption Claims, Moves To Sanitise Tertiary Education Sector Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Mr Sonny Echono, has said that claims in some quarters that the agency was a cesspool of corruption were totally untrue. Reacting to allegations of a multi-billion naira contract fund misappropriation in an interview on Thursday, Echono stated…
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The Federal Government has charged the newly inaugurated Board of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to block all revenue leakages and ensure that defaulters are sanctioned. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, who gave this charge on Tuesday in his keynote address at the inaugural meeting of…
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The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), says data protection awareness is important for the judiciary system to secure equal rights for data-related matters. Dr Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner, NDPC, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. NAN reports that NDPC had in a statement said it…
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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Tuesday his team were doing a good job given their packed fixture list, describing the football calendar as "absurd" and "unsustainable". If Madrid progress as far as possible in the Champions League and Copa del Rey, as well as the Club World Cup in the summer, they could play…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold talks with the Guinea-Bissau President, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, on Feb. 26, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. “On Feb. 26, Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold negotiations with Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who will arrive in Russia with a state visit.’’ the Kremlin said in a statement. Discussions on…
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The current inflationary trends and economic indicators further buttress the imperative of rebasing Nigeria’s Consumer Price Index (CPI). CPI is a statistical measure that tracks the weighted average of prices of a basket of goods and services consumed by households. It is a widely used indicator of inflation, which measures the rate of change in…
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As the Kogi State Free Trade Zone takes off, key Chinese investors’ investments flood the state to take advantage of the opportunities. This followed the agreement secured by the Kogi State Government with the People’s Republic of China for the takeoff of the Kogi Hunan Special Economic Zone, with the status of a Free Trade…
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A Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on Tuesday remanded a 20-year-old man, Sunday Oyegbele, in Awarjigoh Correctional Centre for stealing iron rods valued N500,000. Magistrate N. A. Layeni remanded Oyegbele after he pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing. Layeni, then adjourned the case until Feb. 27 for fact and sentencing. Earlier, the Prosecutor, ASP…
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The Federal Government has established 12 water quality reference laboratories across Nigeria as part of efforts to improve water quality monitoring and surveillance. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, announced this at the opening ceremony of the inaugural Annual Water Quality Conference in Abuja on Tuesday. Utsev, represented by the Permanent…
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Chinese internet giant Baidu said on Tuesday it had purchased social media platform JOYY Inc's livestreaming business for $2.1 billion, a year after it cancelled a deal partly because it failed to get government approval. The price Baidu said it had paid, detailed in a Hong Kong stock exchange filing, was around 60 percent of…
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has tasked Ministries, Department, Agencies and Civil Society Organisations in the country to integrate human rights into their daily operations. The Executive Secretary, NHRC, Dr Tony Ojukwu, gave the charge on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi, at a town hall meeting organised by the commission for stakeholders. Ojukwu said that…