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The former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Peter Okebukola, has distanced the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, from the alleged misuse of funds meant for administering the agency. Okebukola, who chairs the JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG), in a statement in Abuja, faulted allegations…
9 Oct
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday penned a glowing tribute to the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, as he turns 70 tomorrow (Thursday), describing him as an astute administrator, educator, author, and scholar. President Tinubu, who is observing his vacation in the United Kingdom, said as the former Vice…
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The House of Representatives Committee on Information and National Orientation has faulted the N8.7 billion budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Information and National Orientation for its 2025 operations. The panel raised the alarm on Wednesday when the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris, appeared before it to defend the ministry's 2025 budget.…
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The House of Representatives Committee on Reformatory Institutions have queried the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) over the delay to abide by the directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to recruit 5000 personnel into the service. The Committee chaired by Mr. Chinedu Ogar at the 2025 budget defence session Wednesday charged the Acting Comptroller General of…
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An Indian committee established after a foiled plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States, a case that dented ties between the allies, has demanded swift "legal action," New Delhi said Wednesday. The 2023 case severely tested relations between Washington and New Delhi, although India's response represented a sharp contrast to its defiant…
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The Enugu State Government on Wednesday alerted residents about an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) known as bird flu reported in Kano State. The outbreak has affected various bird species, including layers, ducks, guinea fowl, and turkeys. The government stated that given the disease’s epidemiology and the current environmental conditions in Nigeria, there…