tech recruitment
2 Dec
GOMYCODE, a leading technology education provider in Africa and the Middle East, has partnered with Doballi, a Dubai-based innovative tech talent recruitment platform, to accelerate the absorption of Africa’s pool of tech talent into global workplaces. This partnership comes amid a growing demand by global enterprises for African tech talent, but without a unified curriculum…
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MRS Oil Nigeria Plc has reduced its pump price from N970 to N925 in Lagos. The petroleum company announced this on X. The pump price is, however, higher in the company's outlets in other regions. For instance, in other parts of Southwest, the pump price in MRS stations is fixed at N935. It is sold…
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Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State has engaged the services of 75 Islamic scholars to seek divine intervention towards ending terrorism and related ills in the area and state as a whole. The Executive Chairman of the area, Dr Habib Abdulkadir, made this known in an interview with newsmen. The council area is amongst…
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The Oyo State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has launched a four-year Multi-Sectoral Strategic Plan of Action on Food and Nutrition (OYSMPFAN) to tackle malnutrition and hunger among children and women in the state. The Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Prof. Misbaudeen Babatunde, launched the project in Ibadan.…
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A young man, Ibrahim Mohammed, has been stabbed to death over his refusal to surrender his phone to suspected hoodlums in Katsina state. The incident occurred early Tuesday morning at Danja Road, Kasuwan Mata area, in Funtua Local Government Area. The deceased, popularly known as Elalen, was said to have come out to pray…
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The Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps, has revealed that the influx of unknown persons into the state has contributed to the recent increase of insecurity in some parts of the state. While raising alarm over the development, Commander of Amotekun Corps in the state, Adetunji Adeleye, stated the forested parts of…
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Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, has spoken about his eight-month ordeal while in detention in Nigeria, describing it as a life-threatening ordeal that left him severely ill and significantly underweight. In an interview with Wired, Gambaryan said his ordeal began on March 23, 2024, in Abuja, where he and his colleague at the cryptocurrency firm Binance,…
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The National Universities Commission (NUC) has increased the application fees for establishing private universities by more than 400 percent, citing the need for better regulation and alignment with modern educational demands. In a statement on Monday, NUC Executive Secretary, Abdullahi Ribadu, announced the revised charges, raising the cost of purchasing an application form from ₦1…
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Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged that some political forces are attempting to force him into self-imposed exile through intimidation and threats of arrest. El-Rufai said this in reaction to claims by a Twitter user that there were plans to arrest El-Rufai upon his return to Nigeria on "concocted allegations." El-Rufai, a member…
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Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Joe Ajaero, has accused some state governors of neglecting their responsibilities to live in Abuja. Speaking at a town hall meeting with workers in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, Ajaero expressed concern that governance was being compromised as many governors now “live permanently in Abuja.” “We have visited about five…
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The Federal Government has confirmed Major General Abdulmalik Jibrin (Rtd), as the Secretary to the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) after his appointment by President Bola Tinubu. Jibrin takes over from Ja'afaru Ahmed, the former Controller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS). Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Civil…