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About 84,000 candidates sat for JAMB’s rescheduled Mock UTME – Registrar, Oloyede

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The Registrar/Chief Executive of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede, said about 84,000 candidates on Tuesday sat […]

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NBA begs as gunmen kidnap former president, Okey Wali

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has made an appeal to the abductors of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Okey […]

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Zimbabwe: 43 Years Independence Commemoration Marred By Rapidly Shrinking Civic Space and Decline in Freedoms

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Zimbabweans are marking forty-three years of independence from colonial rule amid the reality of a rapidly shrinking civic space, including […]

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INEC national commissioners in closed-door meeting over Adamawa poll

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

All National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission are currently in a closed-door meeting at the commission’s headquarters in […]

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Diversity: Nigeria must take a cue from Singapore, Tanzania, Rwanda – Osinbajo

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for strong consensus among elites and a policy framework that would promote social cohesion […]

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NRC generates N715.09m from train passengers in first 3 months of 2022 – NBS

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N715.09 million in revenue from passengers in Q3 of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics, […]

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Nigerian women record low representation in governance, says NBS

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says women have continued to record low representation in all tiers and levels of […]

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Stowaway found dead in KLM flight from Nigeria

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

A dead stowaway was on Monday discovered in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777. The […]

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We invested heavily on resumption of commercial flights to Makurdi – Ortom

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has said that the State Government invested heavily to ensure that commercial flights operations […]

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Uganda: Money Lenders Face Arrest for Confiscating National IDs as Collateral

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Following a public outcry over money lenders seizing national identification cards from their clients, police have issued a warning to […]

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NBA appeals for release of abducted former president, Wali

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Nigerian Bar Association Logo The Nigerian Bar Association has appealed to the abductors of its former president, Mr. Okey Wali, […]

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EFCC arraigns man for land scam in Kaduna

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

File photo: EFCC operatives The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned one Munkai’la Abubakar before Justice Darius Khobo of […]

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Man on trial for romance scam, non-declaration of assets

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned one Joseph Victor Ndubuka before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna […]

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Libya: Govt, Authorities Crackdown on Nongovernmental Groups

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Beirut — Severe Restrictions on Local, International Civil Society Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU) and other authorities are cracking […]

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East Africa: Intergovernmental Authority on Development to Send Three Presidents to Mediate Crisis

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Nairobi — As Sudan was rocked by fighting for the third day in a row, IGAD – the Intergovernmental Authority […]

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Nigeria: ExxonMobil Declares Force Majeure On Crude Oil Lifting in Nigeria

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

American oil major, ExxonMobil has declared force majeure on oil lifting from several ports in Nigeria. This follows reported industrial […]

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Warri-Itakpe rail service resumes Monday

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

The Warri-Itakpe Train Services will resume operations on Monday, April 24, 2023, The learnt. The Station Manager, Helma Sani, disclosed […]

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Railway corporation generates N715m in Q3 2022- NBS

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Nigerian Railway Corporation The Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N715.09 million in revenue from passengers in Q3 of 2022, the National […]

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Muslims also killed in northern Kaduna, their leaders remain silent – Shehu Sani

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Shehu Sani, a former Nigerian lawmaker has claimed that terrorists are also killing people in the northern part of Kaduna […]

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Osinbajo challenges Nigerian elite on social cohesion, unity

By Ifunanya / April 18, 2023

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has called for strong consensus among the elite and a policy framework that would promote social […]

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