Category: NEWS

#Nigeria: Lack of Competition is Leading to Costly & Inadequate Electricity Supply
April 11, 2019 No Responses

#Nigeria: Lack of Competition is Leading to Costly & Inadequate Electricity Supply

A Lagos-based engineer, Mr Abiodun Awe, has called for robust competition in the nation’s power distribution network to ensure adequate electricity supply in the country. In his lecture at the annual business luncheon of Ikeja Branch of Nigerian Society of...
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53 Anambra students miss WAEC examination over alleged server failure
April 11, 2019 No Responses

53 Anambra students miss WAEC examination over alleged server failure

God’s Own Secondary School, Umuchu, Aguata in Anambra has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over refusal of the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) to allow 53 students to complete May/June WAEC registration. The school called on the president to urge...
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Osinbajo, Sanwo-Olu Grace Adeboye’s Secretary Funeral
April 9, 2019 No Responses

Osinbajo, Sanwo-Olu Grace Adeboye’s Secretary Funeral

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Governor-elect of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday attended the funeral of Pastor Adetokunbo Olorunnimbe, at the City of David Sanctuary, Redeemed  Christian Church of God(RCCG), Victoria Island, Lagos. Late Olo...
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Maradona fined after dedicating win to Venezuela’s Maduro
April 9, 2019 No Responses

Maradona fined after dedicating win to Venezuela’s Maduro

Dorados coach Diego Maradona attends a news conference. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez Diego Maradona has been fined for dedicating a recent victory by his Mexican club to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Mexico’s football federation said on Monday. The Arge...
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Fashola Orders Suspension of Work on National Housing Project
April 8, 2019 No Responses

Fashola Orders Suspension of Work on National Housing Project

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has ordered the immediate suspension of work at the Abuja National Housing project in Gwagwalada, FCT. Fashola gave the order during the inspection of the ongoing Abuja Mass Housing project...
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JAMB: Ebonyi Govt, Police Urged to Beef up Security over Communal Clash
April 8, 2019 No Responses

JAMB: Ebonyi Govt, Police Urged to Beef up Security over Communal Clash

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has urged Ebonyi Government to beef up security ahead of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination in the state. The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) being organised by ...
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FIRS, NLRC Begin Process to Collect VAT on Lottery, Gaming Businesses
April 8, 2019 No Responses

FIRS, NLRC Begin Process to Collect VAT on Lottery, Gaming Businesses

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) have commenced process to automate the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) on lottery and gaming businesses in Nigeria. Mr Wahab Gbadamosi, Head, Communications and...
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Ndume meets Osinbajo, `insists’ on contesting for Senate President seat
April 8, 2019 No Responses

Ndume meets Osinbajo, `insists’ on contesting for Senate President seat

Sen. Ali Ndume has insisted on contesting for the Senate President seat even after meeting with the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting between the vice-president and Ndume lasted for over an hour....
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12,000 Women Develop VVF Annually in Nigeria—-Official
April 8, 2019 No Responses

12,000 Women Develop VVF Annually in Nigeria—-Official

No fewer than 12,000 women develop new cases of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) annually in Nigeria with 5,000 VVF cases treated, according to the National Obstetric Fistula Centre, Babbar-Ruga, Katsina. Dr Aliyu Muhammad El-ladan, Medical Director of the centre,...
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2019 UTME Slips: JAMB urges candidates to adhere strictly to printing order
April 8, 2019 No Responses

2019 UTME Slips: JAMB urges candidates to adhere strictly to printing order

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged candidates for the 2019 UTME to adhere strictly to the printing order of their examination slips, to avoid unnecessary issues. This is contained in the board’s weekly bulletin tagged ‘JAMBULLETI...
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