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Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed has promised to lead a corruption-free judiciary, demanding a list of genuinely indicted persons for appropriate action. He made the pledge yesterday after being sworn in as the nation’s 18th substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by ...
Read More »Uproar, objections greet Amaechi’s screening in Senate as ex-minister pegs Nigeria’s uneducated kids at 16 million
The Senate was erupted in uproar when former Transportation Minister, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, entered the red chamber for his screening. The exercise to confirm the 43 ministerial nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja had begun peacefully at 11:00am and ...
Read More »Int’l flights divert as Air Peace plane made emergency landing at MMIA
Aircraft’s nose-wheel damaged, loses front wheel on runway Flight operations at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) were grounded for hours as an Air Peace plane made emergency landing on the runway often used by foreign carriers. The plane lost ...
Read More »UNN ranks number one in Nigeria, 17 in Africa, 1,108 globally
The new webometric ranking (July 2019 version 8.1.0 BETA), has ranked University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), as number one in Nigeria, 17 in Africa and 1,108 in the world. Tagged: Transparent Ranking: Top Universities by Citations in Top Google Scholar Profiles, and ...
Read More »NABDA develops household biogas digesters for Nigerians
The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) has invented Anaerobic Digestion Technology (ADT) digesters, capable of converting organic wastes to biogas. Its Environmental Biotechnology and Bio-conservation Department (EBD) spearheaded the invention. Speaking at the unveiling of the prototype bio-digesters and bio-methane ...
Read More »CBN targets harvest of cotton in October as NCDMB boss lauds firm for investing in textile industry
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded arrangements to commence harvesting its cotton plants in October this year. Assistant Director, Department of Foreign Direct Investment (DFDI) at CBN, Bademosi Tinuola, disclosed this yesterday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State at ...
Read More »Ekiti promises to stop illegal collection of fees in public schools
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has said that the state government would soon issue a blanket guideline that will curb illegal collection of fees in public schools across the state, insisting that education remains free in the state’s public schools. ...
Read More »ICPC cautions students against inducing lecturers sexually for marks
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has cautioned students in higher institutions against inducing their lecturers sexually to pass their examinations. Owasanoye, who gave the warning during the inauguration of Students ...
Read More »Benue, Nasarawa governors meet, commit to peace, unity, security
Benue and Nasarawa states have made a pledge to keep the peace and unity between both states in the face of obvious threats to their security, unity and brotherliness. This was the consensus yesterday when Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa ...
Read More »Agency increases financial support for UK businesses in Nigeria
United Kingdom (UK) Export Finance (UKEF), the export finance agency of the UK government, has confirmed that it has doubled the country’s limit for companies desiring to do business with Nigeria from £750m to £1.25b. UKEF has also entered into ...
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