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Dogara Submits Nomination Forms at PDP Secretariat, Says Nobody Can Retire...
By Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Thursday visited the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party in...
Buhari Reappoints Amaechi Campaign DG
Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi has been appointed as Secretary/Director-General of campaign organisation for his re-election in 2019 of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Buhari approved the appointment...
NBS: Domestic Debt Stock Stood at N15.63tn, External $22.08bn in Q2
By James Emejo in Abuja
Nigeria's total domestic and foreign debt stock stood at N15.63 trillion and $22.08 billion respectively, as at June 30, 2018,...
‘New Transfer Pricing Regulation, Game-changer for Nigeria’
Peter Uzoho
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has stated that the new transfer pricing regulations which took effect in March 2018, will contribute to...
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Katsina: Expanding the Enrollment of the Girl-Child in Schools
Francis Sardauna writes that the kickoff of the 2018 disbursement of girls' scholarship by Governor Aminu Masari, in collaboration with Nigeria Partnership for Education...
Police Arrest Fake Soldier for Swindling Businessman of N92m
Rebecca Ejifoma
One Paulson Ogbonna, has been arrested by the anti-fraud unit of the Federal Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID), Alagbon, Ikoyi, for allegedly...
Ensuring Safety of Humanitarian Workers and Protection of Civilians in Conflict Zones
Engr. Mustapha Y. Maihaja
In 2008, United Nations General Assembly set aside August 19, every year to celebrate and bring citizen of the world together...
Osun: Rescuing a Community on the Brink
The Womonle Community in Ile-Ife North of Osun State, recently heaved a sigh of relief after the Rural Access and Mobility Project constructed a...
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HEALTH & WELLBEING
Gates: Nigeria Needs Lot of Work to Address Malnutrition in the North
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through the annual Goalkeepers Report, is tracking progress made by countries across the globe as they push towards...
FG Urged to Include Rheumatic Heart Diseases in List of Public Health Policies
Seriki Adinoyi in Jos
The federal government has been urged to pay serious attention to a silent killer disease known as “Rheumatic heart disease” which...
Bringing Succor to Edo Communities
Adibe Emenyonu writes on a free medical outreach organised by United Kingdom-based medical doctor, who recently brought succor to over 7,000 indigenes of Ogbona Community...
AFRH Set to Strengthen IVF Treatment in Nigeria
Martins Ifijeh
Following the increasing cases of quackery and substandard practice in the treatment of infertility in Nigeria, the Association for Fertility and Reproductive Health...
Academy of Pharmacy Calls for Safe, Affordable Medicine in Nigeria
Martins Ifijeh
The Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy has made a passionate case for safer, affordable medicines and treatment regimens for diseases that afflict mankind, especially...
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EDUCATION
School Cycling: Foundation Tests Students’ Physical Fitness
Funmi Ogundare
In effort aimed at enhancing the academic performance and physical fitness of students, a total of 180 students drawn from three education districts...
Mandela Washington Fellows Alumni Host Young Leaders Assembly
Peace Obi
In an effort aimed at positioning the Nigerian youths towards playing key roles in the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in...
Hard Work, Diligence Made Me Stand Out, Says ABUAD Best Medical Student
At the induction ceremony of the pioneer 43 medical doctors produced by Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti, held last week , its best graduating...
NUC Approves 13 Postgraduate Programmes for Samuel Adegboyega Varsity
The National Universities Commission (NUC) , has approved the establishment and commencement of 13 postgraduate programmes for Samuel Adegboyega University (SAU), Ogwa, Edo State,...
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THE FALLING EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS
There must be minimum standards for the establishment of universities
Given the manner in which many of the private universities in the country, including those...
