Month: March 2021
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It’s time to end bad governance, hardship, tyranny- NANS, AWC tell Nigerians
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, South West Zone and All Workers Convergence, AWC, have called on Nigerians to stand tall against maladministration, untold hardship, and tyranny which according to the release are well-entrenched in All Progressives Congress led government. The groups expressed their utmost concerns over pitiable state of the nation in a…
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NIN: Court Delivers Judgement On Sim Blockage
A Federal High Court in Lagos State has barred the Federal Government from blocking SIM cards not linked to National Identity Numbers next month. The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy had, through the Nigerian Communications Commission, asked operators to block all SIM cards not linked to NIN by April 9, 2021. The deadline had…
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Why More Northern Applicants Are Recruited Into Nigerian Army, Army PRO
The Nigerian army has justified the recruitment of more northern applicants into its Short Service Commission 47 Course. Recall that an online news platform had alleged nepotism in the Army, saying that the South-East states had 42 candidates and the North-Central had 58 candidates in its ongoing 47th short service combatant course 27/2021. Reacting to…
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Tinubu @69? Wikipedia Locks Tinubu’s Page Over ‘Persistent Vandalism’
A well-known website that allows users to add and update content on the site, Wikipedia has locked up a page showing a short biography of All Progressives Congress Chieftain, Bola Ahmed Tinubu after the age section of his profile was reportedly edited 84 times. The age of former Governor of Lagos was edited several times…
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UNIBEN Students Express Displeasure Over Suspension of Students’ Union
Students of University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Tuesday poured out their displeasure over the suspension of the students’ union of the institution by the authorities. The students also resisted an attempt to be evacuated from their halls of residence. The institution’s Senate on Tuesday rose from a meeting to suspend the executives of the students’…
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FG Sets To Create 30,000 Jobs Through CSHSP Initiative
The Federal Government is set to create 30,000 jobs through the Community Safety and Human Security Programme, CSHSP, initiative to reduce crimes and violence across the country. The Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Sen. George Akume, made the disclosure at the inauguration of a 22-man committee of CSHSP, Nasarawa State chapter, on Tuesday.…
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Jamb Issues Fresh Updates On Sale Of 2021 UTME, DE e-Pins
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has cautioned financial institutions against selling the ePin of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, above the N3, 500 official charges. The JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, gave the warning on Tuesday while meeting with representatives of financial institutions ahead of the sales of ePins. According to…
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Just In: OAU Releases Post-UTME Result
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University has released the results of the recently conducted Post-UTME Screening Exercise. Candidates are urged to log in to the admissions portal, www.admissions.oauife.edu.ng with their login details (JAMB Registration Number and their surname) to have access to the results. Vreporters gathered that candidates that scored below 25 out the 50…
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Insecurity: President Buhari Issues New Directive To Security Chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has told heads of security and intelligence agencies that their first assignment is to identify and take out leaders of bandits and kidnappers to make the environments they operate safer for citizens. This was disclosed to correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General…
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Meet Veteran Police Officer Who Has No Plan To Retire At 91
A 91-year-old police officer, LC smit in Arkansas who has no plans to retire anytime soon has said he will only consider retirement when the ‘good Lord says so’.Smith, who is known as Buckshot, has spent nearly 60 years working in law enforcement in his hometown of Camden, about 100 miles southwest of Little Rock.…