The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rewarded Ogun State Institute of Technology (OGITECH) Igbesa with N75million for being the most compliant institution during 2019 admission process. The examination body presented a cheque to top officers of the institution in Abuja recently at the second edition of the National Tertiary Admissions Performance Merit Award for 2019. JAMB gave N75 million to each of the five best performing tertiary institutions. They included University of Ilorin, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and Federal University, Wukari, Taraba among others. Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, praised JAMB for ensuring excellence in tertiary institutions.…
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TROOPS of Operation Hadarin Daji have rescued 23 kidnapped victims comprising 18 women and five children in Katsina State, the Defence Headquarters has said. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement, said the rescue operation took place on Tuesday at Wurma Village in Kurfi Local Government Area of the state. Enenche said the troop also recovered 75 rustled livestock during the operation. He said troops in conjunction with personnel of the Nigeria Police Force swiftly mobilised to the location following credible information on the bandits’ activities in the village. According to him, the troops engaged the…
My fellow countrymen and women, First, I would like to thank and praise the Almighty who saw us through the year 2020 and has given us the opportunity to witness the start of another new year. We especially thank God because the year 2020 was one of the most trying years since our existence as a Nation. This can also be said about all other nations around the world, due to the challenges posed on our collective humanity by the novel COVID-19 pandemic. While acknowledging that 2020 was a very tough year, we saw this year put to test our…
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to ensure a reorganisation of the nation’s security architecture and personnel in the armed forces and the police in 2021. The President who made the vow in his New Year national broadcast to Nigerians on Friday, said he would do this so as to enhance the capacity of the security set up so that the nation could effectively stem the advances of criminal elements, including Boko Haram and bandits, on Nigerian communities. The President also said his administration would rededicate himself, as Nigeria’s elected President, to the aspirations and yearnings of all Nigerians, especially the…
Federal lawmaker representing Idanre/Ifedore constituency of Ondo State has assured his constituents of more developmental projects in the new year. Adefisoye gave this assurance in a new year message to his constituents. He stated that conscious efforts were made to directly impact his constituents in the out gone year 2020; notwithstanding the huge challenges of coronavirus pandemic. “We can confidently state that no effort and resource was spared in the out gone year 2020 in the quest to deliver quality representation to our people in Idanre and Ifedore. Various projects were consciously rolled out to ensure steady development of…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday signed the state year 2021 budget of N1.163trillion. The budget christened ‘Budget of rekindled hope’, has a Capital Expenditure of N702.9billion and a Recurrent Expenditure of N460.5billion which stands at a ratio of 60 to 40 per cent. Details later….
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday, make a new year broadcast to the nation by 7:00 am. This was contained in a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Buhari, Garba Shehu. He stated that television, radio, and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to join the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) respectively, for the broadcast.
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Lagos zone have arrested 21 suspects for allegedly being involved in internet-related fraud. The suspects are also said to be members of an organized cybercrime syndicate. They were all arrested on Wednesday in an operation at Roxbury Leisure Homes Phase 2, Lekki-Epe Expressway, Ikota, Lagos. The commission arrested the suspects after credible intelligence received about their alleged criminal activities. The suspects allegedly have been defrauding unsuspecting members of the public of their hard-earned money before their arrest. EFCC recovered 12 vehicles, mobile phones, and laptops from the suspect. The commission said…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has made a u-turn on its earlier directive to churches in Ondo State to ignore the state government directive on the ban on New Year’s cross over service. It pleaded with all churches in the state to abide by the directives of the Federal and State Government that all services should close by 10 pm or even earlier so that people could get to their different homes early enough. State Chairman of Ondo CAN, Rev. John Ayo Oladapo in a press statement said the recent plea was based on the present circumstances and all…
As the global aviation industry grapples with the second wave of the dreaded Corona virus pandemic, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has stepped up measures to ensure the safety of travelling passengers and other airport users across the nation. From the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Port Harcourt International Airport, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport and others within its network, the authority said it is not leaving any stone unturned in ensuring the safe and secured facilitation of travellers. In a statement signed by its General Manager , Public Affairs, Mrs. Henrietta…