The Nigerian Army says the computer-based pre-selection examination for Short Service Combatant 47/2020 (SSC 47) and Direct Short Service Commission 26/2020 (DSSC 26) will hold on November 14 in 15 centres nationwide. The acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Musa advised the shortlisted candidates to check their registered email, phone numbers and visit: www.recruitment.army.mil.ng, from 1 am. on Nov. 10. According to him, all the shortlisted candidates have been allotted new examination and seat numbers. “The shortlisted candidates have also been assigned examination centres and they are to…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Ibadan, on Tuesday, advised its members to boycott the 2020 Convocation and foundation laying ceremonies of the Premier University in view of the ongoing strike by the Union. The union, in a statement signed by its Chairman. Prof. Ayo Akinwole, said for its members, holding convocation ceremonies at this time is a violation of the principle of the ongoing strike. The statement indicated further that the Union was constrained to “advise members not to be in attendance or participate in the preparation for and the actualisation of the said convocation and 72nd…
An activist, Kenechukwu Okeke has filed a criminal complaint before a Chief Magistrate’s court in Abuja against Fifty (50) #EndSARS promoters. In the complaint sighted by The Nation, prominent personalities mostly entertainers and social influencers were listed. The case was instituted on Monday in pursuant to sections 88, 109(a), 110(1)(c) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015. The defendants include; Aisha Yesufu, Oseyi Etomi, Sam Adeyemi, Yemi Alade, Rinu Oduala, Peter Okoye, Paul Okoye, Kanu Nwankwo, Deji Adeyanju, Dr. Joe Abah, Banky W, Kiki Mordi, Modupe Odele, Burna Boy. Others are Uche Jombo, Tiwa Savage, Ayodeji Makun, Folarin Falana,…
The governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced his intention to repeal the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007). Gawat Jubril, Governor Sanwo-Olu’s senior special assistant on new media, made this known via a tweet on Tuesday, November 10. According to Jubril, the Lagos state governor announced the plan while presenting the 2021 budget to the Lagos State House of Assembly. https://twitter.com/Mr_JAGss/status/1326122111820304384?s=20
Osun State Government has warned primary and Secondary Schools not to sell or distribute uniforms to students in their domain as the reversal to old uniforms is set to take effect from the 2020/2021 academic session. The state government had earlier announced, as part of the review of some extent education policies in the State, that every school should revert to its old-established and recognised public uniform with effect from the new academic session, as against the current single uniform regime in the State. Speaking after the State Executive Council meeting, held on Monday, November 9, 2020, the Commissioner for…
The Osun State governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, on Tuesday presented N109.8 billion appropriation bill to the State House of Assembly for the 2021 fiscal year. While presenting the appropriation bill tagged, “Budget of Providence”, Oyetola said the budget was dedicated to post COVID-19 pandemic recovery. He noted that bulk of government revenue for the year 2020 came from Federal Allocation, hence, stressed the need to boast Internally Generated Revenue, IGR of the State. Speaker, Timothy Owoeye had earlier commended the executive for making the 2020 budget lived up to expectations even in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Speaker,…
Ondo State Government has warned teachers in the state against using pupils for domestic chores in their private homes. It urged teachers to desist from using pupils to work in the private farms under the guise of practicals for agricultural studies. Special Adviser to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Special Duties, Doyin Adebowale, who spoke at a press briefing in Akure advised teachers to hire workers to work in their farms instead of using pupils. Adebowale said any teacher caught using pupils for domestic chores would be sanctioned severely. According to him, “We gathered that some teachers in schools in rural…
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Monday confirmed that six citizens of the country, have been convicted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for wiring $782,000 to insurgent group Boko Haram. The Nigerians include Abubakar Muhammad and Saleh Yusuf Adamu who got life imprisonment, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan, AbdurRahman Ado Musa, Bashir Ali Yusuf and Muhammad Ibrahim Isa, who got ten years each. Abike Dabiri-Erewa said, “they can approach the Supreme Court if they so desire.” The NiDCOM DG who shared on Twitter appealed to Nigerians all over the world to desist from crime and criminality. “6 Nigerians convicted…
A prophecy by a former Super Eagles defender, Taribo West, that United States President, Donald Trump, would defeat Joe Biden by a slim margin, has sparked a debate on social media with many mocking the ex-defender. The video of the prophecy was posted on social media before the American election but only went viral after the poll had ended. West, who is also a pastor, said he rightly predicted the victory of Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki; and his Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu, but his prophecy did not go viral on social media. He subsequently prophesied that Trump would…
The House of Representatives Committee overseeing the Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC) on Monday denied reports that it has mandated Marshals of the commission to start carrying arms in accordance with the law establishing it. Addressing Assembly Correspondents, Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Akinfolarin Samuel Mayowa said there was no time the Committee said FRSC officials should, or should not bear arms, pointing out that what the committee decided was to set up a committee to liaise with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and other stakeholders in the possible implementation of the Act establishing the commission. Hon…