Afe Babalola promises to drop charges against Farotimi
Renowned Lawyer, Afe Babalola SAN, has decided to withdraw the defamation and cyberbullying suit he brought against lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi. Babalola’s decision followed the intervention of Yoruba monarchs,…
NUC approves Ebonyi State University of ICT, Science and Technology, Oferekpe
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of Ebonyi State University of ICT, Science and Technology, Oferekpe. Presenting a letter of recognition of the new university to Governor…
NNPC Foundation Saves 3 minors, 700 others from blindness in Ogun
There were shouts of joy at the Opthalmology Department, Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Abeokuta, Ogun State, last Friday, when free cataract extractive surgeries were successfully conducted on three minors, two…
NUC disowns DMLS programme, says it does not exist in varsities’ curriculum
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has called on the general public to disregard the Doctor of Medical Laboratory Science (DMLS) programme in any university in the country, saying it is…
New UBEC boss resumes, promises to increase access, improve quality of education
The newly appointed Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, has assumed duty with the promise to deploy strategies to advance the delivery of quality basic…
Nigerian govt approves 50% hike telecom tarrifs
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has approved a 50 per cent hike in telecommunications tariffs and telephone services in the country, 12 years after the last increase was made. The…
Vandals, oil thieves responsible for Buguma Wellhead fire – NNPC Ltd
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Ltd has said the fire incident at its Buguma Wellhead 008, operated by its subsidiary, NNPC Eighteen Operating Ltd, NEOL, was directly caused…
Plans by Donald Trump to deport migrants not right- Pope Francis
Pope Francis has warned that plans by Donald Trump to deport illegal migrants from the US would be a “disgrace” if he went through with it. Speaking to an Italian…
Donald Trump sworn in as 47th US President
Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, US.He was sworn in at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The day began with Trump and…