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Monica Osagie was sexually assaulted UniLag raises task force to check sexual harassment By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja The University of Lagos has set up a task force to address issues of sexual harassment with a view to stemming the ugly tide. The university’s principal assistant registrar for communication, Mrs Taiwo Oloyede, said in a […]

Why Fed Poly Nasarawa expelled 66 students By Uji Abdullahi iliyasu Abuja The management of Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, in Nasarawa state, has  said it has expelled 66 students due to their alleged involvement in examination malpractice and misconduct. The institution’s rector Dr Abdullahi Hassan, stated this in a statement issued Wednesday in Nasarawa. Hassan said […]

       Prof Makwin Danladi Makut (left)         & Prof Suleiman Bala Muhammed Nasarawa varsity holds 24th inaugural lecture By Dominic Akpensuen Keffi The Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) has held its 24th inaugural lecture series at the institution’s campus recently. Delivering his welcome address, the vice chancellor, Professor Suleiman Bala Muhammed, stressed that inaugural lecture […]

Daniel Nwankwo (1st left) and a cross section  of guest speakers at the event in Lokoja recently.  Unemployment: Academics charge youths to embrace entrepreneurship skills By Oyibo Salihu, Lokoja Youths in the country have been charged to embrace entrepreneurship and skills acquisition in order to tackle unemployment challenges instead of depending on what certificates alone can […]

Five students on Legacy School’s scholarship Legacy Crest Global School  gives scholarship to indigent students By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja The proprietress of Legacy Crest Global Schools, Nasarawa, Mrs Chibuzor Ori Bello, a renowned educationist, said her school, apart from giving quality education to Nasarawa community, also gives scholarship to indigent students in the school. […]

Prof Bogoro NEITI report: I am too focused to be distracted by speculators – Bogoro By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro, has said that he is too focussed on delivering patriotic service to the nation that no amount of speculation and malice can […]

Sowore: CSO condemns stringent bail conditions A Civil Society Organisation, Concerned Nigerians, CN, Friday, condemned the stringent bail conditions given to the Founder of Sahara Reporters and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore by a judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu. This was contained in a statement signed […]

Adeyemi Kogi 2019: APC does not believe in violence ― Smart Adeyemi Senator Smart Adeyemi, Director- General, Bello/Onoja Campaign Organisation says that the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not believe in violence and has no thugs. Adeyemi, cleared the air during a news conference at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, Lokoja Friday. […]

Oshiomhole Oshiomhole clears air on Tinubu, el-Rufai’s 2023 presidential posters Adams Oshiomhole has accused the PDP of being behind Tinubu, El-Rufai’s 2023 presidential posters. The APC chairman said that the posters were meant to blackmail the ruling party. Oshiomhole, however, noted that the party is now more focused on governance than politics. Oshiomhole, the national […]

Akinfenwa Former AD national chairman Akinfenwa dies at 89 Senator Mojisola Akinfenwa, a former Alliance for Democracy national chairman, has died at the age of 89.  The deceased, an indigene of Osun state, died in his home in Ibadan, Oyo state October 3. Akinfenwa was described as a great leader, who lived an exemplary life. […]