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REA electrifies 700 households, businesses in Niger community

Salihijo said that REA had a monitoring and evaluation team that goes round quarterly to ensure effective usage of projects. The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) said it had provided power supply to over 700 households and businesses in Danchitagi community in Niger to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. Ahmad Salihijo, Managing Director…

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Army pulls out ex-COAS Yahaya from service

The former COAS commended troops for the achievements and urged them not to relent but redouble their efforts to ensure that the country is secured. The Nigerian Army on Saturday, pulled out of service, the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, following the change of leadership of the Armed Forces of…

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Ondo university gets NUC approval for nursing, geology programmes

The VC said that OAUSTECH was fully prepared to welcome the pioneer students of the newly approved programmes. The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved BSc Nursing Science and Applied Geology programmes for Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State. This is contained in statement by Paul Adeagbo, the institution’s Deputy…

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557,626 candidates admitted into tertiary institutions – JAMB

Speaking on gaps in admission vacancies and why candidates were not admitted, Oloyede said rigidity of programme choice and mismatch of demand and supply were responsible. The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede says 557,626 candidates from 1.8 million applications have been admitted into tertiary institutions across the country in its…

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It’s our desire to provide every customer in South East with metre – EEDC

The safety manager gave customers some safety tips to avoid electrocution and other electrical dangers in their houses and environment. Mr Praveen Chorghade, the Managing Director of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), says it’s the desire of the company to provide every customer with a prepaid or postpaid metre to end complaints about estimated billing….

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World Bank supports 6,062 Lagos farmers with agric inputs, assets

He added that water and sanitary facilities were upgraded in 20 wet markets while 1,531 farmers benefitted from infrastructure improvement. No fewer than 6,062 farmers in Lagos State have received agricultural inputs and production assets from the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (N-CARES) programme, a World Bank supported project. Jonathan Obayemi, State Project…

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Tribunal dismisses application seeking Mbah’s interrogation on credentials

Meanwhile, the report of the tribunal on the pre hearing session was delivered alongside the ruling. The tribunal outlined the issues raised by both parties. The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu has dismissed an application by the Labour Party candidate, Mr Chijioke Edoga, seeking to interrogate, Governor Peter Mbah on his credentials. The…

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JAMB sets 140 as cut-off mark for university admission, 100 for Poly, COE

Oloyede also said that institutions must not collect more than ₦2,000 as screening fees from candidates. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has adopted the National Minimum Tolerable score for admission into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education as 140, 100 and 100 respectively. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this at the…

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Nkechinyere Umeh from Anambra best candidate in 2023 UTME – JAMB

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education said that the policy meeting would decide and agree on the modalities and guidelines for the 2023 admissions to tertiary institutions. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that a female candidate, Nkechinyere Umeh came top in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) with a…

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Police arrest woman over alleged theft of baby in Lagos hospital

Hundeyin said that further investigation revealed that this was the second incident of child theft to be carried out by the suspect. The Police Command in Lagos State on Friday arrested a 49-year-old woman over alleged theft of a day-old baby from a hospital. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the…

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