Teenager abandons baby in Anambra hospital after delivery

LifestyleNewsNigeriaTeenager abandons baby in Anambra hospital after delivery

PilotnewsJune 25, 2023

A teenage girl in Anambra has abandoned her newborn baby in a hospital and fled, immediately after delivery. e girl was alleged to have left the baby in the hospital, prompting the owner of the hospital to take the baby to the Commissioner for Women’s Affairs and Social Welfare, Mrs Ify Obinabo. Obinabo has become popular for her role in ensuring the welfare of women and children, including protecting the rights of vulnerable people. Chidinma...

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National Intelligence Agency has denied Mohammed Dauda’s return As DG

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNational Intelligence Agency has denied Mohammed Dauda’s return As DG

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 25, 2023

The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has debunked false and misleading reports making the rounds that the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division has reinstated Mohammed Dauda as Director General (DG). While making the clarification in a press statement signed by A. H. Wakili, Head of the Legal Department, stated that Mohammed Dauda was never a substantive Director General of the NIA. According to the statement, Mohammed Dauda, “only acted in that capacity temporarily after the tenure...

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JAMB announces 140 as cut-off mark for varsity admissions, 100 for polytechnics

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB announces 140 as cut-off mark for varsity admissions, 100 for polytechnics

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 25, 2023

…pegs post-UTME registration fees at N2,000. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has set 140 as the minimum cut-off mark for admissions into universities in the 2023/24 academic session. The Registrar of the board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this at the 2023 policy meeting on admissions to tertiary institutions on Saturday in Abuja. Oloyede also noted that 100 has been approved as the cut off-mark for admissions into polytechnics and colleges of education. He...

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CBN directs banks to obtain customers’ social media handles for identification

HealthNewsNigeriaPoliticsCBN directs banks to obtain customers’ social media handles for identification

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 25, 2023

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has made it mandatory for financial institutions to obtain the social media handles of their customers for identification in a move aimed at curbing money laundering and terrorism financing. The new directive is contained in its Customer Due Diligence Regulations, 2023 published on June 20, and circulated to all banks and financial institutions. Under the new regulations, financial institutions must identify customers – whether permanent or occasional, individuals or...

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Tinubu departs Paris for London for a ‘short private visit’

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu departs Paris for London for a ‘short private visit’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 25, 2023

President Bola Tinubu has jetted off to London, United Kingdom, for a short private visit, Dele Alake, the President’s special adviser on special duties, communications and strategy has announced. The President departed Nigeria for Paris, France last Wednesday to participate in a two-day summit on ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ hosted by President Emmanuel Macron. The summit commenced on Thursday and ended on Friday, and the presidency had earlier announced that President Tinubu will be...

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UNN pharmacy students protest against the exorbitant cost of manuals

EducationNewsNigeriaUNN pharmacy students protest against the exorbitant cost of manuals

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 25, 2023

Students of the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Nigeria, UNN, have staged a protest over the incessant increase in the price of textbooks and manuals by authorities in the faculty. The protesting students, who carried placards with various inscriptions depicting their grievances, matched around the university premises on Friday. The peaceful protest started at the pharmacy complex, to the security department then down to the Vice-Chancellor’s office. The students also protested against “indiscriminate...

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Customs graduates 300 cadets from training college, Ikeja

NewsNigeriaCustoms graduates 300 cadets from training college, Ikeja

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 25, 2023

…335 recruits pass out from Kano Training College Three hundred cadets from the Nigeria Customs Training College, Ikeja in Lagos State have passed out after a three-month intensive program. The passing out parade which took place on Thursday 22nd June 2023 at the training college, Ikeja had in attendance the deputy comptroller general of the Nigeria Customs Service, Saidu Galadima as a special guest of honour and reviewing officer. Present at the ceremony were senior...

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Sanwo-Olu gifts LASU’s best-graduating student, Aminat Yusuf N10m

EducationNewsNigeriaSanwo-Olu gifts LASU’s best-graduating student, Aminat Yusuf N10m

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 24, 2023

…LASU confers honorary degrees on Fashola, Fayemi, Gbajabiamila, others Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has rewarded the overall best student of the Lagos State University, LASU, Aminat Yusuf with N10 million. Announcing the donation during the 26th convocation and 40th anniversary of the institution on Thursday, the Governor said he is giving Yusuf N5 million personally while N5 million is from the state government. Yusuf, a law student, graduated with a perfect cumulative grade point...

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Nigerians celebrate Burna Boy as he hits 1bn Audiomack streams

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaNigerians celebrate Burna Boy as he hits 1bn Audiomack streams

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 24, 2023

Damini Ogulu, the Nigerian singer known professionally as Burna Boy, has become the first African artiste to hit one billion music streams on Audiomack. Audiomack took to their social media platforms on Thursday to make the big announcement, congratulating the artist on the remarkable feat. CONGRATULATIONS #BURNABOY ON BECOMING THE FIRST AFRICAN ARTIST TO HIT 1 BILLION AUDIOMACK STREAMS! 🏆🔶🌍 pic.twitter.com/vvUaIGxAY6 — Audiomack (@audiomack) June 22, 2023 Expectedly, fans of the singer flooded the comment...

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Enugu State Gov. Mbah Swears-In Chief Of Staff, 6 Special Advisers

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEnugu State Gov. Mbah Swears-In Chief Of Staff, 6 Special Advisers

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)June 24, 2023

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah on Thursday charged his Chief of Staff and 6 Special Advisers to work assiduously to fulfill his promise to the people to take the state to a greater height and destination. Speaking to his Special Advisers on the swearing in day, Mbah said, “I want it to be known that this is a social performance contract that we are signing with you today.” “What we said to the...

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