The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, says no fewer than 1.94 million candidates sat for the 2024 examinations in the country.Oloyede said this on Wednesday in Kaduna, while inspecting Computer Based Test (CBT) centres in the state amidst the ongoing JAMB examinations. He added that …
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The world’s oldest living man, 111-year-old Briton John Tinniswood, said his longevity was “just luck” and there was no special secret to his diet – although his favourite food was fish and chips every Friday. Tinniswood, who has been retired for more than half a century, inherited the Guinness World …
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President Bola Tinubu says the future of the Nigerian child is going to be brighter as the path to take them out of poverty has been cleared with his signing into law of the Student Loans Re-enactment Bill.The President spoke on Wednesday night when he hosted members of the APC …
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In a milestone achievement, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured the conviction of one Abubakar Sadiq Aremu to four years imprisonment for cheating and forgery of its receipts. Arraigned on March 21, 2023, before Upper Area Court Mpape Abuja, the accused pleaded guilty to the offence and was therefore sentenced …
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Nigeria is to begin the formal export of locally produced commodities to South Africa, Rwanda, Cameroon and Kenya from next month under the Guided Trade Initiative of the African Continental Free Trade Area, the national centre of AfCFTA announced on Thursday. Although some businesses in Nigeria currently export products to …
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To sustain Nigeria’s status as largest producer of shea butter globally, the Federal Government has promised to address all infrastructural challenges confronting the sector. The Minister of Industries, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka Anite made the promise in Abuja during the Global Shea Alliance Conference with the theme “Bridging …
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With victories in half a dozen states under his belt, Donald Trump looks set for a November election rematch with President Joe Biden. Former US president Donald Trump has won the Michigan, Missouri and Idaho caucuses, continuing his march towards the Republican nomination. Mr Trump’s last major rival, former UN …
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the country’s exchange rate may depreciate further by about 35 percent this year and contribute to a sharp rise in inflation, peaking at 44 per cent before the monetary policy could eventually arrest the situation through tightening.The fund disclosed this in its …
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The Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority is making visible efforts to attract investors in the special economic zones it oversees to boost investment in the country.It held a joint business meeting with a delegation of prominent investors in the oil and gas free zones this Thursday in Abuja.OGFZA managing …
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A professor of Huazhong Agricultural University in the central China city of Wuhan has been fired over academic misconduct, with 10 of his published papers found to contain plagiarism and fabricated data, the university announced on Tuesday 6 February, writes Yang Yiting for Shine. A statement issued by the university revealed …
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