Thisday Newspaper News Today Wednesday 23rd October 2019
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Again, NSCDC Rescues another 11 Inmates of Torture Home in Kaduna
John Shiklam in Kaduna The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) yesterday rescued 11 inmates from two ‘rehabilitation centers’ in Zaria, Kaduna State. The State Deputy Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr. Nnegha Aloysious Onyema, who paraded the owners of the centers, also disclosed that three inmates died as result of unbearable conditions at the
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Researchers, Public Policy Analysts Hold Forum
Graduates and students of Masters of Research and Public Policy (MRPP), Department of Political Science, University of Lagos, in collaboration with the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR), headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, are set to host the maiden edition of the “Policy Forum.” The event would take place on Monday, 28th of October,
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MTN Bows to Pressure, Suspends USSD Charges
Emma Okonji MTN Nigeria yesterday confirmed that it has suspended its plan to implement charges around the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) code being used for bank transactions. The suspension came on the heels of the directive given by the Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Pantami, calling on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecoms
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Alleged $9.5m FIFA Grant: Court Fixes Dec 16 for AGF Report
An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Tuesday fixed Dec. 16 for the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to report on the harmonisation of the cases against some NFF officials in the alleged misappropriation of 9.5 million dollars FIFA grant. Justice Peter Affen had earlier fixed Oct. 22 for ruling in the
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With Right Policies, Nigeria’s Education Remains One of the Best
Prof. Kamil Omoteso was a practicing accountant cum lecturer in Nigeria before travelling to pursue his doctorate degree in the United Kingdom. He moved up the ladder to become the first black professor at Coventry University, UK and currently the Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean, College of Business Law and Social Sciences, University of Derby, UK,
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Senate: Agencies Secretly Recruiting to Cover up Bloated Personnel Cost
•Queries N600m voted for privatised disco •ICPC uncovers N9.2bn padded in MDAs’ budget Deji Elumoye in Abuja The Senate yesterday accused some federal government agencies of secretly recruiting to cover up for their over-bloated personnel cost and also queried the N600million voted for a privatised electricity distribution company in the 2020 Appropriation Bill. This is
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Serie A ‘Team of the Week’ Feat Excite William Ekong
Femi Solaja Super Eagles and Udinese defender William Troost-Ekong is excited with his inclusion in the Serie A Team of the Week in Week-eight. The strong Nigerian defender made an impressive performance for his club Udinese in lone goal win against Torino last Sunday. Troost-Ekong had a strong 90-minute performance for Udinese and secured maximum
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UBA Grows Nine Months Net Profit by 32.3% as Earnings Rise to N428bn
Goddy Egene The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has reported a jump of 32.3 per cent in profit after tax (PAT) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Gross earnings rose 14.2 per cent to N428.22 billion in 2019, from N374.8 billion in 2018. Profit before tax (PBT) grew by 24.2 per cent
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Varsities over Concentrate on Teaching, not Research, Says Bogoro
Kuni Tyessi in Abuja The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Professor Suleiman Bogoro has expressed concern over the preference of teaching to research in Nigerian universities, saying that such practice does not encourage product development. He said in order to reverse the trend, which has also been an impediment and a
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ICPC Declares Obono-Obla Wanted
Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has declared the former Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Okoi Obono-Obla, wanted. The anti-graft agency said it took the action due to his Obono-Obla’s “repeated failure to appear before it to answer questions […]
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