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The Nigerian Union of Teachers has said that it wants primary and secondary schools, both private and public, to remain closed as long as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in the country. The Secretary-General of the union, Dr Mike Ene, said this in an interview with our correspondent on Thursday in Abuja. Ene explained […]

We collect N1,500 from customers – 13yr old victim Twenty-four girls who were trafficked from Akwa-Ibom State to Lagos, for prostitution, were rescued at Abbatoir, Agege area of the state, by the Police, Thursday. Arrested, were four men suspected to have brought them. The girls whose ages were between 13 and 22 years, lived in

The first black valedictorian of South Broward High School’s graduating class has a record-setting GPA. “As of now, it’s a 5.6045,” said senior Timi Adelakun. “I think by graduation it’ll go a little bit higher, but that’s my number.” The 18-year-old has earned the highest recorded GPA at the Hollywood school. “It’s good, especially the

Ukazi, oha, uziza, iru are common vegetables and spices used in cooking delicious local dishes, but researchers at the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) say they have natural anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-hypertensive properties useful for boosting the immune system. They advised Nigerians to fortify their meals with these herbs and spices to strengthen their

Former Nigeria international Finidi George has been included in LaLiga’s African All-time Eleven list, Completesports.com reports. The Africa LaLiga All-time best list which is a five minutes video of the selected players – past and present – was compiled by SuperSports and published on their verified Twitter handle. Finidi’s inclusion in the list is due

The Osun State House of Assembly has prevailed on the Management of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) to extend the deadline for tuition fees payment. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Mr. Kunle Alabi, noted that the intervention became necessary to save students of the university who almost lost their admission for

With 27 candidates, Imo State leads 31 states and the FCT on the examination malpractice list of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for the 2020 United Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB’s Public Relations Officer Dr. Fabian Benjamin told The Nation that some of the 195 candidates on the list had already been arraigned

Former ASUU Chairman, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) chapter, Dr Taiwo Oloruntoba-Oju has urged government to completely overhaul the education sector at all levels after the COVID-19 pandemic dies down. He maintained this will help the country effectively tackle future challenges. “COVID-19 is another wake- up call for the administration and overhauling of the education sector

THE federal government has requested the Department of State Service, DSS, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB as well as civil society and non-governmental organisations to help monitor contractors engaged in the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme, NHGSFP, expected to started across