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The Federal Government has said it will not relinquish the running of public universities to private investors. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made the clarification at the Second Quarterly Engagement of the ministry with Heads of units and Chief Executive Officers of parastatals and agencies under the ministry. READ ALSO DSP Barau opens foreign […]

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that Benue State had the highest average retail price for petrol at N854.55 in the month of June. This is just as it said the average retail price of a litre of petrol increased to N750.17 in June — up from the N545.83 recorded in the same […]

Vice Chancellors, rectors, provosts and other stakeholders have protested against the order of the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) not to admit any student below the age of 18 years. Though none of them openly spoke against it, the heads of the tertiary intuitions expressed displeasure […]

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has slammed a $220,000,000 penalty against Meta Platforms Incorporated (owners of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram) over alleged discriminatory practices against Nigerian data and consumers. The commission disclosed this on Friday in a statement by the Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Adamu Abdullahi. READ ALSO MAN to FG: […]

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has slammed a $220,000,000 penalty against Meta Platforms Incorporated (owners of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram) over alleged discriminatory practices against Nigerian data and consumers. The commission disclosed this on Friday in a statement by the Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Adamu Abdullahi. READ ALSO NGX: Value of […]

Gunmen on Friday night stormed the Mbacher community in Mbacher council ward, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State killed 18 people. This was despite the curfew imposed by the state government earlier as the gunmen invaded the community at about 11 pm on Friday and killed the villagers. READ ALSO Food security: Shettima launches […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered all telecommunications companies (telcos) to ensure that internet outages on its service do not exceed two hours. The commission said this in a recent publication ‘Quality of Service Business Rules,’ issued in August 2024. READ ALSO NCC orders telcos to block stolen SIM cards within five minutes of […]

READ ALSO Age-gating tertiary institution admission archaic – Atiku National officers, affiliates to accompany Ajaero to police – NLC Chief executive officer (CEO) of cryptocurrency firm, Binance, Richard Teng, has told the federal government that the continued detention of its executive, Tigran Gambaryan, is “unjust, unfairly and unlawful”. On February 28, Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, […]

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather conditions across the nation from Wednesday to Friday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja forecast thunderstorms over parts of Borno, Jigawa, Yobe Adamawa, Taraba, Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi and Sokoto States during the morning hours on Wednesday. READ ALSO China, Africa sign […]

A medical report from the State House Annex Clinic in Asokoro, Abuja, has alleged that detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan refused prescribed medications and food when attended to by a neurosurgeon in July 2024. The report and other medical records were cited at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on September 4, 2024, during bail application […]