46 m. ago 3 Bayelsa varsity female students benefit from APWEN, AJOEL partnership scholarship awards

From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa The Ann Jonathan Obuebite Engineering Scholars (AJOES) programme, in partnership with the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), Bayelsa Chapter, has awarded scholarships to top three female engineering undergraduate students of the Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State. The 400-level recipients were recognized for their academic excellence. The recipients included […] The post 3 Bayelsa varsity female students benefit from APWEN, AJOEL partnership scholarship awards appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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4 h. ago It’s distressing when my children ask about their father – Wife of abducted Afenifere leader

Mrs Omolara Ojajuni, wife of the National President of the Afenifere National Youth Council, Eniola Ojajuni, who was kidnapped on his way to Abuja, speaks to TEMITOPE ADETUNJI, detailing the distressing experience and its impact on their family What do you do for a living? I’m a professional teacher. I teach secondary school students, and Read More

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4 h. ago Three Lagos Assembly workers face charges for assaulting DSS officers

The Department of State Services has arrested three workers of the Lagos State House of Assembly for allegedly attacking its personnel on February 18. Some individuals had manhandled DSS personnel during a drama that ensued at the assembly on Monday. The assembly, in a letter dated February 14, 2025, and signed by the acting clerk, Read More

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4 h. ago Customs seek traditional rulers’ support to tackle smuggling

The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, said it is seeking strong collaboration with traditional rulers and other sister agencies to tackle smuggling and boost border security. The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Dr Ben Oramalugo, stated this during a two-day visit to traditional rulers and security agencies in Badagry, Lagos State. Read More

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9 h. ago Osun LG election: Police arrested our officials for committing no crime — OSSIEC Chairman

Tribune Online Osun LG election: Police arrested our officials for committing no crime — OSSIEC Chairman     The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, has condemned the arrest of the commission’s officials by the police during the local government election, insisting that they committed no offence. Speaking to the press on Saturday, Abioye described the election as peaceful and well-conducted, dismissing earlier concerns raised by […] Osun LG election: Police arrested our officials for committing no crime — OSSIEC Chairman Tribune Online

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10 h. ago Ojukwu varsity matriculates 8,000 students for 2024/2025 session

Tribune Online Ojukwu varsity matriculates 8,000 students for 2024/2025 session About eight thousand students have been matriculated at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam, Anambra State. Ojukwu varsity matriculates 8,000 students for 2024/2025 session Tribune Online

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11 h. ago After this, there will be no further PDP zonal congress in South

Tribune Online After this, there will be no further PDP zonal congress in South-South — Wike Hon Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, has said that there would be no further People’s Democratic Party zonal congress in South-South. He emphasised that the Party’s constitution mandates zonal congresses to occur every four years. Consequently, the South-South zonal congress conducted in Cross River State on February 22, 2025, is definitive. Wike […] After this, there will be no further PDP zonal congress in South-South — Wike Tribune Online

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13 h. ago Atiku deserves credit for economic policymaking under Obasanjo — El

Tribune Online Atiku deserves credit for economic policymaking under Obasanjo — El-Rufai According to him, people only remember negative things and tend to forget the positive ones, which is why the former Vice President is not getting the credit he deserves. Atiku deserves credit for economic policymaking under Obasanjo — El-Rufai Tribune Online

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18 h. ago Praise for “remarkable progress” of Rugby School Nigeria’s “world

Rugby School Global is delighted to report outstanding progress on the development of Rugby School Nigeria, following a site visit to its state-of-the-art campus at Eko Atlantic City, Lagos. With the school set to welcome its first A Level students this September, and the full senior school opening in September 2026, excitement continues to build Read More

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20 h. ago Dominion varsity chancellor charges new students to aim for top grades

Tribune Online Dominion varsity chancellor charges new students to aim for top grades He urged them to be focused, set priorities and shun all acts capable of distracting them and ensure that they conduct themselves in a very peaceful manner. Dominion varsity chancellor charges new students to aim for top grades Tribune Online

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21 h. ago OSPRE Trains LG Staff On Early Warning, Response To Conflicts

The Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience (OSPRE) has conducted training for selected local government areas in Benue State on early warning systems and responses to conflicts and disasters. OSPRE’s programme manager, Hafsah Matazu, stated yesterday that the training was aimed at enhaning the early warning, response, and resilience capabilities of participants. According to OSPRE’s […]

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22 h. ago Social Media Influencers Mobilise For Impact In Northern Nigeria

A social media influencers group, Social Media Awareness and Promotion Development Association (SMAPDA) has tasked social media influencers in the North to use their platforms to change negative narratives about the region while utilising it for impact and empowering selves financially. At the commencement of a seminar for over 300 influencers drawn from the 19 […]

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23 h. ago If we don’t take charge of our forests, we won’t see tomorrow

Tribune Online If we don’t take charge of our forests, we won’t see tomorrow  TIME was when the forest was the home of wealth and mirth. During those days, as the folk song says, the beloved wife stayed on the farm, not the homestead. You see, there were farms by the homestead but the real farms that housed the wealth of the race lay in the thick forests. A […] If we don’t take charge of our forests, we won’t see tomorrow Tribune Online

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23 h. ago Miller counsels Canadian universities to enroll more Nigerians, other international students

as the country loses enrolment of 20,000 students from its largest sources Marc Miller, Canada’s minister of Immigration, Refugees, and read more Miller counsels Canadian universities to enroll more Nigerians, other international students

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24 h. ago INEC: We’ll conduct presidential, governorship, other polls in one day if NASS gives nod

From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed readiness to conduct presidential, parliamentary and governorship elections in Nigeria on a single day if the National Assembly will enact a law endorsing it. INEC’s Director of Operation, Adigun Hakeem, made the disclosure in his remarks at a Policy Dialogue on Single Day […] The post INEC: We’ll conduct presidential, governorship, other polls in one day if NASS gives nod appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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24 h. ago Prof. Rakson emerges VC, Federal University of Agriculture, Zuru

From Abdulfatai Abdulsalam, Sokoto The Governing Board of the Federal University of Agriculture, Zuru, has approved the appointment of Prof Ibrahim Rakson Muhammad as the Vice Chancellor of the university for a five-year tenure.  Briefing newsmen at the university in Zuru, the Council Secretary and Registrar, Abdulaziz Yusuf Bazata, stated that the Governing Board conducted […] The post Prof. Rakson emerges VC, Federal University of Agriculture, Zuru appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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27 h. ago Classroom collapse: Four Yobe students discharged from hospital

Four students of Government Girls Science and Technical College, Potiskum, Yobe State, who were hospitalised after some parts of a classroom block collapsed on Thursday, have been discharged. Saturday PUNCH gathered that only one student, Fatima Adamu, remained under medical care, receiving treatment for spinal shock. Nurses on duty told our correspondent that Adamu was Read More

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28 h. ago Southampton vs Brighton: Saints boss sends strong message to Onuachu, Aribo

Southampton head coach, Ivan Juric, has set demands for Super Eagles stars, Paul Onuachu and Joe Ayodele-Aribo, as he wants his side to step up against Brighton and Hove Albion, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian duo found the back of the net in Juric’s only win since taking charge of the Saints late last year. Juric […] The post Southampton vs Brighton: Saints boss sends strong message to Onuachu, Aribo appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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28 h. ago We’ll get justice through other means if govt fails us – Father of dismembered Kwara lady

Mallam Ibrahim Lawal, father of Hafsat, a final-year female student at the Kwara State College of Education, who a cleric and Islamic teacher allegedly murdered, tells TUNDE OYEKOLA that his 24-year-old daughter was murdered for ritual purposes What is your relationship with the young lady who was murdered in Ilorin? The young lady who was Read More

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30 h. ago Nigeria, India lead as 50,000 students failed to register in Canadian schools — Report

A report released in January 2025 has revealed that nearly 50,000 international students failed to register at their designated schools after arriving in Canada in March and April of 2023. Data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada showed that these non-enrolled students accounted for 6.9 per cent of the 717,539 international students being monitored as Read More

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