Friday, April 9, 2021

NigerianEye: “List of new private varsities approved by NUC” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “List of new private varsities approved by NUC” plus 29 more


List of new private varsities approved by NUC

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 07:15 PM PDT

  The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Thursday gave provisional licences to 20 new private universities. The private universities were established and approved by Federal Executive...

Europa: Rashford, Fernandes score as Man United defeat Granada

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 02:20 PM PDT

Marcus Rashford's brilliant finish and a Bruno Fernandes penalty handed Manchester United a 2-0 victory over Granada on Thursday, putting them firmly in charge of their Europa League quarter-final...

2023: Drop your presidential ambition – APC urges Yahaya Bello

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 11:47 AM PDT

The North Central Council of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has called on Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State to drop his presidential ambition. Kassim Muhammad, the Coordinator of APC North...

Buhari appoints ex-APC chairman Oyegun UI governing council chairman

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 11:43 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dissolution and reconstitution of the Governing Councils of the University of Ibadan, University of Port Harcourt, University of Lagos, Obafemi Awolowo...

No Nigerian first lady connected with the people like Aisha Buhari -Osinbajo

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 09:59 AM PDT

  Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, connects with Nigerians like no other first lady in the history of the country. He said this on Thursday in...

BREAKING: JAMB puts candidate registration exercise on hold

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 09:56 AM PDT

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has put on hold the registration for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) which was billed to...

Nigerian govt not treating us well – Retired police officers

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 09:14 AM PDT

The Association of Retired Police Officers (ARPON), Cross River State Chapter, has accused the Federal Government of Nigeria of not treating the members of the Association well. The Chairman of...

BREAKING: Kidnapped Kaduna RCCG members released –Pastor Adeboye

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 08:32 AM PDT

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Thursday, disclosed that eight members of the church kidnapped in Kaduna State have been released.   Recall...

Banditry, kidnapping, herdsmen crisis leading to calls for Nigeria’s breakup – Lai Mohammed

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 08:25 AM PDT

 The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday lamented that the current insecurity in the country poses a great danger to Nigeria's unity.   Mohammed lamented that the...

Security agencies only react to banditry, that’s unacceptable -El-Rufai

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 08:21 AM PDT

 Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says a situation where security agencies only respond to incidents of banditry is unacceptable. El-Rufai said this at town-hall meeting on security...

I am in London taking a short rest – Buhari

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 08:18 AM PDT

 President Muhammadu Buhari says he is taking a short rest in London, United Kingdom.   This is contained in his letter on Thursday to King Abdullah ll Bin Al-Hussein, King of the Hashemite...

BREAKING: Imo traditional ruler, entire cabinet chiefs kidnapped

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 06:24 AM PDT

His Royal Highness, Eze Charles Iroegbu, the traditional ruler of Umueze community of Nguru Mbaise in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State has been kidnapped. Eze Iroegbu, who is also the...

PDP to hold South-West Congress on Monday

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 06:19 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party has finally resolved to hold its South-West Congress in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Monday, April 12. The party stated this via a message tweeted by the National...

Aisha Buhari’s frankness sometimes appears as indiscretion, says Fayemi

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 06:14 AM PDT

 Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has described the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, as the voice of the voiceless.   Fayemi, who is the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors'...

Ikpeazu issues order to security operatives as explosive is found in Abia primary school

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 06:06 AM PDT

 Abia State Government says it is currently working with relevant security agencies in the State to unravel the source and nature of the suspected explosive devices found at the Union Primary...

Nigerian political system does not allow transparent elections – CAN Chairman

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 06:04 AM PDT

 The chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Kaduna State chapter, Rev. John Joseph Hayab, has lamented that the Nigerian political system has been distorted for reasons unknown to...

Police arrest two suspects for alleged cult killing in Awka

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 05:52 AM PDT

  Police in Anambra State have arrested two persons in connection with Wednesday's cult clash in Awka, Anambra State, which claimed two lives. The suspects are 30-year-old Victor Ikechukwu and...

2023: We won’t vote anyone without plans to reform police, says Reekado Banks

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 05:13 AM PDT

  Ayoleyi Solomon, the singer better known as Reekado Banks, says Nigerians will not vote for anyone without concrete plans to reform the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in 2023. The singer's...

‘DSS alerted police, Uzodinma a week before Imo attacks’

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 06:38 AM PDT

  A former Assistant Director with the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, has said the secret police alerted the Nigeria Police Force and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, at least...

LaLiga: Messi made sure Real Madrid did not win more titles – Sergio Ramos

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 04:41 AM PDT

Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos, has said they would have won more titles if Lionel Messi was not playing for Barcelona. The Spanish defender claims Messi made Los Blancos suffer over the...

Apply common sense to avoid road crashes – FRSC

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 04:35 AM PDT

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has insisted that in order to reduce the rate of death and injuries on the highways, there is a need on the part of the motoring public to exercise patience...

Like Niger Delta militants, repentant bandits should be rehabilitated -Ango Abdullahi

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 04:26 AM PDT

 Ango Abdullahi, chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), says bandits willing to repent should be offered options for rehabilitation.   Many communities in the north have suffered...

No one can question First Lady’s role again -Tinubu

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 04:26 AM PDT

 A national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday said the concerns by some individuals that the constitution did not recognise the role of First Lady...

How five of us regained freedom — Abducted Kaduna student

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 04:00 AM PDT

One of the kidnapped students of the 39 abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization Mando in Igabi Local Government Area, Francis Paul, has narrated how five of them regained...

Aisha Buhari is a voice of conscience calling politicians to be better –Tinubu

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 03:27 AM PDT

  All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, says wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, is a voice of conscience calling politicians to be their better selves. He also said Mrs...

Officer missing, two injured as gunmen hit another police station in Imo

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 02:33 AM PDT

  One officer has not been seen after gunmen attacked a police station located at Mbieri divisional police headquarters in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo state. According to The PUNCH, the attack...

IN FULL: The 10 demands by striking doctors — and ‘FG’s responses so far’

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 02:31 AM PDT

The leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) met on Wednesday and vowed to continue their nationwide strike until the federal government meets all their demands. One week...

MURIC blames Saraki-led Senate, ‘bad losers’ for insecurity under Buhari

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 02:24 AM PDT

  The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has said the Bukola Saraki-led Senate, agitators and bad losers caused the insecurity under the Muhammadu Buhari-administration.   The Islamic...

Why doctors are still being paid N5,000 as hazard allowance -Ngige

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 02:24 AM PDT

  Chris Ngige, minister of labour, says doctors in the country are being paid N5,000 as hazard allowance because they have not called for a review of the amount. The doctors had embarked on...

Politicians sponsoring crisis in South-East APC states, Uzodinma alleges

Posted: 08 Apr 2021 02:06 AM PDT

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, says aggrieved politicians in the country are sponsoring a "national crisis" in states controlled by the ruling All Progressives Congress in the South-East...

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