Author: Olumide Akinrinlola
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UK varsity announces Summer School scholarship for undergraduates in Nigeria, others
Queens University Belfast, a United Kingdom-based institution, has announced a four-week Summer School scholarship for undergraduates in Nigeria and other African countries. The institution said the scholarship is designed to provide students with opportunity to immerse themselves in an academic and cultural environment, ease financial burden on students, and allow them pursue their academics while…
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Aiyedatiwa Urged to Rescue The Hope Newspaper, OSRC
In a bid to revive the Ondo State-owned media outlets, Owena Press, publisher of The Hope titles, and the Ondo State Radio vision Corporation (OSRC), the State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has been urged to intervene in the near-collapse of these vital platforms. Publisher of Starnews NG, Pastor Olumide Akinrinlola made the appeal to the Governor…
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You disappointed many Nigerians who thought you were the messiah, Gani Adams writes Tinubu
THE Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on Tuesday, lamented that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration is becoming indifferent, insensitive and unresponsive to the plights of Nigerians. Adams in an open letter titled ‘President Bola Tinubu, time is going’, also said the present administration has disappointed Nigerians adding that the citizens can no…
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FG opens IDP camps as flood submerges 70% of Maiduguri over collapse of Borno dam
Thousands of Maiduguri inhabitants have been displaced, with the Nigerian Correctional Service recapturing three inmates after a jailbreak, while 80 per cent of animals at the Sanda Kyarimi Park zoo died as Borno State suffered its most devastating flood disaster in 30 years, The PUNCH reports. Following the disaster, President Bola Tinubu, who’s currently abroad,…
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APC admits Tinubu’s Policies Increase Hardship in Nigeria
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has admitted that the policies initiated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have increased economic hardship in the country. APC National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka, stated this in a statement while replying to a former national vice chairman (North West) of the party, Salihu Mohammed Lukman. Lukman had accused…
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Nigerians Lack Faith In Free, Fair Elections In Ondo, Edo
A report by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has indicated that Nigerians do not believe there will be free, fair and credible elections during the upcoming Ondo and Edo polls. The report titled, ‘Citizens’ Perception Survey of Forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo States,’ stated that only 36% of respondents expressed…
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NLC president, Ajaero regains freedom
Arrested Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, was released late Monday by the Department of State Services, DSS even as the government agency’s action has been greeted by widespread condemnation nationwide. Vanguard was informed by one of the NLC leaders that Ajaero was released at about 11.10p.m yesterday. Ajaero was arrested at the…
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BREAKING: Aiyedatiwa announces over 300 new appointments
GOV AIYEDATIWA APPOINTS SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANTS, SPECIAL ASSISTANTS In continuation of efforts to enhance governance and service delivery to the people of the State, the Governor of Ondo State, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the appointment of new Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Special Assistants (SAs). The new appointments are spread across the 18…
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Certificate verification: Nigerian nurses in UK, US forced to return home
The sudden deactivation of the verification portal by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria in February has plunged countless Nigerian nurses and midwives working abroad into turmoil. Currently, healthcare workers are encountering hurdles in renewing their licences and meeting the regulatory requirements set by international bodies. Already, some nurses without the necessary verification from…
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Dangote refinery to determine petrol price from October — Report
Dangote Petroleum Refinery will play a key role in determining the price of petrol in Nigeria from October, a Bloomberg report has revealed. According to the report, the federal government may allow the refinery to set its own petrol prices, potentially shifting away from government regulation on Thursday. It stated, “Nigeria will allow Dangote to…