Florence Otedola, alias DJ Cuppy, a Nigerian Disc jockey, has bagged a Masters’ degree from the University of Oxford, England, in the United Kingdom.She made this known in a post via her Instagram page Cuppy shared pictures she took with her parents, Femi and Nana Otedola; and fiancé, Ryan Taylor,
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Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, fixed May 22 for hearing in a suit filed by a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Ugochukwu Uchenwa, seeking to stop the conduct of elections and examination on Saturdays.At the proceedings yesterday, the court granted an application by
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Federal government and the World Bank have collaborated to improve the knowledge of teachers in the federal technical colleges in the country with 21st Century skills that will equip the student with digital skills.The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, Andrew David Adeno who was represented by the director
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Edo State governor Godwin Obaseki has doused mounting tension at the state-owned Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, by directing the management to reverse and retrieve all recent illegal disengagement letters issued to staff of the institution.His order followed a sack letter that went viral on social media on Tuesday on
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Edo State governor Godwin Obaseki, has extended the retirement age for teachers in Edo State to 65 years or 40 years of service, in furtherance of his commitment to boosting workers' welfare.The state head of service, Anthony Okungbowa, who disclosed this in a statement, said the governor’s approval reinforces his
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The 2023 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) earlier scheduled for Thursday,16th March, 2023, has been shifted to Thursday, 30th March, 2023.The shift in date is partly due to the change in the date for the gubernatorial and state houses of assembly elections earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday,11th March,
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An international organisation, Ford Foundation has advised young people to embrace technological skills amid the growing influence of technology in different spheres of life.The director of Ford Foundation, West Africa, Dr Chichi Aniagolu, gave the advice during his routine visit to the Enugu Technology Hub.She said there are many opportunities
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Nigerian Association of Science Students (NASS) has urged the president-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, to strengthen the minds of the budding scientists in Nigeria and empower science students to actualise their dreams.The association made the call in a congratulatory message, jointly signed by its national president, Akintomide Raphael and national secretary,
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Benue State governor Samuel Ortom has signed into law the bill which extends the retirement age of staff of tertiary institutions in the state from 60 to 65 years. The affected tertiary institutions are Colleges of Education, Katsina- Ala, Oju and Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo.Titled: "The law to repeal and re-enact
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The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, said the aggregate Value Added Tax, VAT, stood at N697.38 billion in Q4 2022.This is according to the VAT Q4 2022 Report released in Abuja on Wednesday.The report shows a growth rate of 11.51 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis from N625.39 billion in
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