Technician’s death: CP approves dismissal of Inspector
Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Idowu Owohunwa, has approved the dismissal of one Insp. Kabiru Odeyemi, over the death of a generator
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Law / Crime
Education
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Tertiary Education
Excellent higher education: What African countries need – Oloyede
From Abdulfatah Babatunde Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has stressed the need to build bridges across African
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Transportation
Lagos lawyer flaws N1,000 POC LASG levy on vehicles
A Legal practitioner in Lagos, Mr Francis Ogunbowale, on Wednesday, criticised the state government for introducing a N1,000 compulsory Proof of Ownership Certificate,
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Editors grieve over Nigerian NewsDirect Publisher’s death
By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has expressed grieve over the shocking death of one of its members and Publisher
Education Regulators
Science & Technology
I’m a product of Nigerian dedication system – Gombe
From Our Correspondent in Abuja Associate Professor of Computer Science at Louisiana State University, USA, Aisha Gombe says she is proudly a product
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NUJ Lagos mourns NewsDirect publisher
The Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has mourned the demise of a renowned journalist and publisher, Dr Samuel
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Health
Nigerian NewsDirect Publisher, Ibiyemi dies
The Publisher and Managing Director of the Nigerian NewsDirect, Dr Samuel Ibiyemi, is dead, aged 56. Ibiyemi reportedly died on Tuesday afternoon at
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Law / Crime
Police dock 2 men for alleged N2.9m property theft
A security man and a driver, on Tuesday, appeared before an Ogudu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, on charges of stealing and receiving N2.9
Foreign News
Mineral Exploration / Exploitation
Egypt starts $1.8 bln gas exploration wells programme – Minister
Egypt has begun a $1.8 billion programme to drill natural gas exploration wells in the Mediterranean Sea and Nile Delta. Egyptian Petroleum Minister,
Agriculture
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Value Chain
IFAD/FG: 300 farmers get N52m inputs in Benue
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in collaboration with the Federal Government, on Tuesday, distributed farm inputs worth N52 million to 300