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By Alade Adisa As primary and secondary schools resumed for a new term, the Executive Chairman of the Edo State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Dr Paddy Iyamu, made an early visit to schools to ensure teachers were at their duty posts.In the course of the visits, he suspended a primary school teacher for dereliction of duty.Iyamu, who went round some primary schools in Benin, Oredo Local Government, expressed disappointment that the teacher scored a pupil correct even when the pupil gave a wrong answer to a question.Iyamu, who read through the pupil’s workbook, found out that the teacher scored…

By Alade Adisa The University of Lagos, UNILAG, has closed admission exercise for the 2024/2025 academic session.In a statement on Monday, the management of the institution also said any candidate that fails to accept admission offer latest by Friday, January 10, 2025, would be deemed to have forfeited such.”This is to notify candidates seeking admission into the University of Lagos (UNILAG), as well as members of the university community and general public that the 2024/2025 Admission exercise of the university has closed. “However, it has been observed that some candidates who have been offered admission into programmes different from their…

President Bola Tinubu has recently approved a substantial retirement package for Nigeria’s service chiefs, which includes $20,000 for foreign medical treatment, bulletproof SUVs, and domestic staff, among other luxurious perks. The move has sparked widespread criticism from various healthcare associations and civil society organisations, as it comes at a time when many Nigerians face economic hardship and poor public services. The approval, granted as part of the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service for Officers and Enlisted Personnel in the Nigerian Armed Forces, was signed by President Tinubu on December 14, 2024. Under the new package, the Chief of Defence…

Thirty-three former staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), who were laid off in a mass redundancy in 2024, have taken the apex bank to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Abuja. The claimants filed an originating summons on July 4, 2024, under the NICN Civil Procedure Rules 2017, and raised several issues for the court to determine. They also seek to be awarded N30 billion in general damages for psychological distress, hardship, and reputational harm caused by the dismissal and an additional N500 million to cover the cost of the suit. The former staff claim that…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a significant remittance of over N6 billion to the Nigerian government in 2024. The announcement was made in the board’s weekly bulletin, which was released on Monday, January 6, by its Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin. According to the bulletin, JAMB generated a total income of N22,996,653,265.25 in 2024. Out of this amount, N6,034,605,510.69 was remitted to the government. In addition, the board highlighted that the reduction of N1,500 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) form fees, multiplied by the number of candidates who benefited from the reduction, increased…

Falling approval ratings, Canada’s housing crisis and the Conservatives racing ahead in the polls leads to PM’s resignation. Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday after nearly 10 years as Canada’s prime minister. Here are five charts that explain his downfall: Mr Trudeau’s political honeymoon lasted until March 2018, when he faced several controversies, including allegations – which he denied – that he groped a reporter in 2000. The following year, pictures emerged of him wearing blackface to a party despite positioning himself as a champion of social justice. In 2021, his decision to call a snap election during the Covid pandemic backfired. His liberal reputation was…

Data released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) shows that deposit money banks (DMBs) and merchant banks borrowed N131.42 trillion from the apex bank in 2024 to meet their daily business obligations. According to the data, the amount borrowed in 2024 is 636.6 per cent higher than the N17.84 trillion borrowed by Nigerian banks in 2023. The data also showed that DMBs and merchant banks borrowed the highest amount of N21.74 trillion in March 2024 and the lowest amount of N2.9 trillion in January 2024. The borrowing is due to the tight monetary stance of the CBN, which led to liquidity…

Following the news of the ongoing retirement of 1,000 employees of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Arewa Youth Assembly has called for adherence to federal character principles in the handling of the process. The group, in a statement issued on Sunday, January 5, in Kaduna, raised concerns over the perceived targeting of northern employees, describing the move as “anti-North” and a threat to national unity. The group’s speaker, Mohammed Danlami, said non-adherence to federal character principles in the 1,000 staff retirement process would be termed “grossly unethical,” unfair, and could lead to socio-economic instability in the country. It also expressed…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), South West region, has conferred the title of Distinguished Father of Faith on Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). The announcement was made via a post on the RCCG Open Heaven Daily Devotional Videos Facebook page on Monday, capturing the historic moment in a series of photographs. The recognition ceremony took place in Pastor Adeboye’s office, where the South West CAN Chairman, Bishop Tunde Akinsanya, led the proceedings. The Facebook post, accompanied by the images, celebrated the occasion with the following words: “TODAY, HISTORY IS MADE!…

A former Commissioner for Works and elder statesman in Rivers State, Chief David Briggs, has strongly criticised the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, for his recent comments about former Governor Peter Odili. Briggs, who served under Odili, accused Wike of benefiting from crises and speaking recklessly, claiming that Wike’s actions are only worsening the ongoing political tension in Rivers State. In an interview with journalists in Port Harcourt on Saturday, January 4, Briggs condemned Wike’s assertion that he had “revived” Odili politically, describing it as an insult not only to Odili but also to the people of Rivers State. …