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Chidimma UCHEGBU The National Universities Commission (NUC) has urged university administrators cross Nigeria to take proactive steps to safeguard property of their schools during the nationwide protest against bad governance. It also urged students to stay in campus and avoid putting themselves in harm’s way during the protest. These were…

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The stark reality today is that Nigerians are not only divided along ethnic and religious lines but also along spiritual lines, and by spirit, I mean our sense of wrong and right. Shamefacedly, our so-called men of God have taken sides with filthy lucre and the houses of worship turned…

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Chidimma Uchegbu The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman (SAN), has vowed to enforce a law mandating admission age for entry into tertiary institutions as 18 years. Mamman was speaking at the 2024 Policy Meeting on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions, organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, in Abuja…

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Chidimma UCHEGBU The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved 140 as the cut-off mark for 2024 admission into the nation’s universities and 100 for Polytechnics and Colleges of Education respectively. The cut-off mark, for 2024 admission into tertiary institutions was arrived at on Thursday during the 2024 annual…

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Chidimma Uchegbu No fewer than One Million, Three Hundred and Seventy-Six Thousand, Three Hundred and Ninety-One candidates are currently writing the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) being conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO). The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi disclosed this on Wednesday after monitoring…

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Chidimma Uchegbu, Abuja The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has been honoured with a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award and honorary Professor in Humanitarianism by the Heart Bible International University and Seminary, USA. In a letter dated 10th July, 2024, and signed by the Chancellor of…

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By Saidu Musa “All leaders lead by example…whether they intend to or not” -Unknown Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar the 20th Sultan of Sokoto vicariously stands accused of active collaboration with Professor Ishaq Akintola, Executive Director of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other “sympathizers”…

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