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WAEC launches Digital Certificate Platform, stops manual confirmation
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Nigeria has stopped the use of manual confirmation or stamping of certificates of candidates who sat the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from 1999 till date. This was contained a statement by the council’s acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina. The statement said the manual confirmation was ditched following the…
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‘Friendship, to me, is what saves one’s sanity’ – Wole Soyinka
Sarah Ladipo Manyika’s fourth book, ‘Between Starshine and Clay: Conversations from the African Diaspora’, is a collection of interviews and a rollcall of prominent Black creatives, thinkers, leaders, and organizers. In conversations with Nobel laureates Wole Soyinka and Toni Morrison, poet Claudine Rankine, publisher Margaret Busby, historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr., filmmaker Xoliswa Sithole, actor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith,…
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Benue PDP suspends National Chairman, Ayu
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu has been suspended by the party. The suspension of Dr. Ayu was effected by the ward executive of the party in Igyorov Ward of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State. Addressing the media Sunday, on behalf of the Ward Chairman, Kashi Philip, the Ward Secretary, Mr. Vangeryina…
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Why I declined participating in Kogi guber race – Faleke
The Secretary of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APCPCC) and Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Finance, Hon James Faleke has declared that his decision not to participate in the governorship race of Kogi State is borne out of his desire to subject his personal interest to national interest. A group of Kogites from the three senatorial districts…
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Osinbajo to honour King’s College UK public lecture invitation on Monday
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, will be speaking on Monday at the King’s College London where he has been invited to deliver a public lecture following the school’s annual Africa Week 2023 events. The King’s College London which was founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, became one of the two founding colleges of the University…
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FG confirms May 3 for commencement of 2023 census
The 2023 National Population and Housing Census is to commence on May 3, the Federal Government has confirmed. Dr Garba Abari, a member of the Publicity and Advocacy Committee on 2023 National Population and Housing Census, confirmed this on Sunday in Abuja when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum. He said that the three-day exercise would…
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Adeleke directs creation of Osun tech innovators/entrepreneurs desk to benefit from AfDB’s $618m tech fund
…commends AFDB President, Adesina’s visionary leadership Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has directed immediate establishment of a support desk for Osun tech innovators and entrepreneurs to access the recently launched $618million tech fund by the African Development Bank (AFDB). In response to the tech fund which was a collaboration between the AfDB and the Federal Government, Governor Adeleke expressed readiness…
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NCC-CSIRT warns of pirated YouTube software-related malware
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has warned those looking to acquire pirated software and resources that they risk becoming victims of cybercriminal gangs that are using AI-generated YouTube videos to distribute malware. NCC-CSIRT further warned in its advisory that the consequences of falling victim can be significant for individuals and organizations, resulting in critical damage…
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Tinubu mourns General Oladipo Diya
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has sent his condolences to the family of former Chief of General Staff, Lt. General Oladipo Diya, who passed on early Sunday morning. General Diya, according to his son, Sinmi Diya, passed on early on Sunday morning at the age of 78. The former Nigeria’s number two citizen served as military governor of Ogun State…
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Osun: HURIWA, PDP can’t bully Oyetola to silence – Media aide
…says resolving issue of voters register to prove over-voting in BVAS era will deepen legal jurisprudence Spokesperson to the immediate past Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, Ismail Omipidan, has described the opinion by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), asking his Principal not to explore the option of going to the Supreme Court as an attempt to bully him…
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