Delta Sanctions 41 Teachers For WASSCE Malpractice Involvement

Daniel Ojukwu The Delta State Government has sanctioned 41 teachers for examination malpractice during the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. This is contained in a statement by Delta Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Patrick Ukah. Ukah said the decisions were based on the recommendations by the Examination Ethics Disciplinary Committee of …

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Policeman arrested as girlfriend dies in Lagos Hotel

A police sergeant, Anthony Kachukwu, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command after his girlfriend, Justina Omofuma, died in one of the rooms of the Exclusive Mansion Hotel in the Surulere area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that Anthony took Justina to the hotel, where they both passed the night, but …

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FG orders schools to conduct weekly COVID-19 assessment

The Federal Government has released more guidelines that will prevent the spread of COVID-19 as more states fully reopen schools on Monday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, which disclosed this to The PUNCH on Thursday,  stated that schools had been directed to conduct COVID-19 risk assessment every week. The NCDC also disclosed that local governments and …

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COVID 19: CMA REGRETS THE DEATH OF DOCTORS,HEALTH CARE WORKERS

The Commonwealth Medical Association on Thursday expressed regrets over the death of healthcare workers and other citizens to the COVID-19 pandemic.   The organisation, therefore, called on the Federal Government to make greater commitments to the safety of health workers in Nigeria. The CMA called on the National Medical Associations to “specifically demand the development …

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Dr Wale Babalakin Resigns As Unilag Pro-Chancellor

Daniel Ojukwu Dr. Wale Babalakin(SAN), has resigned from his role as Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos following crisis that has rocked the institution in recent time. He expressed disagreement with the visitation panel that had been sent by the President to investigate the dismissal of Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. He said the visitation …

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CBN Approves N200bn, Housing Loan, Targets 900,000 Low- Income Earners, Children

By Tolulope Kadiri The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has okayed N200 billion as mortgage finance loan to Family Homes Fund (FHF) targeted at low-income earners.  A statement on the apex bank’s website, Tuesday, indicated that the money will be used to build 300,000 homes in all states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and …

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Nigeria Divided More Than Ever – Wole Soyinka

Daniel Ojukwu Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has released a detailed document on the state of the nation titled “Between ‘Dividers-in-chief’ and Dividers-in-law.” In the document he announced his support to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s warnings that the nation is being driven towards disintegration by president Muhammadu Buhari and his government. The document released on …

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Naira Weakens Further, Trades At N460 To Dollar

Daniel Ojukwu The naira has continued to weaken to the dollar, selling at N460 to a dollar on the parallel market despite resumption of forex sales to the Bureau de Change Operators. It had earlier dropped from N480/$1 to N440/$1 after the Central Bank of Nigeria resumed forex sales to BDCs. The Central Bank Governor, …

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