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Unemployment: CBN to offer NYSC members 7-year loan

The Central Bank of Nigeria has promised to offer loans to National Youth Service Corps members to start small and medium scale enterprises, which they will repay in seven years. The CBN Governor, Dr Godwin Emefiele, stated this in Abuja while receiving the NYSC Director-General, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, in his office. Emefiele noted that…

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President Buhari admonishes governors to enforce free, compulsory basic education

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja urged State Governors to “enforce very vigorously” free and compulsory basic education for every child of primary and junior secondary school age. The President also urged the Governors to pay special attention to security, health and agriculture in the next four years of this administration. Inaugurating the National Economic…

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Oyo Head of Service urges school principals to comply with Gov. Makinde’s educational policies

The Oyo State Head of Service, Mrs. Ololade Agboola has urged principals of the secondary school to comply with the free education policy of the State Government, just as it abolish 500 Naira examination fee for secondary school in the State. She made this known during the meeting of the Permanent Secretary School administration with…

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Nigerian Youth Are Critical Stakeholders In National Development, Says FOSSU President, Comrade Oke Wasiu

Segun Showunmi in Ibadan. The National Senate President of the Federation of Oyo State Student Union (FOSSU), comrade Oke Wasiu, a.k.a pattern has disclosed that Nigerian youth are critical stakeholders in national development, adding that the ability of a nation to consolidate the gains of globalization rests on how well equips its youths, particularly in…

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Buhari approves N208billion for upgrades of Nigerian universities

N208billion has been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari for the upgrade of Nigerian universities. This was revealed by the President’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Ahmad Bashir, via his Twitter handle. “President @MBuhari approves N208 billion to upgrade Nigerian universities’ infrastructure. “And the good news made ASUU trending again tonight, interesting,” he tweeted. The Academic…

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Oyo N3,000 School Fees debacle: Makinde is hasty, ex-Governor Ajimobi’s aide explodes

Following the abolishment of N3000 school fees in Oyo State public schools by the new governor of Oyo State, the ex-commissioner for Education under the administration of Former Governor Abiola Ajimobi, Prof. Adeniyi Olowofela has rather advised Governor Makinde that he shouldn’t be hasty with such decision. According to him, for the governor to abolish…

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UI to Jamb: ‘our admission cut off mark remains 200’

The management of the University of Ibadan has declared the cut-off mark for the premier institution remains 200 as against 160 agreed on by the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) and stakeholders of higher institutions. JAMB announced on Tuesday that cut-off mark for admission into federal universities will be 160 for 2019. On Tuesday, JAMB…

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Late actress Moji Olaiya’s daughter, Adunoluwa graduates from Babcock University (photos)

Late Moji Olaiya’s daughter, Adunoluwa is now a graduate. This is coming 2 years after her mother passed on in Canada. The entire internet was thrown into mourning on May 17, 2017, when beautiful Yoruba actress, late Moji Olaiya died two months after welcoming her second child in Canada. Her first daughter, Adunoluwa have however…

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Ibarapa Poly crisis: Iyiola Eyitayo debunked allegation of assasination against him says the allegation is baseless and a big lie

Following an allegation levelled against the former Rector of Adeseun Ogundoyin, Polytechnic, in Eruwa, (formerly The Ibarapa Polytechnic) Mr Iyiola Eyitayo, by the chairman of the governing council of the institution, Dr Samuel Ogundiran, that the Rector was threatening his life, the Rector has described the allegation as baseless and a big lie. Iyiola made…

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Ibarapa Poly Gov Council Chairman decries threat to life, as Acting Registrar Hospitalised following attack by suspected hired assassins

The crisis rocking the Ibarapa Polytectnic in Eruwa, Oyo State, now Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic has took a new dimension as the Governing Council chairman of the institution, Dr. Samuel Ogundiran has cried out for help over threat to his life by some suspected hired assassins. Ogundiran while speaking with journalists revealed that he suspected the…

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