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Nigeria, currently, has 273 universities with private universities accounting for over 50 per cent of the institutions. There are 148 private universities, 62 Federal Government established universities and 63 state owned universities, according to the data on the website of the National Universities Commission (NUC).
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A hearing conducted by the Senate on challenges facing the mining sector in Nigeria has thrown up more issues than contemplated. Illegality, insecurity, policy, as well as the domination of the sector by foreigners to the detriment of Nigerians
5 May
The funding of public institutions has long emerged as a critical challenge to the promotion of good tertiary education, maintenance of physical infrastructure, training of lecturers as well as research and innovation, among others.
3 May
Saturday, June 25, 2022, started like any other workday for football referee, Patience Nweke, as the Imo State-born female referee was listed as one of the arbiters in the country’s second-tier football league competition, the Nigerian National League (NNL).
28 Apr
Kemi Sodeinde, who sells towels and bed sheets in wholesale at the Dosunmu Market, Lagos Island, lost goods worth over N15m in one of the recent fire incidents.
28 Apr
The environment is unkempt, while living condition is not encouraging. Facilities in the camp are inadequate and overcrowded.
24 Apr
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has the primary remit of combating economic and financial crimes, with a myriad of long-drawn-out cases in several courts. But its newfound fervour and ‘power’ to prosecute relatively minor offences of naira abuse has become a source of concern for stakeholders that see the important agency as derailing,…
21 Apr
Ahead of World Malaria Day (WMD) 2024, April 25, the Global Funds to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, has said compared to standard nets, the introduction of 56 million state-of-the-art mosquito nets in Nigeria, 16 other countries across sub-Saharan Africa averted an estimated 13 million malaria cases and 24,600 deaths.
21 Apr
Fertiliser challenge has been a knotty one for farmers in the country, over the years. Very often, it is either in short supply or just too expensive for the end-users, especially the smallholder farmers.
18 Apr
The legality of the powers of a Chief Judge to order the release of prison inmates is not in dispute. But extending such privileges to politically exposed convicts while their victims are still hurting is, in the opinion of stakeholders, a prerogative on the fringe of its abuse, NGOZI EGENUKA reports. The justice system in…
9 Apr
One of the ills plaguing the Nigerian State is the pervasive insecurity. The security challenge is taking tolls on virtually all sectors of the economy and therefore, taking a shine off any achievement of the government. One major sector bedeviled by this insecurity is the mining industry.
7 Apr
The Federal Government has been urged to formulate new policies to criminalise illegal mining activities across the country given the threat the menace poses to the nation’s economic growth.
7 Apr
The presence of good roads anywhere in the world is a catalyst for economic growth and development.
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Senator Shehu Umar Buba, Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, said the cybersecurity levy announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was not targeted at individuals or ordinary bank customers. Buba, who sponsored the amendment bill, told Economic Confidential that the levy is aimed at financial institutions and telecommunication companies…
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NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NNPC E&P Ltd), NNPC Ltd’s flagship upstream subsidiary, and Natural Oilfield Services Ltd (NOSL), a subsidiary of Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production Company Ltd (SEEPCO), announce the successful commencement of oil production at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 13 in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The production, which commenced on May…
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The Nigeria Police Force said it has arrested a man caught in a viral video exploiting his young daughter in Edo state. Police spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, announced this in a statement on Sunday after the video of the young girl went viral on social media. "The Nigeria Police Force acknowledges the public outcry in response…
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Members of the Flying Eagles set of 1983 are honouring the enduring legacy of their late captain, Ali Jeje, by bestowing a full scholarship upon his son, Abdul Rahman Jeje. This poignant gesture reflects the profound impact Jeje had on Nigerian football history, particularly as the cornerstone of the Flying Eagles' journey to the FIFA…
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Prince Harry and his wife Meghan wrapped up their three-day visit to Nigeria on Sunday, arriving in the country's economic capital Lagos during a trip to promote his Invictus Games for wounded military veterans.
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Fourteen students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara in Kogi, abducted by bandits on Thursday night, have been rescued
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Sunday paid a courtesy visit to the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. According to Sanwo-Olu's media aide, Jubril Gawat, Prince Harry's visit to the governor at Lagos House in Marina was mainly to promote the Invictus Games, founded by the Duke in 2014.…
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A 17-year-old boy taking refuge in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Benue state has scored 301 in the last Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The boy, Aondona Terver, lives with his parents at the IDP camp at Daudu, Guma local government council of Benue state. In the result released by the Joint Admission…