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President Bola Tinubu on Monday approved provisional licenses for 11 private universities in Nigeria. The Special Adviser to the President on Public Communication, Sunday Dare, disclosed this in a statement on his official X account. “At today’s FEC meeting, the following private universities were approved: New City University, Ayetoro Ogun State; University of Fortune, igbotako,…
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The potential month-long ceasefire in Ukraine proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is intended to test Russia’s readiness to end the conflict. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday. Macron has said that he and Starmer proposed a month-long ceasefire in the air, at sea and in relation…
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified its fight against petroleum smuggling with the interception of 28,300 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, in Lagos and Ogun states. The seized fuel, valued at N35.8 million, was being diverted through various concealment methods and smuggling techniques. Addressing journalists on Monday in Ikeja…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, says he is not scared of anything, vowing to continuously lead the cause of good governance. The governor said the interest of Rivers State remains his priority, even if it means paying the supreme sacrifice as he implements the Supreme Court judgment. The governor, who spoke while inaugurating the Rivers…
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An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, remanded 60-year-old man, Rufus Adebisi, standing trial over alleged N8.9 million visa fraud, at the Federal Custodial Centre in Ile Ife. Adebisi is facing trial on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, converting money to personal use and obtaining by false pretenses. The Magistrate, Abosede Sarumi, who did…
