Authorities of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) have suspended a lecturer in the institution, AbdulAkeem Agboola, over alleged inconsistencies in the age and names on documents he submitted to the management. Kola Adepoju, the university’s spokesperson, on Monday, said that a committee has been set up to “give a thorough look” into the matter. “As a university we have an internal mechanism through which we address matters of such nature and the first stage is that a committee looks into the matter and that has been done,” Mr Adepoju said. “The committee has asked that he should be suspended and…
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The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, has said that the earliest the corporation can issue its Initial Public Offer to investors is in the next three years. The NNPC boss disclosed this on Monday during an interview on Bloomberg TV Global Financial News monitored by our correspondent. The announcement is one of the outcomes of the Petroleum Industry Act recently signed on the state-owned corporation in the global market. Speaking on the impact of the PIA on the NNPC, Kyari said the corporation would now be operated in line with the Companies and Allied…
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The age of Full HD is over and that means almost every new television these days supports a 4K resolution. That’s four times as much detail as before. Depending on your price range, most TVs will support High Dynamic Range (HDR) as well. Not heard of HDR? It’s a new pictorial standard that expands the colour gamut a TV can produce and the contrast between light and dark areas on screen. It’s the future of television on Netflix, Gaming and beyond, and you want to make sure your new screen supports it, either with Dolby Vision or HDR10+ ‘dynamic metadata’…
The Police have confirmed the kidnapping of Senator Nelson Effiong, who represented Eket Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State in the eighth Senate. Spokesman of the State Police Command, SP Odiko Macdon, confirmed the development to newsmen. Macdon told newsmen in Uyo on Monday that the senator was kidnapped in Uyo at about 10pm on Sunday. “He was kidnapped by unknown gunmen at a popular drinking spot on Oron Road, Uyo,” he said. Macdon said the Command would ensure that the perpetrators were brought to book and also secure the release of the politician. He said the police would use…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) has been given seven days to provide relevant information about the bidding process in its engagement of Bitt Incorporation. The bank in August had announced its technical partner for its Digital Currency Project after what it described as a competitive bidding process. In a letter addressed to the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, Nigeria’s anti-corruption group, Human and Environmental Development Agenda, (HEDA Resource Centre) captioned “Request for Information on the Engagement of Bitt Inc by the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) in pursuant of the Freedom of Information Act, 2021” asked the CBN to provide…
By our reporter/ The chief justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Muhammad, (CJN), on Monday directed three judges to appear before the National Judicial Council (NJC) to show cause why they should not be punished for granting the conflicting ex parte orders. The CJN who also warned judges against issuing conflicting orders, stated this at a marathon meeting he held with six chief judges in Abuja on Monday over conflicting ex parte orders recently made by courts across the country. According to a statement NJC spokesman, Soji Oye, the meeting which commenced at 11am lasted till 5:30pm with the Chief Judge of…
Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has denied allegation that he had while in office, received the sum of N9.7billion in his personal account. Kachikwu, in a petition he wrote to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, through his lawyer, Mr. Johnmary Jideobi, alleged a calculated attempt by some persons to tarnish his reputation through false online publications. He decried that one of such publications that an online media outlet carried on August 23, maliciously alleged that he smuggled exotic car stolen from Jaguar UK assembly, to California in…
The six-storey building at 45, Martins Street, Lagos, flaunts a rich history. The Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) acquired the property after the country’s Independence in 1960 and structured it into a broadcasting station. The first Frequency Modulated (FM) station in the country, Radio Nigeria 2 (RN2) began broadcasting from there, infusing entertainment into radio broadcast, a role it admiringly played for many years, spewing sonorous music, and producing exciting plays and short stories. That exemplary narration has, however, changed. The building housing Radio Nigeria 2 (RN2), as the station was widely known, is today a burnt edifice enmeshed…
Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), has asked Nigerians to stop saying the country is not working for them. Speaking during an event to celebrate its 65th birthday on Saturday, Mustapha said there is power in the tongue, adding that what people say about the country is what they get. The SGF encouraged Nigerians to renew their commitment towards the growth and development of the country, adding that they have the unique strength of overcoming challenges collectively. “Nigeria is known for its human and material resources. We are not where we want to be as a…
