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Nigeria’s electricity grid, operated from Osogbo in Osun State collapsed in the hour of today throwing the country into darkness amidst the increase in electricity tariff that pushed band A end-user rate to 225 kilowatt per hour (KWh). The grid went down at about 2:41 am and shut out all feeders supplying the nation’s eleven…
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has concluded plans for the conduct of the 2024 Unified Matriculation Examination (UTME) scheduled to be held between Friday, 19th April 2024, and Monday, 29th April 2024, in over 700 CBT centres nationwide. The Guardian reports that 1,985, 642 candidates would sit for this year’s exam. JAMB Spokesperson,…
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Azerbaijan and Armenia again crossed swords before the UN’s top court on Monday, with Baku accusing Yerevan of using the high profile hearings to wage a “public media campaign” against its bitter Caucasus rival.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alleged that banks helped ministry officials loot COVID-19 funds and loots recovered from late military ruler General Sani Abacha funds. This follows the recovery of N32.7 billion and $445,000 in EFCC’s ongoing investigation into alleged financial misappropriation at the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it is investigating more celebrities for abuse of the naira. EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale said this in a statement following the sentencing of popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky to six months imprisonment. READ ALSO: Naira abuse: Court sentences Bobrisky to six months in custody He…