Day: December 27, 2021

145 Varsities in Nigeria Lack Full Accreditation, says NUC

Aliyu Aliyu

None of the best-ranked Universities, including UI, Redeemer’s University, and Convent University, was listed among the 25 institutions that have their courses 100 per cent accredited while 113 universities have no full complement of professors   Only 25 varsities out of 170 Universities have their courses fully accredited, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has affirmed in its 2021 universities ranking. The commission added that less than 70 per cent of courses offered by the other ivory towers are accredited. Eight out of the 113 universities that the NUC focused on,…

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Archbishop who Wanted ‘Assisted Death,’ 12 Things to Know about Desmond Tutu

Tade Salako

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a global citizen and South African anti-apartheid hero, who died on Sunday, will be buried on January 1, 2022. President Cyril Ramaphosa has earlier announced the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, on Sunday. The anti-apartheid icon died at 90.   “Assisted  death” This is five years after the South African anti-apartheid icon celebrated his 85th birthday in October 2016, saying he would like to be allowed the option of dignified assisted death. “I have prepared for my death and have made it clear that I do not…

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TCN reconnects Lagos communities to grid after pipeline explosion

Tade Salako

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored power to Lagos areas affected by the pipeline explosion that rocked Alimosho LGA. The incident, Platforms Africa has eatlier reported, occurred in the early hours of Friday. A high tension cables fell after the pylon transmitting electricity from Egbin Hydro Power Station collapsed. READ ALSO BREAKING: 33Kv Powerline Collapses, Rocks Lagos With Explosion + PHOTOS Blackout Looms as 5 Powerlines Collapse in Lagos, Dip TCN’s Bulk Power Meet Real Titans Behind 2 Yr-Old TTB, New Owner of 104 Yr-Old Union Bank…

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Igbo Group Commends NCAA DG for Roles In Emirates, Air Peace Row

Precious Ibekwe

A pan-Igbo group, Igbo Centre for Education & Culture Advancement, IGBOCECA, has commended the Director General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authourity, NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu and the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, for their roles in the recent face-off between Air Peace and Dubai government. Platforms Africa reports that the group made this known during a press conference in Abuja on Friday 24th December 2021, and also called on Igbo groups and other well-meaning Nigerians across the globe to do same. READ ALSO:Meet Real Titans Behind 2 Yr-Old TTB, New…

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