Month: August 2022

Nigerian Beats 51,840 Applicants, Wins UK , Ireland Scholarships Same Day

ADEOLA YUSUF

A brilliant Nigerian Lady named Oluwafunmilayo Oni has emerged as one of the 2% applicants to win the United Kingdom’s Chevening Scholarship, beating over 51840 applicants that competed for the award. Oluwafunmilayo took to her LinkedIn handle to celebrate her achievement noting that she once doubted her ability to win any scholarship due to her Bachelor’s degree grade. “For years, I doubted my ability to bag any scholarship for my Master’s degree because many scholarships granting organizations often stated clearly that they would rather a minimum of 2:1 (second-class upper),”…

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JUST IN: Adekuoroye Wins Sixth Gold For Nigeria

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Nigeria has won its sixth god medal as wrestling dynamite, Odunayo Adekuoroye, won at the 2022 ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Friday,. Adekuoroye won the gold in the Women’s 57kg Freestyle Wrestling after beating Anshu Malik of India. The 2018 Commonwealth champion defeated her opponent 6-4 in the final to successfully defend the crown she won in Gold Coast four years ago. READ ALSO: Ogun Fixes Sept 19 For Schools’ Resumption, Releases 2022/23 Calendar Ikeja Electric Graduates 140 From Metering Academy, Deepens Commitment Disconnecting Electricity Consumer Without 10 Working…

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Beyond Logo And Bird: Untold Tale of Tech Titan, Twitter

ADEOLA YUSUF

Do you know that the bird in Twitter’s Logo has a name? Here is the bird’s identity and the story of the tech giant you probably have not read elsewhere Everyone has seen the online social networking giant, Twitter’s logo, it’s a bird. And that bird itself makes Twitter identifiable. And do you know that Twitter’s Logo bird also has a name? Yes, the secret of Twitter’s Logo name came into the picture in August 2011 when Twitter co-founder Biz Stone was asked about it by the Boston’s Celtic’s director…

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Ogun Fixes Sept 19 For Schools’ Resumption, Releases 2022/23 Calendar

ADEOLA YUSUF

195 school days, public holidays, WASSCE, Compulsory activities; here, for keep and planning, is the full calendar for parents, school administrators and teachers   The Ogun State Government has released a comprehensive first  abd second term 2022/2023 Academic calendar for private and public primary and secondary schools. Platforms Africa reports that the state’s ministry of education, science and technology in the calendar issued through its Department of Planning, Research and Statistics, fixed Monday, September 19, 2022 as the Resumption day for all students in both public and private schools across…

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Blacklist Them, Nigeria Asks Google to Delete IPOB, Terrorists’ Clips

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“Channels and emails containing names of proscribed groups and their affiliates should not be allowed on Google platforms,” the Nigerian Government has said as it sought collaboration with the global internet company to curb the excesses of subversive YouTube channels, being used to spread hate speech and misinformation against Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Thursday during a courtesy call on him by a delegation from Google in Abuja. Some of the proscribed groups are the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Bandits groups…

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Ikeja Electric Graduates 140 From Metering Academy, Deepens Commitment

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How utility company is fixing power industry’s brain drain in meter installations, Ikeja Electric MD reviews commitment since 2020   Ikeja Electric Plc, IE, has trained 140 employees to boost metering density and meter management across its network. Platforms Africa reports that the Chief Executive Officer, Ikeja Electric, Folake Soetan, who led the presentation of certificates to the graduands, said that Ikeja Electric Metering Academy was launched in 2020 as a result of shortage in human capacity for the installation of meters, resulting in slow pace of metering across its…

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JUST IN: Ex-IGP, Tafa Balogun, Dies 20 Days To 75th Birthday

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TAFA AND HIS BATTLE: How, through a resignation letter he didn’t author, the Police ex-Chief was forced out of the force by the Obasanjo-DSS–Ribadu triangle + what large-scale corruption allegation got to do with it   A former Inspector General of Police, Mustafa Adebayo Balogun, also known as Tafa Balogun, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that the former Police boss reportedly died at Reddington Hospital in Lagos 20 days to his 75th birthday. READ ALSO: Disconnecting Electricity Consumer Without 10 Working Days’ Notice Illegal —FCCPC Kano Girl-Hawker In Viral Maths…

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Atiku Names Melaye, Bwala As Spokespersons

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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has named former lawmaker, Dino Melaye, and Dr. Daniel Bwala as his spokespersons for the 2023 presidential campaign. READ ALSO: Disconnecting Electricity Consumer Without 10 Working Days’ Notice Illegal —FCCPC 27-Year-Old Makes History As First Hijab-Wearing Senator In Australia I Slept With 40 Men Same Day To Mark 40th Birthday – Lady Why We Are Clamping Down On Unregistered Motorcycles – FRSC Bwala is a former APC chieftain who defected to PDP last week. According to Media Adviser to the…

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Disconnecting Electricity Consumer Without 10 Working Days’ Notice Illegal —FCCPC

ADEOLA YUSUF

Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has said no electricity distribution company (Disco) has the right to disconnect a customer without first serving a notice for at least 10 working days from the date of delivery of their bill. The commission further said the Disco must notify the consumer in writing ahead of the disconnection of electricity service before doing so, adding that upon payment of an outstanding bill, it has a duty to reconnect the consumer within 24 hours. READ ALSO: CBN Begins Probe, Insists 10 Providers Divert…

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Cycling Federation Of Nigeria Boss Becomes CISM President

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Certified Institute of Sports Management (CISM) Nigeria , has appointed the National President of Cycling Federation of Nigeria , Engr. (Chief) Giandomenico Massari (FCISM), as the new President and Chairman of the Governing Council of the institute. A statement from the institute , signed by the Registrar and Secretary of the Governing Council, Reverend Stanley Ihedigbo (FCISM), indicated that the appointment is effective from Monday , August 1st , 2022. READ ALSO: 27-Year-Old Makes History As First Hijab-Wearing Senator In Australia Kano Girl-Hawker In Viral Maths Video Bags World Bank…

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