Month: October 2022

Rivers Varsity Bans Wearing Of Bum Shorts, Long Eyelashes On Campus

Abibat Babalola

The management of Rivers State University has banned indecent dressing on its campus. In a memo signed by its registrar, the varsity prohibited such things as tattooing and hair dying by students. The memo is titled “Bon Indecent Dressing by Students on Campus” and was addressed to the student union. The institution also banned the wearing of a “spaghetti gown” and any short skirt above the knees by female students. “I am directed to inform you that the Senate has banned indecent dressing by students on campus with immediate effect,”…

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Conoil Pays N1.73bn Dividends, Posts 13.7% Profit Surge

Scott Matthew

Shareholders of nation’s total energy provider Conoil Plc, at the weekend, reportedly approved the proposed final dividend payout of N1.734 billion, which translates to N2.50 per share, for the 2021 financial year. The dividend payment ratified at the company’s 52nd Annual General Meeting held in Lagos, according to a statement from the company, “represents an increase of 66.7 percent over the approved dividend payment of N1.04 billion in the 2020 financial year.” Conoil had assured the shareholders of its commitment to continue to deliver strong and sustainable performance that would…

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CBN Doesn’t Need to Consult Anyone to Redesign Naira, Emefiele Replies Minister

Aliyu Aliyu

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Friday night defended the decision of the Bank to redesign some Naira notes, insisting that he doesn’t need to consult with the Minister of Finance to do so. This signals an escalation in the war of words between the CBN and the Finance Ministry over the decision of the apex bank to redesign some Naira notes. READ ALSO BREAKING: Finance Minister Rejects CBN’s Plan to Redesign Naira Nigeria Plots To End Citizens’ Migration Overseas BREAKING: CBN to Change N200,…

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BREAKING: Finance Minister Rejects CBN’s Plan to Redesign Naira

Ganiyu Amodu

Zainab Ahmed Raises The Alarm on Consequences of Emefiele’s plan to Redesign the Naira   Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has rejected a plan by the Central Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign naira, warning the apex bank of its consequences on the country’s troubled economy. Ahmed expressed her opposition to the policy in response to a question raised by Senator Opeyemi Bamidele during the 2023 budget defence session she had with  the Senate Committee on Finance. READ ALSO EXCLUSIVE: Finance Ministry Named As Multi-Million…

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Nigeria Plots To End Citizens’ Migration Overseas

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Government on Thursday said it was seeking ways to end the trend of Nigerians relocating abroad. Platforms Africa reports that there has been an increase in the rate of migration of Nigerians to other countries. The government however noted that it would work towards ensuring Nigerians were gainfully employed to discourage the need to travel abroad. The Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation, Henry Ikoh, made the statement in Abuja while receiving the Secretary-General of the Digital Cooperation Organisation, Ms Deemah Yahya, who paid him a…

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Nigerian Teenager Wins 7 Int’l Medals in Maths

Aliyu Aliyu

How the 14 year-old female record breaker began at age 9 when she won American Mathematics Competition (AMC 08) – Report Fatima Adamu Maikusa, 14-year-old young Muslimah, from Gombe State, northeastern Nigeria, has started a career in mathematics by making global records. The girl who first appeared at the spotlight at the age of 9, when she won American Mathematics Competition (AMC 08), has continued showing up and winning different awards afterwards. As a Grade 11 student NTIC Kano Girls College, she has won 7 medals in mathematics so far.…

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Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter, Fires Executives

Ganiyu Amodu

Elon Musk took control of Twitter and fired its top executives late Thursday in a deal that puts one of the leading platforms for global discourse in the hands of the world’s richest man. Following the takeover, Musk tweeted that “the bird is freed,” referencing the company’s iconic avian logo. He wasted no time sacking chief executive Parag Agrawal, as well as the company’s chief financial officer and its head of safety, the Washington Post and CNBC reported citing unnamed sources. Agrawal previously went to court to hold the Tesla…

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Don’t Let Politicians Use You Against Yahaya Bello Govt, NUJ To journalists

Aliyu Aliyu

The Kogi State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has called on journalists in the State to “guard against being used by unscrupulous politicians who may be out to run down the government of Kogi State under Governor Yahaya Bello for whatever reasons.” The Council urged journalists to let the ethics of the media profession take the center stage in their practice, noting that falsifying reports was criminal and that Governor Bello had performed very well. Chairman of the Council, Comr. Adeiza Momohjimoh, who made the call at the…

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Police Launch Manhunt For UNN Students’ Kidnappers

Ganiyu Amodu

The Enugu State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the kidnappers of students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and other abducted passengers. It also said that nine suspected kidnappers have been arrested in two other kidnap incidents with three victims rescued. Several students and passengers whose numbers were yet to be ascertained traveling to Nsukka on Sunday evening were reportedly abducted along the Nike-Opi-Nsukka road. The students, according to sources, were returning to campus following the resumption of academic activities after eight months of industrial action embarked on…

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Google, Microsoft Hit With Low Sales

Ganiyu Amodu

The two tech giant corporations Alphabet, the owner of Google and YouTube experienced slow sales resulting in the downturn of the economy. According to BBC, the slow economy has also affected Microsoft as the demand for its computers and other technology had deteriorated. Alphabet said sales rose just 6% in the three months to September, to $69bn, as firms cut their advertising budgets marking the US firm’s weakest quarterly growth in nearly a decade outside of the start of the pandemic. For Microsoft, its sales rose by 11% to $50.1bn,…

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