Some of UK’s top universities could see their attractiveness decline due to hits to funding and tighter regulations on overseas students, the annual QS 2025 university rankings warned on Tuesday. Four British universities retained their spots in the top 10 of more than 1,000 universities ranked by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a benchmark ranking alongside the Times and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Imperial College London, renowned for its science teaching, shot up from sixth to second place, dethroning for the first time the historically dominant “Oxbridge” duo, with Oxford and Cambridge…
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Woman Declared Dead Is Found Alive At Funeral Home
A Nebraska woman who was pronounced dead at a nursing home on Monday was discovered breathing hours later by a funeral home employee, the authorities said. The woman, Constance Glantz, 74, of Lincoln, Neb., was brought to a hospital and declared alive, Chief Deputy Ben Houchin of the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office said at a news conference on Monday. Ms. Glantz died hours after the error was discovered, he told reporters on Tuesday. “At this point we have not been able to find any criminal intent by the nursing home,…
Read MoreMcEnies Boss, Omolaraeni Olaosebikan, Advocates National AI Strategy For Nigeria
. Celebrates Oxford Varsity AI Skills’ Acquisition, IMC Fellowship Group Chief Executive Officer of McEnies Global Communications, Dr. Omolaraeni Olaosebikan, has advocated a national strategy for Nigeria on artificial intelligence. Olaosebikan, who said this when she hosted a media engagement on Thursday, also shed light on her latest artificial intelligence skill and knowledge acquisition. The feats, according to the trained intergrated marketing communication stategist, were achieved at both Said Business School, the University of Oxford, and the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC). A statement sent to Platforms Africa also…
Read MorePolice Grill Mohbad’s Dad Over Petition By Lagos Monarch
Joseph Aloba, father to the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, was on Monday grilled by officers of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State over a petition filed by Oba Saheed Elegushi. The head of the Aloba legal team, Monisola Odumosu, in a statement on Tuesday, said the petition borders on cyberbullying, cyberstalking, and criminal defamation. Odumosu explained that the allegation came on the heels of an interview granted by Aloba recently. The statement read in part, “Mr Aloba was invited by the…
Read MoreCRD Lugbe Demolition: Again, Distressed Residents Cry Out To Tinubu, FCT Minister Against River Park
Distressed residents and property owners in Committee on Resettlement and Development (CRD) Layout, in Lugbe, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have sent a passionate appeal to President Bola Tinubu and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to save them from the continued harassment and demolition of their homes and properties by the developer of the River Park Estate, Paul Odili. Odili, a well known land grabber in the FCT, who is also known as Paulo, has been working in connivance with some officials of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to…
Read MoreTax Reforms Panel Proposes 1% ‘Cost Of Collection’ For Customs, FIRS, NPA, Others
Should the Federal Government approve the slash in the cost of collection proposal by the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Committee, all revenue generating agencies will henceforth earn one per cent on the revenue they generate. The agencies that will be affected most are: the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), which receives four per cent as cost of collection; Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) seven per cent and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) five per cent. Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Committee, Mr. Taiwo…
Read MoreDeputy Commissioner Of Police Slumps, Dies
A Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abubakar Guri, the DC in office of COMPOL MOPOL, Force Headquarters, Abuja, on Monday slumped and gave up the ghost. Sources said the late DCP, who was in uniform, slumped on his seat in his office and was quickly taken to the clinic inside Police headquarters for medical assistance, where he was confirmed dead. READ ALSO: Japa: Germany Has Jobs, Visas For Skilled Nigerians; 10 Things To Know Tinubu, On Wike’s Recommendation, Names Abuja Expressway After Wole Soyinka Nigerian Govt To Commission Nedogas 300…
Read MoreJapa: Germany Has Jobs, Visas For Skilled Nigerians; 10 Things To Know
The Government of Germany has introduced the ‘Opportunity Card,’ a new initiative aimed at attracting skilled workers from non-European Union (EU) countries. Here are 10 things to know about the portal and the opportunities therein for Nigerians. 1. Nigeria is featured prominently as one of the non-European Union (EU) countries where citizens are qualified to apply. The portal where applicants were asked to apply showed Nigeria as one of the countries of residence of intending applicants. READ ALSO: Woman Diagnosed With Rare Condition That Makes Her Appear Drunk 2. The…
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