Consider Legitimate Students Before Blacklisting Foreign Varsities, NANS Begs Nigerian Govt

ADEOLA YUSUF

The National Association of Nigerian Students has appealed to the Federal Government to reconsider the suspension of accreditation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo. The students’ body maintained that the government need to consider the impact of this decision on legitimate students who have pursued their education in the affected countries. Platforms Africa reported that the Federal Ministry of Education on Tuesday announced the suspension of accreditation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo READ ALSO: It’s Absurd Asking Women To Travel To Abuja For Name Change,…

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It’s Absurd Asking Women To Travel To Abuja For Name Change, Minister Tells NIS

ADEOLA YUSUF

Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has berated officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) for always asking people, especially married women, to go to its headquarters in Abuja to change their names on their passports. The minister, who described the act as “stupid”, spoke at a dinner with members of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (ABAT) Media Centre and some social media influencers in Abuja. Tunji-Ojo said there is nowhere in the world where women are subjected to such inhuman practice on account of marriage. The minister queried if NIS personnel…

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Harvard President Resigns Over Plagiarism Allegations

ADEOLA YUSUF

Harvard President Claudine Gay has resigned following allegations levelled against her and other presidents of Ivy League schools for their congressional testimony about antisemitism on campus. The New York Times quoted Harvard Crimson student newspaper that Gay tendered her resignation on Tuesday. She had been under fire for weeks because of how she has handled controversy at Harvard over the war in Gaza It revealed that Gay resigned amid allegations of plagiarism adding that she failed to properly cite sources in her academic papers, making her become the shortest-serving president…

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NIDCOM Warns MDAs, Embassies Against Phoney Diaspora Groups

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has warned all government Ministries, Departments and Agencies; Embassies and High Commissions; as well as Diaspora groups to beware of phoney diaspora groups with apparent sinister and political ulterior motives parading as authentic diaspora group. Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NIDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, on Tuesday said this. In a statement he issued in Abuja, Balogun specifically mentioned a group, Nigeria Diaspora Forum, which claimed it has established an office in Abuja for the welfare of Nigerians in the Diaspora. He said:…

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He Had Brain Surgery, Minister Seeks Prayers For Zack Orji +PHOTOS

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Minister of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has called on Nigerians to rally behind the ailing Nollywood actor, Zack Orji, saying he had brain surgery on January 1, 2024. Musawa made the appeal during her visit to the actor at a private hospital in Wuse, Abuja. This information was contained in a statement by the minister’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Nneka Anibeze, which was shared on Facebook. Expressing sympathy for the veteran actor’s family, Musawa described him as a national asset and expressed confidence…

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Brain drain: Lagos To Establish Medical University In 2024 – Sanwo-Olu

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Lagos State Government will soon establish a medical university to boost the training of health professionals and address the problem of brain drain in the health sector. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-olu disclosed this at the inauguration of the Femi Gbajabiamila General Hospital on Tuesday in Surulere, Lagos The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 80-bed facility was facilitated by the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila. The governor said the university would be established before the end of 2024, in collaboration with the Federal Government.…

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2024 Hajj: NAHCON Extends Registration Deadline For Pilgrims

ADEOLA YUSUF

The National Hajj Commission, NAHCON, has extended the deadline for payment of 2024 hajj. In a statement on Tuesday, its Assistant Director on Public Affairs, Fatima Sanda Usara said the new deadline is now January 31, 2024 as against December 31, 2023. It was gathered that the commission was in dilemma over low turnout and might have to extend the deadline. READ ALSO: FULL LIST: Blacklisted Foreign Varsities In Nigeria PHOTOS: Inside Lionel Messi’s Over $10m Mansion PDP Waving Off Tinubu’s New Year Message A Blight On Democracy – APC…

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FULL LIST: Blacklisted Foreign Varsities In Nigeria

ADEOLA YUSUF

On Tuesday, the Federal Ministry of Education, declared that the Republic of Benin and Togo’s degree credentials would no longer be evaluated or accredited in Nigeria. Recall that the Ministry made its decision in response to an undercover investigation by a Nigerian publication that revealed the operations of a degree mill in Cotonou, the capital of the Benin Republic. The ministry also warned Nigerians against enrolling in such institutions as their credentials will not be recognized. READ ALSO PHOTOS: Inside Lionel Messi’s Over $10m Mansion PDP Waving Off Tinubu’s New…

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PHOTOS: Inside Lionel Messi’s Over $10m Mansion

ADEOLA YUSUF

Recently revealed images of Lionel Messi’s exquisite residence have provided a fresh insight into the World Cup winner’s life of luxury in Florida. The soccer star, having signed a two-and-a-half-year deal valued at $50-60 million per season, relocated to Florida during the summer after joining David Beckham’s Major League Soccer franchise, Inter Miami. According to Dailymail on Sunday, after spending his first few months living in a $9m apartment seconds away from ‘golden beach’, the Argentine and his wife Antonella bought a sprawling $10.75m estate in Fort Lauderdale in September.…

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PDP Waving Off Tinubu’s New Year Message A Blight On Democracy – APC

ADEOLA YUSUF

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that the statement by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of January 1, 2024, waving off President Bola Tinubu’s new year message is a testament to the party’s incapacity to serve as a sensible or credible opposition party. Platforms Africa reports that the APC said this in a statement signed by Felix Morka, its National Publicity Secretary, arguing that if the status of the opposition party were a contested one, the PDP would still miserably fail to pass muster. “Democratic opposition politics is…

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