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2025 Rankings: UNILAG, OAU Miss Out On Top 10 Most Prestigious Universities In Nigeria

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigeria’s higher education sector continues to gain global recognition, with several universities making strides in academic excellence, research output, and innovation. According to the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, ten Nigerian institutions have emerged as the most prestigious, setting the pace for quality education and groundbreaking research. Leading the list is the American University of Nigeria (AUN), renowned for its American-style curriculum and commitment to entrepreneurship and leadership development. Following closely is Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), a historically significant institution known for its impact on science, engineering,…

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Nigeria Reason We Begin W’Cup Prize Money Payment Directly To Players -FIFA

Ganiyu Amodu

“The prize money has been ring-fenced first time ever in the history of FIFA to ensure that it goes to you (Super Falcons).”   World football body FIFA has announced its plan to pay prize money directly into the players’ accounts of the winners of the ongoing women’s World Cup in Australia/New Zealand. Platforms Africa reports that FIFA Secretary-General, Fatma Samoura, confirmed this in a viral video on social media saying the policy change is due to unpaid allowance issues involving Nigeria’s Super Falcons. The Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum,…

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BREAKING: Soldier Goes Berserk, Kills FOB Commander, Sgt Major

Aliyu Aliyu

A soldier of the Nigerian Army, Lance Corporal Nwobodo Chinoso, has shot dead the Commander of the Forward Operating Base, Rabah in Sokoto State, Lieutenant Sam Oladapo. The shooting incident happened over the weekend, according to a report by PRNigeria. Chinoso also shot the FOB Rabah Command Sergeant Major, Sergeant Iliyasu Inusa, and a Private, Attahiru Mohammed, after he had killed Oladapo. READ ALSO Chrisland: Lagos Opposes Exhumation Of Late Student’s Corpse Soldiers Shoot 15-year-Old boy, Keke Operator Dead In Lagos JJC Skillz Remarries Nine Months After Split From Funke…

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Ogun Declares Tuesday Work-Free For PVC Registration

Ganiyu Amodu

  Ogun State Governor, Mr. Dapo Abiodun, has declared Tuesday, 26th July,  2022 as a work-free day in the state as the deadline for registration of voters for 2023 General Elections comes to a close on Sunday, 31st of July. Platforms Africa reports that this was contained in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary,  Kunle Somorin. The governor was quoted by the statement to have said the “one-day public holiday is to provide a window for all workers in the state, who have either…

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