Chief Lance Momodu, the National President, AuchiPolytechinc Alumni Association, said on Monday that the association would build a N200 million lecture theatre for the institution. Momodu said in a statement, a copy of which was made available to our correspondent that the launching of an appeal fund for the lecture theatre project would take place [...]
THE VICE Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Prof Boniface Egboka, has advocated an increase in the carrying capacity of the institution, in view of the increasing number of candidates applying to study in the institution. Nnamdi Azikiwe University was the second most sought after institution in this year’s Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, JAMB, examination, [...]
The ongoing strike by federal health workers at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), Ile-Ife, on Wednesday continued to take a toll on medical services. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) embarked on the strike on Monday to press home some demands. The demands include the [...]
D’banj has openly congratulated his former business partner, Don Jazzy for the successful launch of his record label Mavin Records. The two former partners who co-owned Mo’Hits Records broke up their nine year-relationship early this year with efforts to reconcile them proving abortive. D’banj tweeted some hours ago that, “Congrats to my brother and the [...]
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Halliburton Graduate Trainee recruitment for Engineers in Port Harcourt,May 2012 Halliburton Energy Services Nigeria Limited – In the coming decades, energy resources will become increasingly difficult to find and access. As one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the upstream energy industry, Halliburton serves the life cycle of the well. Using [...]
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has revealed that Chelsea ace Mikel Obi as well as France-based striker John Utaka are set to return next month. Mikel has yet to feature under Keshi, who was appointed in November, while Utaka fell out of favour since he made the final squad for the 2010 World Cup in South [...]
abductors of Dr. (Mrs) Olusola Otulana, a lecturer at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, who was kidnapped last Friday, have allegedly insisted on collecting a N50 million ransom before releasing her. Vanguard learnt, yesterday, that her husband, Dr. Biodun Otulana, pleaded with his wife’s abductors to show mercy as he reportedly told them he [...]
As the first ever musical reality show for orphanages organised by Melody Shelters, a collaboration of Adonis Productions and Prince Tonye Princewill came to a climax this 5th of May, 2012, the Kogi State’s Godswill Orphanage has emerged as the 2012 champions. The PDP Chieftain and the Leader of Princewill Political Associates (PPA) was on [...]
The University of Jos is to confer honorary awards on famous Nigerian footballer Nwakwo Kanu and two charity organizations, TY Danjuma Foundation and Carnegie Corporation of New York. on a very deserving Nigerian, the most decorated African footballer, ex-international and Super Eagles Captain Nwankwo Kanu,” Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor. Giving reasons for choosing [...]
The newly approved Federal polytechnic in the riverine community of Ekowe in Bayelsa State is set to commence academic activities. Rector of the polytechnic, Dr. Ineye Ekpebu, who spoke at the weekend, announced that the institution would begin its maiden session on Monday, May 14, 2012. He said the polytechnic has utilized about 100 hectares [...]
Kano State government is planning to establish three more universities in the state before the end of 2012 in order to curb difficulties faced by indigenes of the state while seeking admission in other universities across the country, Secretary to the Kano State Government, Dr. Rabi’u Suleiman Bichi, has disclosed. Dr. Bichi made the disclosure [...]
Unknown persons, Tuesday morning planted multiple high calibre time bombs in three locations at the Bayero University Kano (BUK) old campus in the commercial city. The location are the Faculty of Science, Sports Complex and in front of the Sub-Dean’s office, Faculty of Law of the school. Eyewitness account told Vanguard that “a strange object [...]
The Rauf Aregbesola administration will sponsor 98 clinical students of the College of Medicine of the Osun State University (UNIOSUN) to complete their medical studies in the Karazin University in Ukraine. Governor Rauf Aregbesola broke the news in Osogbo, the state capital, at the weekend at a meeting with Concerned Parents of Medical Students of [...]
Former Nigerian football international, Rashidi Yekini was buried Saturday in his home town in Kwara State. The former prolific striker was laid to rest at about some minutes past four at Ira Offa, Kwara State amid tears by some sympathisers. Rashidi Yekini scored Nigeria’s first FIFA World Cup goal at the USA 1994 competition when [...]
Three people were shot dead while four others, including two soldiers, were wounded Saturday when suspected Islamists sect opened fire at a wedding in the city of Maiduguri, the army said. The suspected gunmen fired shots sporadically when they sensed that the wedding venue was under surveillance by troops of the special Joint Task Force [...]
English Premier League club Arsenal will travel to Nigeria for a pre-season match in Abuja on 5 August. According to the organisers, DanJan Sports, Arsenal’s opposition are likely to be a leading African national team. It will be the first time the Gunners have played in Nigeria. “We are working on the opposition and once [...]
The Kogi State University was in a state of turmoil on Friday afternoon last week as a bomb was thought to have gone off in the school library. At about 12:30pm on Friday the fourth of May, students where running out of the school library at the instant of an alleged very strong vibration and [...]
The Gombe State government has approved the recruitment of 1,000 graduates as teachers in secondary schools to tackle the issue of unavailability of qualified teachers in the state. Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, who made the disclosure during the graduation of 520 persons from MDG skills acquisition centres in the state, said the youths were trained [...]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested a school teacher in Akure, Ondo State, for allegedly aiding a students in the on-going WAEC examinations. Resident Consultant to ICPC, Mr. Folu Olamiti, confirmed that the teacher (name withheld) was arrested following a tip-off from members of the National Anti-Corruption Volunteers Corps [...]
A list comprising of names of suspected backers of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram has been prepared by the federal government. A local newspaper reports that the list was compiled by top security chiefs at a meeting on ending the the ceaseless attacks unleashed by the sect. The security chiefs were said to have worked [...]
THE founder and General Overseer of Living Faith Church, aka Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has inspected the site for the smooth take-off of the Cross River campus of the Covenant University Otta in Ogun State. The proposed University which is expected to take-off soon would offer courses like Engineering, Computer Science, as well as [...]
Unconfirmed reports reaching us have declared that legendary footballer and two-time African footballer Rashidi Yekini, 47, is dead. According to Wikipedia, Yekini was born in Kaduna. After starting his professional career in the Nigerian league, he moved to Côte d’Ivoire to play for Africa Sports National. From there he went to Portugal and Vitória de [...]
Diploma and Bachelors Scholarships in the field of Law for the applicants of Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda at University of London, 2012 UK Study Subject(s):Law Course Level iploma and Bachelors Scholarship Provider: University of London Scholarship can be taken at: UK Eligibility: The University of London International Programmes is awarding scholarships to [...]
A bomb scare at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MM2) and the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) caused anxiety among passengers, motorists and airport workers yesterday. The scare of a possible explosive around both the new and old domestic terminals propelled security agencies, including the police, the Air Force and para-military agencies, to deploy their men on [...]
