In the Yoruba history, the Alaafin of Oyo has always been more than just a monarch. He is a custodian of culture, a symbol of spiritual authority, and a towering emblem of the storied Oyo Empire, one of the most powerful pre-colonial states in West Africa. The Alaafin’s throne, steeped in centuries of tradition, diplomacy, […]
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The Federal Government in a major step toward improving the quality of teacher education in Nigeria, has announced that Federal Colleges of Education (FCOEs) can now award the National Certificate in Education (NCE) and Bachelor’s Degrees in Education. This new development follows the revised Act governing FCOEs, which was approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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Between 2014 and 2024, the Nobel Prize has been bestowed upon a remarkable range of voices—novelists, poets, philosophers, and playwrights—each offering a distinct mirror to the human experience. Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded annually to writers whose works have made extraordinary contributions to the literary world. Here’s a closer look at the laureates who have
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Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Tanko Sununu made this known at a stakeholders’ meeting on the relaunch and scaling of the Renewed-Hope National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (RH-NHGSFP in Abuja. The minister, in a statement by the Head of Communication and Public Relations of the National Social Investment Programme Agency
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The National Association of Nigerian Students on Thursday called on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to extend its proposed mandatory drug testing initiative to political office holders and aspirants. NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), had repeatedly proposed drug integrity tests for corps members, prospective couples, and other groups, as part of efforts
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The Coalition of Associations of Private Schools (CAPS) in Edo on Thursday lauded the swift intervention of the state government to the recent increase in taxes by the state Internal Revenue Service for private schools. The coalition gave the commendation in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has kicked against the release of N 50 billion Academic Earned Allowance to the union by federal government for the settlement of members of the body’s outstanding indebtedness. ASUU said it is yet to receive any correspondence from the government relating to the widely reported release of the
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In a significant legal development, Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Lagos has issued an interim order restraining the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) from arresting or detaining Professor Abayomi Fasina, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), over allegations of sexual harassment. The court’s decision
Some parents under the aegis of Concerned Parents of Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos, have accused the school management and the Parent-Teacher Association of extortion through “unauthorised” levies despite clear directives from the Federal Government. In a petition addressed to the Minister of Education and exclusively obtained by The PUNCH, the aggrieved parents claimed they were
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Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an interim order preventing the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission from arresting or detaining the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Abayomi Fasina. The court also issued a directive barring the ICPC, its agents, or representatives from taking
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The Lagos State Government has disclosed that 26,592 public school students failed the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, raising alarm across the state’s education sector. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, stated this during a ministerial press briefing in Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday. He said, “45.7 per cent of the
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