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Multiple award-winning afrobeat sensation, David Adeleke, has disclosed his intention to reward a staff of Eko Hotel and Suites, Kekwaaru Ngozi Mary, with $10,000 for returning $70,000 misplaced by a customer in Lagos. The young lady made headlines a few days ago due to her…

The Ogun State government on Sunday said it has begun investigation into the sales of ‘poisonous’ locally brewed alcoholic drinks in some parts of the state. This, the government said, followed the death of some residents of the state after allegedly consuming alcoholic…

A leaked memo addressed to the Lagos State Ministry of Health indicating that the State Government approved N61,285,000 for the mass burial of 103 persons identified as 2020 EndSARS victims has gone viral on social media, sparking outrage. The memo dated July 19,…

The Federal Government has increased school fees for Federal Government Colleges (FGCs), otherwise known as Federal Unity Colleges, from ₦45,000 to ₦100,000. This was contained in a directive from the Office of the Director of Senior Secondary Education Department of the Federal Ministry…

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has hiked tuition fees for new and returning undergraduate students. A late Friday statement from the institution hinged the move on what it described as the “prevailing economic realities”. “After careful deliberations with its stakeholders (students, parents/guardians, staff unions,…

The Anambra State Government has handed over the embattled 19-year-old candidate in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Ejikeme Mmesoma, to a psychotherapist for three months of guidance and counselling coaching.   ADVERTISEMENT The state Commissioner for Education, Prof Ngozi Theresa Chuma-Udeh, announced this during…

The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has reiterated the importance of Nigerians living abroad registering on the NiDCOM portal, insisting that it would ensure that in times of troubles and when there was need for their evacuation, they would…