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FG – The federal government has inaugurated the governing council of 13 federal universities. The minister of education, Adamu Adamu, said this while Inaugurating the council members in Abuja on Monday. The universities are Federal university Lokoja, Federal University; Lafia Nasarawa; Federal University, Kashere, Gombe; Federal university Wukari Taraba; Federal University Dutsin Ma, Katsina; Federal […]
Jada Pinkett Smith was the one in the hot seat during a recent episode of her Facebook show, Red Table Talk. Instead of interviewing a guest, her husband Will Smith sat her down to address the rumours surrounding a possible relationship she had with singer August Alsina. “We decided that we were going to separate for a period […]
Kueng – One of the black police officers at the scene of the killing of George Floyd by a white officer in Minneapolis in May has a Nigerian father, the New York Times reports. Alex Kueng joined the police largely because he believed diversity could force change in a Police Department long accused of racism. […]
FCMB Group notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange that it’s pensions arm, FCMB Pensions Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire 96% of Aiico Pensions Limited. This appears to be part of a deliberate strategy to grow the Group’s investment management portfolio and build on the inherent synergies between this and banking. It will be recalled that FCMB […]
George Floyd – The four former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing appeared before a judge on Monday, June 29. Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane, who are accused of aiding and abetting in Floyd’s death, appeared before Judge Peter Cahill on Monday afternoon in a courtroom at the Hennepin County Jail in downtown […]
Fintech – The coronavirus pandemic continues to turn the world and our lives upside down, with the outbreak forcing governments to put into place measures that reduce the risk of contamination, and focus on pre-emptive processes. The strain on the economy is palpable, and is an impending catastrophe that could exceed the crash of 2008, and […]
George Floyd – A slave trader’s statue in Bristol has been torn down and thrown into the harbour during a second day of anti-racism protests across the UK. It comes after largely peaceful demonstrations in London on Saturday ended in some clashes with police. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick urged protesters to find another way […]
Lemon or lime; which do you need? What are their features and benefits to human health? Here below are the answers. Many people seem still confused about the difference between lemon and lime. Both belong to the citrus family which includes oranges, tangerines, citron and grapefruit. Lemon and lime are largely similar in appearance, taste […]
Nigerian Guild of Editors has appealed to the Buhari administration for a bailout.The NGE made the appeal after a Zoom meeting of its standing committee on Thursday, 4 June. In a communique issued by the Guild administrative secretary, the NGE said that the dire state of the media, has been made worse by the COVID-19 […]
Religious leaders – Popular Nollywood actress, and founder of Passion Against Rape and Abuse Africa, PARAA, Foluke Daramola-Salako has revealed that about 75% of rape cases her organization had handled were perpetrated by religious leaders. The actress disclosed this during her conversation with Funmi Iyanda on Public Eye Live on Saturday, an Instagram live session, […]