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    Entertainment Shakira celebrates Pique retirement on Instagram – Punch Newspapers

    Gerard Pique has announced his international retirement, and pop singer partner Shakira is showing her support on social media, Billboard reports. The 31-year-old made the announcement on Saturday, saying that he is retiring as Spain’s international player and that he will concentrate on...
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    Metro Bowen University appoints Ogunwole as new vice-chancellor – Punch Newspapers

    The Governing Council of the Bowen University, Iwo, has appointed Prof. Joshua Ogunwole as the new vice-chancellor of the university established by Nigerian Baptist Convention. Ogunwole, who is a professor of Soil Science, was appointed from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in Kaduna...
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    Metro Ending the Menace of Gas Flaring – Thisdaylive

    After dithering for years, Nigeria recently indicated its preparedness to end gas flaring, an exercise that represents waste and environmental degradation. Nigeria has repeatedly pledged to drastically cut down the flaring of gas at her oil fields in the Niger Delta. In fact, since the 1950s …...
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    Metro Leadership is education system’s biggest challenge, not funding –OAU VC – Punch Newspapers

    The Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Prof Eyitope Ogunbodede, has said that the major challenges facing the education sector in Nigeria are lack of good leadership and improper utilisation of funds, not funding. Speaking during the maiden annual lecture...
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    Metro African, Caribbean, Pacific Rim countries seek 200 professors from Nigeria – Punch Newspapers

    The Director-General of the Directorate of Technical Aid Corps, Dr. Pius Osunyikanmi, has said that some countries in Africa, the Caribbeans and the Pacific have made requests for 200 Nigerian professors, to help them strengthen their higher institutions. The DTAC sends professionals and...
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    Metro UI gets six TETFUND projects worth N5.6bn – Punch Newspapers

    The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Dr Abdullahi Baffa, has unveiled six projects valued at the sum of N5.6bn at the University of Ibadan, being part of a total of 42 projects approved for the institution. The projects include a 1,000 capacity … Read more via Punch...
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    Politics APC govs, senators raising funds towards Saraki’s impeachment – MDG – Vanguard News

    A pro-democracy group, Movement for Democratic Goals, MDG, has raised the alarm over alleged plans by All Progressives Congress, APC, governors and senators to raise billions of Naira to fund the removal of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu. Senate President...
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    Politics Osun poll: Errant corps members will be prosecuted, says NYSC – Punch Newspapers

    The Coordinator, National Youths Service Corps in Osun State, Mr Emmanuel Attah, has warned corps members who will be deployed for the September 22 governorship election in the state to avoid inducement while discharging their duties. The NYSC coordinator said any corps member who violated …...
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    Politics Group seeks law to strip defectors of their seats – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    A non-governmental organisation, United Global Resolve For Peace (UGRFP), wants the National Assembly to initiate a bill to strip defectors of their seats. Executive Director of the group, Shalom Olaseni, made the call … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...
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    Politics Three die in Katsina accident as Masari swears in new council chiefs – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Three people lost their lives yesterday in an accident at Yantumaki in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State while travelling to attend the swearing in ceremony of state the 34 council caretaker chairmen.. It … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...
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    Politics Lawyers hail Osinbajo for sacking Daura – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Prominent lawyers have praised the acting president of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) for decisively terminating the appointment of the director general of the Department of State Security (DSS), Lawal … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...
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    Business Concern Mounts over SEC’s Failure to Publish Accounts – Thisdaylive

    The failure of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to publish its annual accounts since 2014, a development that violates the Investment and Securities Act (ISA) 2007, Code of Corporate Governance and extant rules at the capital market has continued to cause anxiety in the market. But …...
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    Business Mines secures $13m to grow emerging markets’ digital credit platform – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Mines, a fintech startup re-inventing credit in emerging markets, has closed a Series A round of $13 million led by The Rise Fund, a global fund managed by TPG Growth, to intensify talent acquisition, continued growth in Africa, and expansion to … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper...
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    Sports Petr Cech in social media spat with Bayer Leverkusen – TODAY.NG

    Petr Cech became embroiled in a social media spat with Bayer Leverkusen yesterday after the Bundesliga club’s Twitter account mocked an error made by the Arsenal goalkeeper against Manchester City.... read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2P0uroB Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    Metro Fake professor arrested over alleged N1 million fraud – TODAY.NG

    A 54-year-old, who claimed to be a professor of Animal Husbandry at the University of Ibadan, has been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command after he fraudulently collected N1m from a man under the pretext of manufacturing animal multivitamins for him.... Read more via TODAY.NG –...
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    Metro Ogoni clean-up is well on track – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    The attention of the Management of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP has been drawn to separate publications in The Guardian Newspaper of 6th August, 2018... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News – https://ift.tt/2MGYjEJ Get More Nigeria...
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    Metro Benin Disco Decries Instability of National Grid – Thisdaylive

    The Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has decried the instability of the national grid, saying that between January and July this year, the national grid has been highly unstable with over 2,000 outages and interruptions recorded in its network coverage area of Delta, Edo, Ekiti and...
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    Metro 37 corpers escape death in auto crash – TODAY.NG

    Thirty-seven members of the National Youths Service Corps who had just concluded their one-year mandatory national service on Monday were involved in an auto accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2MmvbWy Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Politics Leaders are responsible for crises in parties, says UAC – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    The Convener, United Action for Change (UAC), Dr. Muiz Banire, (SAN) has called for intra-party democracy groupings to move the nation forward and end the crises in most groupings. Banire lamented that most political parties in the country … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...
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    Politics Voters’ registration dogged by racketeering, fewer centres – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    It is three days to the suspension of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), just as efforts by many Nigerians to get the exercise done remain bumpy. The commission noted … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...
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