February 15, 2023

[GIST] NUC approves Kano college upgrade to university

[GIST] NUC approves Kano college upgrade to university

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The National Universities Commission on Tuesday  approved the upgrade of  Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, to a University of Education. The Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof Abubakar Rasheed, who presented a letter of recognition of the institution as a university to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Tuesday in Abuja, said the institution


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[GIST] Elections: No reason to doubt INEC, says NEF spokesman

[GIST] Elections: No reason to doubt INEC, says NEF spokesman

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The spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has said that there is no reason to doubt the Independent National Electoral Commission in conducting free, fair, and credible elections at the February 25 and March 11 polls. Baba-Ahmed said, “We have not found any basis for doubting the credibility or the competence of INEC


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February 14, 2023

[GIST] Lagosians hail Sanwo-Olu on infrastructure

[GIST] Lagosians hail Sanwo-Olu on infrastructure

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The residents of Eti-Osa have applauded the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for the infrastructure renewal project in the state. The people of Eti-Osa further expressed their gratitude for the governor’s unfolding action plan for the development. According to a release by the state government, the town hall meeting held offered the residents an opportunity


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[GIST] Don’t aid rigging, NYSC tells corps members

[GIST] Don’t aid rigging, NYSC tells corps members

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The State Coordinator,  National Youth Service Corps,  Gombe, Mrs Ada Imoni, has called on the 2023 Batch ‘A’ Stream I Corps members, to say no to partisan politics as the nation prepares for the general elections. Imoni made this known on Monday during her debriefing at NYSC Temporary Orientation Camp, Amada, Gombe State. She maintained


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[GIST] Firm unveils communications solution for businesses

[GIST] Firm unveils communications solution for businesses

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21st Century Technologies Limited has partnered with Oracle to launch Oracle Exadata@Customer cloud infrastructure. 21st Century Technologies stated that the newly launched cloud infrastructure will enable new and existing partners and customers to deploy solutions that offer high performance, increased agility, efficiency, and innovation for their customers while also complying with all data and security


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[GIST] No eligible voter should sit on the fence

[GIST] No eligible voter should sit on the fence

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To understand more fully, the current wave of political realignments in the country and be able to make objective projections, it is important that we first cap ourselves within words of a Romanian-born American Jewish professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, human rights activist and Nobel peace prize-winning author of more than 50 books, Elie Wiesel,


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[GIST] Tackling examination malpractice

[GIST] Tackling examination malpractice

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One of the objectives of education in Nigeria is to prepare the young ones to face future challenges and develop them to meet the nation’s manpower requirements. Schools need to conduct examinations as yardsticks for assessment. It is the most practical way of assessment in education. Maduka (1993) defined examination as a way to ascertain


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