No Ransom Paid for Release of Ex-NYSC DG – Defence Headquarters.

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has clarified that no ransom was paid to secure the release of Retired Brigadier General Mahrazu Tsiga, a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), who was abducted and held captive for 56 days. In a statement issued by DHQ Spokesman, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, the military emphasized that…

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BREAKING: Education Minister Proposes 2-Year NYSC Duration, Advocates Skill Training Expansion.

The Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa, has proposed extending the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme from one year to two years. Alausa made this known on Friday during a courtesy visit by the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Akinyemi Nafiu, at the Ministry of Education headquarters in Abuja. In a statement published on NYSC’s…

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Delta Nursing School Bows to Pressure, Withdraws Controversial Query Issued to Student Over Oluremi Tinubu.

Delta State College of Nursing Science has succumbed to public outcry and retracted the query issued to a student, Osatohemwen Edobor, for sharing a viral video featuring First Lady Oluremi Tinubu. Earlier, Edobor was sanctioned for posting footage of nursing students rejecting a song praising Mrs. Tinubu during a ‘Health Programme and Distribution of 10,000…

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Tinubu Appoints Governing Council, Principal Officers for New Federal University in Ekiti.

President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of key officials for the newly established Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State. According to a statement released by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday, Senator Binta Garba has been named Pro-Chancellor and Chairperson of the Governing Council….

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NASU Threatens Nationwide Shutdown of WAEC Offices Over Workers’ Welfare.

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has issued a seven-day strike ultimatum to the management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) over unresolved labor grievances. Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos on Monday, NASU General Secretary, Prince Peters Adeyemi, warned that if their four-point demand—which includes workers’ welfare concerns…

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