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By Adedapo Adesanya The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas, has congratulated teachers in Nigeria and all over the world on the occasion of this year’s World Teachers’ Day, noting their immeasurable contributions to society and promising better welfare. According to a statement released by his media aide, Mr Musa Abdullahi Krishi, the Speaker described teachers as destiny moulders and life changers. He also hailed teachers for their critical roles in the mental and behavioural development of their pupils and students. Mr Abbas noted that teachers or lecturers not only educate but also serve as guardians and

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Norwegian writer, Mr Jon Fosse, for “his innovative plays and prose, which give voice to the unsayable,” according to the Royal Swedish Academy. One of his country’s most-performed dramatists, Mr Fosse, 64, has written some 40 plays as well as novels, short stories, children’s books, poetry and essays. Learn more about the 2023 #NobelPrize in Literature: https://t.co/dVT9QJr7PM — The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 5, 2023 Mr Mats Malm, permanent secretary of the academy, announced the prize Thursday in Stockholm. Mr Malm said he reached Fosse by telephone to

By Bliss Okperan The resumption date of the National Diploma (ND) 2 students of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) in Ogba, Lagos, has been postponed by the management to January 2024. The affected students, who are currently undergoing their mandatory Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES), were earlier scheduled to resume for the 2023/2024 academic session on Monday, December 18, 2023. However, information gathered by Business Post from the Student Affairs Officer, Mrs Esther Eke, confirmed that this date has been moved forward to next year after discussions. According to her, the decision to shift the resumption date was

By Bliss Okperan The University of Osun State (UNIOSUN) has set a goal to achieve a spot in the 10 top universities in Nigeria by 2026. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Clement Adebooye, while speaking on Friday at the main campus of the university in Osogbo, said the management also intends to make the school one of the 25 best in Africa in three years’ time. According to him, the management has begun to implement the strategies designed to meet this target, including providing a peaceful academic environment for students and others. He expressed the commitment of the

By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi Despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent signing into law of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) on Monday, August 16, 2021, after years of back-and-forth movement, an Act which provides legal, governance, regulatory and fiscal framework for the Nigerian petroleum industry and development of host communities, my recent ‘sojourn’ in the creeks of Niger Delta region, South-South geo-political zone, Nigeria, in the past one month or thereabout has strengthened my belief that nothing has changed. Aside from raising consciousness that the poor level of infrastructural and socio-economic development in the region is an indication of sustained poor management

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Four new persons have been appointed to the board of directors of a Nigerian consumer-packaged-goods company, Rite Foods Limited. A statement from the company explained that the appointments were part of a strategic move to position the business for accelerated growth and improve the organisation’s market presence as it takes giant strides into the next phase of its growth strategy. The appointees are Mr Kunle Elebute and Isa Mohammed Inuwa as Independent Non-Executive Directors, Raheem Owodeyi as a Non-Executive Director and Dr Kehinde Onijingin as an Executive Director. The new board members are expected to use their

By Dipo Olowookere About 39 students of Sokoto origin studying abroad on the bill of the state government have been asked to return home. Their recall was approved on Friday by the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, when he received the report of the committee instituted to advise government on the issue. The affected students are currently studying in various schools in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Mr Tambuwal explained that the move is expected to save the state government over N500 million. He said that government’s action signalled a change of priorities in the payment of scholarships to indigent

By Dipo Olowookere At least nine civilians have been killed in missile strikes launched by the United States military on a Syrian airbase. Among the fatal casualties were four children. On Tuesday, at least 72 people, including 20 children, were reportedly killed in Syria when chemical missiles were launched by those Mr Donald Trump called allies of Syrian President, Mr Bashar al-Assad. The US retaliatory missile attack is the first direct American attack on the Mr Assad’s regime. Late Thursday, President Trump directed the US military to fire dozens of Tomahawk missiles against a Syrian regime airbase. The US launched

By Adedapo Adesanya The Naira appreciated on the US Dollar at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) segment of the market on Tuesday, July 25, amid continued foreign exchange supply shortage in the financial system. In the spot market, the local currency gained 0.08 per cent or 62 Kobo against the greenback to settle at N791.42/$1, in contrast to the preceding day’s rate of N792.04/$1. Business Post reports that the currency market is still being plagued with the FX crisis as the value of transactions remained low, though it marginally increased by 4.2 per cent or $2.09 million during the session

By Adedapo Adesanya The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has proceeded to sue President Bola Tinubu over the withdrawal of the accreditations of 25 journalists and media houses from covering the Presidential Villa. In the suit filed on behalf of SERAP its lawyers, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, Mr Kolawole Oluwadare, and Miss Valentina Adegoke, it was argued that, “The ban on the journalists from covering the Presidential Villa fails to meet the requirements of legality, necessity, and proportionality.” According to reports, the federal government recently withdrew the accreditations of some journalists, preventing them from covering activities at the Presidential Villa,

By Dipo Olowookere The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria, Mr Segun Ogunsanya, has said the company will adhere strictly to the directive of the federal government to disconnect mobile lines of subscribers who fail to update their registration records with their National Identification Number (NIN). The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had on Tuesday directed subscribers to link their registration with network operators with the NIN between December 16 and December 30. According to the telecommunications industry regulator in Nigeria, any subscriber who fails to meet the requirement within the stipulated period would have his line(s) blocked. On Wednesday,

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The African Alliance Stockbrokers Limited has announced its resignation as a dealing member of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). In a notice dated Monday, July 24, 2017, and signed by its Council Secretary, Mojisola Adeola, the stockbroking firm disclosed that the resignation takes effect from Monday, July 31, 2017. Notice   is   hereby   given that African Alliance Stockbrokers Limited has resigned its Dealing Membership of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), effective July 31, 2017,” the notice said. “Any person(s) with any objection regarding the resignation of African Alliance Stockbrokers Limited Dealing Membership of the Nigerian Stock Exchange should