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Maritime Academy: Lack of Vessel Mars Training of Over 5,000 Nigerian Cadets
Strong indications emerged that no fewer than 5, 000 Nigerian cadets mainly trained at the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, MAN, Oron Akwa Ibom State is currently roaming the streets more than 11 years after their training. Rector of the academy,…
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25 Private Universities Set for 2013 NPUGA Games
TWENTY FIVE private universities will converge on Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU) in Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State for the 5th edition of the Nigeria Private University Games Association, NPUGA slated for December 14 to 22, 2013. President of the Local Organizing…
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AYECI Hosts Play4Literacy Football Tourney to Kick Illiteracy in Nigeria
African Youth Empowerment and Change Initiative (AYECI Inc.) in collaboration with the Lagos State Government presents The Eko Challenge Season 1 to play against illiteracy in Nigeria. The two-day football event between Lagos State Government Agencies holds at the Ultra-Modern…
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IBM Lasgidi Hackathon 2013/2014 Challenge Application
This IBM Lasgidi Hackathon 2013/2014 Challenge comprehensive details and information on how to apply. The IBM Lasgidi Hackathon event is being hosted in partnership with academic institutions in Lagos, Nigeria and its environs with sponsorship from our strategic partners in…
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UNICAL To Host All Nigeria Universities Debating Championship
University if Calabar is hosting the 2013 All Nigeria Universities Debating Championship — A championship expected to foster the intellectual capacity of students and prepare grounds for budding student politicians in Nigerian universities will be hosted by the University of…
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FUTA Staff Stabbed To Death At A Bar
A middle age man Udoh Johnson, a staff with the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), was stabbed to death with a broken bottle in a drinking joint over a minor argument. Report said that Udon had gone to a…
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Patience Jonathan Receiving Honorary Degree Amidst Strike Height Of Insensitivity โ APC
Patience Jonathan receiving Honorary Degree while Nigerian universities are shut an height of Insensitivity. This is according to APC. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as the height of insensitivity the decision by First Lady Patience Jonathan to receive…
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First Open Heart Surgery In Nigeria Performed At UCH, Ibadan
The first open heart surgery in a teaching hospital in Nigeria has been successfully carried out at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, Oyo State. The feat was carried out by surgeons at the UCH in conjunction with a team…
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9-Year-Old Nigerian Gets Microsoft Certified Professional Certificate
This is the youngest Microsoft-certified Nigerian. A nine-year-old pupil of Role Model School, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos, Jomiloju Tunde-Oladipo, has emerged the youngest Nigerian Microsoft certified professional. He came tops among 21 pupils who sat for the professional examination in Lagos.…
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NYSC Member Dies In Car Accident On The Way To Passing Out Parade
Quite an unfortunate story of a youth corp member who met his untimely death on his way to his Passing Out Parade (POP) this morning. After serving the country for a full year, Batch C corp members passed out today.…
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‘Schools Should Educate Students for Skills, Not Certificates’
Wale Afebioye, an executive director and business development executive of Premier College, Ijebu- Ode, in this interview with journalists addresses vital issues facing Nigeria’s education sector. He also disclosed his ambition to reposition Premier College to bridge the gap between…
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Enter “I Know a Nigerian Star” Writing Contest – Win Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
Enter the 2013 edition of “I Know a Nigerian Star” Writing Competition and get a change to win one of the prizes available. By submitting an entry, you stand a chance to win any of Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Tablet…
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