Over 500 Nigerian doctors turned up for a recruitment exercise the Saudi health ministry organised in Abuja on Tuesday. The exercise, which commenced at 7am continued way past afternoon. Our correspondent observed a large crowd of doctors within and outside the building during the exercise. The Saudi Ministry of Health had earlier called on doctors
History : Moshood Abiola’s 84th Posthumous Birthday Is Today
Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, also known as M. K. O. Abiola GCFR (24 August 1937 – 7 July 1998) was a Nigerian businessman, publisher, politician and aristocrat of the Egba clan. He was the Aare Ona Kankafo XIV of Yorubaland. MKO Abiola ran for the presidency in 1993, for which the election results were
Top 100 universities in Nigeria emerge [See full list]
University of Ibadan, UI, has been ranked as the number one university in Nigeria. The ranking was done by Webometrics, which is the largest academic ranking of Higher Education Institution. Its judgment is based on the assessment of Composite Indicators and Web Impact Factors. Also, Covenant University, and Obafemi Awolowo University are ranked second and
Unizik Mourns as 200level student commits suicide
Its was a black friday at the prestigious Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, as a 200 level student, David Ogbonna who lives in the school hostel (Basil block D room 332) committed suicide. David was found dangling with a rope round his neck beside a wardrobe in his room. He was a student of the Department
5 Misconception About The Petroleum Industry Act, 2021
DEBUNKING THE TOP 5 MISINFORMATION ON THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT (PIA) 2021: 1. NNPC is being privatized? No, NNPC is not privatized. NNPC is only becoming a limited liability company subject to CAMA, to be named NNPC Ltd (C will also now mean Company, not corporation). The share is still 100% government owned. A major
Asaba shut down as top politicians attend okawa father’s burial (images)
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has described the late Pa Arthur Okowa, as a foremost educationist and committed public servant who contributed to the growth and development of education in the country. Osinbajo spoke on Saturday at St Michael’s Anglican Church, Owa-Alero, Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta at the thanksgiving service marking the
Taliban Announces How They Will Rule Afghanistan
Sharia Law is triumphant in Afghanistan and democracy is dead. Although leaders of the Taliban are making up some pieces of how they will govern the conquered country as they go along, those are the foundational principles, according to Reuters . “There will be no democratic system at all because it does not have any
Ex-Governor, Orji and Son under EFCC Custody
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) took in former Abia Governor, Theodore Orji, on Thursday. Orji was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, but the commission parried a question on his whereabouts. A source had informed DAILY POST that he is still being held at the EFCC headquarters in Jabi. In an
What You need to know about New Petroleum Industry Act
SOME THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEW PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT 1. Repeals 10 existing industry laws. 2. FG to fully commercialize NNPC by February 2022. 3. 3% of Oil Revenue from each host community is retained for the host community and 30% is retained for frontier basins. 4. Only two regulatory agencies will
UNILAG reopens hostels, begins exams August 26
After the closure of students’ hostels in July over the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, the management of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has asked students to start returning to campus from next week. A statement on Wednesday by the Registrar, Mr. Oladejo Azeez, indicated that the students should begin to arrive the campus from August 26,