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Recently constituted Economic Advisory Council have direct access to President Buhari, and the Chairman may, request for unscheduled meetings if the need arises. These were disclosed ,as PMB met with them today behind close door The functions of EAC, chaired by Prof. Doyin Salami, include fiscal analysis, economic growth and a range of internal and global economic issues working with the ...
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October, 2019
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9 October
UNILAG Suspends Another Lecturer Over BBC Sex Scandal
The University of Lagos, Akoka, has suspended another lecturer, Dr Samuel Oladipo, of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences. He was also indicted in a sexual harassment documentary produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation. The BBC had produced a documentary exposing four lecturers – two from UNILAG and two from the University of Ghana, Legon – for allegedly ...
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9 October
Sex for Grades UNILAG lecturer attempts suicide, hospitalized
University of Lagos (UNILAG) lecturer caught up in the BBC Africa Eye ‘Sex for Grades’ expose is said to have been hospitalized following a suicide attempt last night. The viral documentary caught on tape the UNILAG lecturer, Dr Boniface Igbenehue who doubled as a pastor at Foursquare Gospel Church asking for sexual favours from an undercover journalist who posed as a 17-year-old ...
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9 October
Lady who exposed UNILAG/ Foursquare man receives Death Threats
Kiki Mordi, the BBC journalist responsible for the undercover investigation into sexual harassment in universities, says she has received subtle threats since the report went viral. According to Mordi, who was inspired by her personal experience which saw her dropping out of the University and yet to become a graduate, she is not bothered by those threats. Before embarking on ...
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9 October
Delta Gov, says no apology for appointing daughter as aide
The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa has said that he has no apologies for appointing one of his daughters as an aide. I do not have any apologies for that because I know the quality of daughter that I have.” “It is not true that I have two of my daughters appointed. I have only one appointed and she ...
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9 October
UBA Foundation to reward schools
UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has started its annual National Essay Competition with a call for entries. Now in its Ninth year, the contest targets senior secondary school pupils, as part of UBA Foundation’s education initiative, aimed at promoting the reading culture and encouraging healthy and intellectual competition among secondary school pupils. ...
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9 October
Ikeja Discos, 7 other power distributors’ licences to be withdrawn
The Federal Government may cancel the licences of eight power distribution companies as the Discos breached some provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act in July 2019. According to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, the eight power firms include Abuja, Benin, Enugu and Ikeja Discos. Others are Kaduna, Kano, Port Harcourt and Yola Discos. In a notice posted on ...
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9 October
Wole Soyinka Centre calls for entries, introduces online app
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has called for entries from Nigerian professional journalists or team of journalists, full-time or part-time, for the 14th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting. The centre has introduced online application option for some categories of the award for this edition. The award, which is an annual programme of WSCIJ, ...
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9 October
BBN winner,Mercy, receives N25m SUV & N30m cheque
A brand new N25 million Innoson Motors sport utility vehicle (SUV) and a cheque of N30 million has been presented to Mercy. The presentation took place at the MultiChoice office and venue of the Big Brother House in Ilupeju, Lagos. Mercy, who made history by becoming the first female winner of BBN, thanked the organisers and sponsors of the event. ...
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9 October
FG raises VAT from 5% to 7.5 % from January 2020
The Federal Government has raised VAT from five per cent to 7.5 per cent. It will take effect from January. But, firms making a turnover of N25 million and below will be exempted. He stated this while presenting his N10.33 trillion 2020 budget estimates to the joint sitting of the National Assembly in Abuja. The essence of the exemption, according ...
