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  Tony Blair, a former British prime minister, paid Bola Tinubu a visit today, May 23, at the Defense House in Abuja.  The former British prime minister and founder of the Tony Blair Institute for Good Governance, Mr. Tony Blair, was met by Tinubu at the Defense House in Abuja earlier today, according to images that he shared on his Instagram page. We talked about shared interests and ways Nigeria might keep gaining from the amazing work of the Institute.

Apply for DESOPADEC 2018/2019 Bursary and Scholarships Program for Undergraduates  – As we  promised to always keep you updated with recent and available information that will kindle you up to your  desired expectation, we wish to inform you that DESOPADEC Bursary and Scholarship Program for  2018/2019 has started for all interested candidates to apply. DESOPADEC – Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, Bursary and Scholarships  2018/2019 Application form and Portal is now open for candidates in Second year or above (200 – 500  level) in the Universities or in ND II, HND I and HND II in the Polytechnics/Monotechnics to apply. This scholarship is strictly for all Delta state indigenes especially those from the Oil Producing areas Eligibility for DESOPADEC Bursary and Scholarships Application 2018/2019 Have a CGPA of 2.20 and above in the previous academic year’s examination They must be full time University or Polytechnic Under...

Finally Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State has started giving admission for 2018/2019 academic session and to check if you have been given admission follow the steps below; 1. Visit Jamb site to accept your admission.  www.jamb.org.ng          N/B: The School and Jamb are giving admission so, check both to confirm if you have been given or not... 2. visit NDU site to print your Admission Confirmation: www.clearance.nduportal.com   3. Input you jamb registration number and check.. For more information consigning your registration and other questions consigning NDU admission call:  08145203087 or 09020148893 

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has decried the continuous high-level of abuse of Tramadol and codeine based cough syrup among Nigerian youth and women. NDLEA Chairman, retired Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah, said this while delivering Nigeria’s statement on ‘Crime Prevention, Criminal Justice and World Drug Problem’ at the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters, New York. Abdallah said: “Nigeria is witnessing a high level of abuse of tramadol and cough syrups containing codeine, especially by vulnerable youths and women. “This is a phenomenon common to many countries in the West-African sub-region which has ushered in a new level of transnational organised crimes. “As a result, a lot of national and sub-regional initiatives, including capacity development, have been put in place to address the situation”. Abdallah reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to fulfilling its obligations under relevant international instruments in the area of crime prev...

Phrank Shaibu is a Public Communication Consultant who writes from Abuja. In this piece, he discusses five (5) reasons he believes the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar will “beat Buhari silly” come 2019 election. Former Nigerian vice-President Atiku Abubakar raises his hands after winning the presidential ticket of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) during the party’s national convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on October 7, 2018. Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has picked Abubakar to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari who is seeking a second term in presidential polls scheduled for February 2019. / AFP PHOTO / According to him, one of the reasons is that President Buhari’s approval ratings have fallen even below average. Atiku Abubakar had, earlier today, been announced as the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, primary held in Port Harcourt on Saturday. Following Atiku’s victory, Shaibu said the focus of his p...

Atiku Abubakar, has emerged the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate for the 2019 election, The Punch reports. The former Vice President emerged after a keenly contested primary held at Adokiye Amasiemaka Stadium, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Sunday. The Chairman of the PDP Convention Committee and governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, announced the results of the primary on Sunday morning. He said Atiku polled 1,532 votes while Aminu Tambuwal polled 693 votes to place second. Other results are, Bukola Saraki , 317 votes;  Jonah Jang,  19 votes; Datti Ahmed, 5 votes; David Mark , 35 votes; Tanimu Turaki, 65 votes; Sule Lamido, 96 votes; Attahiru Bafarawa, 48 votes; Ibrahim Dankwambo, 111 votes; Ahmed Makarfi, 74 votes and Rabiu Kwankwaso,  158 votes.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says about 200,000 candidates have been offered admission by the board, for the 2018/2019 academic session. The Head, Media and Information of the JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos, said that the admission took effect after the board’s policy meeting in June in Gbongon, Osun. According to him, the ecercise is done through the Central Admission Process (CAP), an automated process to eliminate all human interference. “We have so far offered not less than 200,000 first choice admissions to candidates. ” To this effect therefore, we are urging candidates to go to our site and check their admission status and those who have been offered such admission should quickly indicate by accepting and printing such offer, as failure to do so will automatically mean the candidate is no longer interested. “And therefore, the board may see all such offers as rejected and wo...