Author: Olukayode Oke

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has launched a result verification and confirmation portal, called NECO e-Verify. The council’s Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, described the NECO e-verify as an online result verification solution that guarantees instant authentication of academic and basic information about prospective candidates for admission and employment into academic institutions and work. The registrar spoke during the unveiling of the portal yesterday in Abuja. This happened as the Federal Government directed heads of tertiary education institutions to deploy the platform for the verification of results of admission-seeking candidates that sat for NECO’s Senior School Certificate. Wushishi said: “Due to the…

Arsenal are expected to have a busy Friday, as the Premier League club continues to sort out its squad ahead of the 2023/2024 season. New signings, Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber will undergo their medical checks at the Colney training centre. The Gunners agreed a British record £105million deal for Rice with West Ham this week. Mikel Arteta is also set to add Timber to his squad after Arsenal agreed to pay around £34.2million for the Dutchman. William Saliba’s new four-year contract will also be announced. Football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, tweeted: “Busy, huge Friday @Arsenal. New deal announcement for…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has ordered the immediate review of the ongoing staff audit across the state public service. This is even as Governor Adeleke restated the commitment of his administration to the enhancement and protection of workers’ interest. This action is coming after the state civil servants on Thursday left the venue of the staff audit. The civil servants had complained of the treatment meted out on them by the consultants engaged by the Adeleke administration to carry out the audit exercise. Meanwhile, in an address to a joint meeting of labour leaders and the auditing firm on…

President Bola Tinubu has formally asked the House of Representatives to confirm the newly appointed service chiefs. The Speaker of the House, Abass Tajudeen opened Thursday plenary by reading the President’s letter seeking the confirmation of the appointments of the heads of security agencies. On June 19, 2023, exactly three weeks after his inauguration, Tinubu removed all service chiefs in Nigeria and appointed new ones whom he directed to resume with immediate effect. Those affected in the unprecedented shakeup include Alkali Usman who was removed as the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Lucky Irabor, sacked as the Chief of Defence Staff;…

Twitter has threatened a lawsuit against Meta over its new platform, Threads. The parent company of Instagram, Meta on Wednesday, July 5, introduced Threads, a text-based companion to Instagram that is similar to other text-based social platforms, including Twitter. Meta owner, Zuckerberg on Thursday, announced that Threads had already signed up 30 million users on its first day, vastly dwarfing competitors. Hours after Threads was revealed, Alex Spiro, Twitter attorney sent a letter to Meta CEO, Zuckerberg accusing him of misusing the company’s “trade secrets and other intellectual property” to create its Threads app, a rival to Twitter, Forbes reports…

Victor Osimhen has demanded a salary of €7m annually to extend his current deal with Napoli. Napoli, who have already opened talks to extend Osimhen’s contract, are keen on inserting a hefty €200m release clause in the new deal, Get Italy football news stated. The Nigeria international helped the Partenopei win their first Serie A title in 33 years, and emerged the leading scorer in Italy’s topflight with 26 goals in 32 games in 2022/23. His impressive form has seen him linked with moves to PSG, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham and Bayern Munich. “A solution for the issue could be…

Scottish Premiership club, Glasgow Rangers have announced the signing of Nigeria forward, Cyriel Dessers. Dessers, who joined the Gers from Serie A club Cremonese, signed a four-year contract. The 28-year-old is Rangers’ sixth signing of the summer. Rangers paid €5m deal plus €1.5m in add-ons for the striker. Speaking after signing for Rangers, he said: “I am really happy, it is a big relief to finally be here. There have been some long days and some stressful days, but it is a great feeling to finally be here. “The history of the club, the fans, the stadium, it’s massive, but…

Granit Xhaka has joined Bayer Leverkusen from Arsenal, ending the midfielder’s seven-year stay in North London. The Swiss playmaker, 30, joined the Gunners from Borussia Monchengladbach in 2016 and went on to make 297 appearances for the club. On signing his five-year contract at Leverkusen, Xhaka said: “I know the league inside out and have always watched them from London. “Leverkusen are a club with an impressive history and ambitious goals. Above all, I see it as a club with a great future. “The discussions with those responsible were enormously motivating. You are ambitious and want to achieve something —…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made a grand entrance to trending social media platform, Threads. Threads – owned by Meta which is founded by Mark Zuckerberg – has seen over 10 million people sign up after new strict measures introduced by Elon Musk on Twitter. In his first post on Threads, President Tinubu wrote: “My fellow Tailors, Idan has landed.” Nigerians have reacted after seeing their President join the social media platform… Ayomidate wrote: “Idan! I Dey with you! Make I show you road” Cerzeeco wrote: “Well “Follow for follow” make we start our influencer journey. 😹😂” Damian_pg: “Tinubu Sabi operate phone…

Workers in Ondo State have urged Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who has been battling ill-health for a while to ensure full recuperation before resuming official duties. The workers represented by the state Chairmen of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Oladele Victor Amoko, the Joint Negotiating Committee, JNC, Olapade Ademola and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, Clement Fatuase, in a statement issued on Thursday emphasised that the full recovery of the governor is of utmost priority. The governor, who had left for a 21-day medical leave abroad a few days ago, is scheduled to return home on July 6, 2023, according to…

Cesar Azpilicueta has signed a one-year contract with Atletico Madrid after announcing his departure from Chelsea. Spanish defender Azpilicueta, 33, made 508 appearances for the Blues having moved to West London from Marseille in 2012. He won nine major honours at Stamford Bridge, skippering the side to triumphs in the 2019 Europa League, 2021 Champions League and 2021 Club World Cup finals. In an Instagram post, Azpilicueta — affectionately known to fans as Dave — said: “This is, without doubt, the hardest letter I have ever had to write, but I want to be the one to share this with…

Civil servants in Osun State have walked out of the ongoing staff audit on Thursday. The staff audit is being carried out by the Osun State Government through a consulting firm, Saibot Consulting. Some civil servants who offered to speak with newsmen claimed the way the consultant has been treating them during the exercise angered them. They lamented that they could no longer endure the embarrassment. The workers also kicked against the exercise, describing it as baseless. One of them, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said: “We don’t see the need for the exercise as it is baseless;…