Following the several skyrocketed fees across all educational sectors in Nigeria recently, the federal government on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 reiterates that all federal universities remains tuition free. The Nigeria Presidency made this statement barely fews days Federal Unity Colleges increased the school fees for new students from N45,000 to N100,000.,as reported by GOVIMA. “For the avoidance of doubts, federal universities in Nigeria remain tuition-free,” a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake, reads Wednesday.The statement is titled ‘Federal Universities Remain Tuition-free.’ While acknowledging the rise in fees in federal universities in…
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The federal government has said Point of Sale, PoS agents found guilty of price fixing will pay a fine of up to N10 million or three months prison jail. The Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), disclosed in a statement on Monday by Babatunde Irukera, Executive Vice Chairman of the commission. Preceding now, the PoS agents under the aegis of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents, AMMBAN, had increased their service charge for withdrawals and deposits. Consequently, the FCCPC entered an Order & Notice (ONC), served to the executives of AMMBAN, prohibiting PoS agents from further implementing…
The attention of the Lagos State Government has been drawn to some social media publications about a purported mass burial plan for casualties of the 2020 #EndSARS incident. The press state released on July 23, 2023 by the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, claims the peddlers of the news are deliberately misinterpreting and sensationalizing a letter from the Lagos State Government Public Procurement Agency titled: Letter of No Objection – Mass Burial for the 103, the Year 2020 ENDSARS victims, to misinform the public, stir public sentiment and cause public disaffection against the Lagos State…
In the second quarter of the year 2023 (April-May-June), as reports emerged, the global smartphone shipments went down by 8% quarter-on-quarter and 5% year-on-year. On the positive side, the premium segment demand remained resilient, with the segment’s share reaching a record high for the quarter. Here are the five biggest smartphone companies as disclosed by the report. Samsung leads the giants share Samsung has maintained its top position in the global smartphone market. The company held the largest market share at 22%, benefiting from the strong performance of its Galaxy A-series worldwide. Apple stands 2 Apple secured the second position…
Organisations can now utilise Google Chat more than ever before as the tech giant did some rebranding on Spaces and got a host of useful features with ability to host a meeting directly from the chat box. Now, GoogleChat spaces can have 50,000 members. Earlier, this number was restricted to 8,000. “In continuing our efforts to boost communication and collaboration for teams of all sizes in Google Workspace, we’re increasing the number of users you can add to a space in Google Chat from 8,000 to 50,000,” said Google as quoted in post on their blog. “We hope this feature…
Following the court ruling limiting its operations to only Federal roads, the Federal Road Safety Corps on Tuesday affirmed to appeal the ruling of the Court of Appeal sitting in Asaba, Delta State. The press statement as signed by the Corps Public Enlightenment Officer, Bisi Kazeem, the Corp Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu, said the Corps would also seek a stay of execution. Biu maintain that the Corps was yet to obtain a certified true copy of the judgement and would appeal to the higher court as soon as it gets the copy. He said the implication of the judgement was…
As Nigerians laments lack of a strong opposition party for tandem political hits, The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF), maybe preparing the ground to match the ruling party as it’s set to meet on Tuesday in Abuja to discuss the state of the party and the nation. In a statement by its Director-General, C.I.D. Maduabum in Abuja on Monday, the forum said the inaugural meeting would also roll-out the agenda of the forum under the leadership of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. He said that the first meeting of the forum since Mohammed and Seminalayi Fubara were elected…
The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to bridge the digital skills gap between industries and schools, through Tertiary Education Trust Fund. This was revealed by the Executive Secretary, TETFund, Sonny Echono, who said government has drafted a policy to ensure that students in higher institutions acquire digital skills before graduation. Speaking in Abuja on Monday at the 2023 Train the Trainer ICT Capacity Workshop for Beneficiary Institutions in North Central zone, Echono said that bridging the digital skills gap would help produce graduates that are globally competitive. According to him, the need for capacity building, internet access availability, electronic…
Work place in our world today is in dare need of the listed below soft skills, those who have them will always be sought after: Leadership Strong leadership skills, including the ability to motivate, inspire and guide others are sought after a lot, especially for managerial and team-leading positions. Communication Strong communication skills are crucial for conveying ideas, actively listening and building rapport with work acquaintances. Creativity The capacity to think creativity, generate innovative ideas and approach problems from different perspectives is a very valuable trait in the workplace in today’s world. Collaboration The ability to work well with others,…
Google CEO, Sundar Pichai has announced PaLM 2 large language model (LLM), with improved multilingual reasoning and coding capabilities. The company said that the model is trained on 100 languages and performs a broad range of tasks. Pichai highlighted that the AI model will be available in Workspace apps, Med-PaLM for medical uses and Sec-PaLM for security. A report has now said that Google has been testing an AI chatbot that will expertly answer medical questions. According to The Verge report (via The Wall Street Journal), Med-PaLM 2 has been in testing at the Mayo Clinic research hospital, a non-profit…
In other to save lives and properties, the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has announced total ban on metal scavenging in the state with immediate effect. The governor made this known on Monday, and declared that an executive order would subsequently follow-suites. Zulum made the announcement after sighting some metals vandalised by scavengers from government structures during a visit to the Bulumkutu area of Maiduguri, the state capital. “All those things are government properties; you can see street lights and communication towers. Such acts can sabotage the activities of state and Federal Governments. “We can’t allow that to continue; I…
Nigeria Electricity Generating Companies (GenCos), has been allege to sell electricity to neighbouring countries at a lower cost than the Distribution Companies (DisCos), in Nigeria sells. A report by the Nation claims to have obtained a document over the weekend posited. Although the document did not show the price difference, but however maintained the errant GenCos were carrying “unregulated sales or secret deals” to earn foreign exchange at all cost” and in defiance of an existing Federal Government directive. The GenCos are also said to be sidelining the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET), a government agency in charge of the…