Nigerian Music artistes, Davido and Tiwa Savage have been nominated for the 2014 BET awards. They were nominated in the Best International Act category. Similarly, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong’o have also been nominated for this year’s award in the best actor and actress category. The announcement was made on Wednesday by BET. The event…
2014 Budget: No Funds to Pay Polytechnic lecturers
The federal government has disclosed that there is no provision in the 2014 budget for the payment of salary arrears owed Polytechnic lecturers in Nigeria. This was disclosed on Monday by McJohn Nwaobiala, permanent secretary in the Ministry who represented Nyesom Wike, Minister of Education at a hearing organised by members of the House of…
UNIBEN and BABCOCK Now Offer ElectronicTranscripts
Hillary Obomighe, Managing Director of ETX-NG, has disclosed that the University of Benin and the Babcock University, has recently joined other tertiary institutions that offer electronic academic transcripts. He said that the company offers the device and platform that enables electronic academic transcripts, while enlightening stakeholders in Lagos. He said with the device, linked…
Another Confab Delegate Dead
Mohammed Jumare, a delegate representing elder statesmen in the ongoing National Conference, is dead. A statement issued by James Akpandem, the Assistant Secretary, Media and Communications, said Jumare died in the early hours of Monday in Abuja. Akpandem said the elder statesman, who hailed from Kaduna State, has since been buried in Zaria. ”The National…
National Confab extension to cost additional N2bn
As against the three-month period allotted for the on going National Conference, it has now been extended by six weeks. The conference will now end on July 31 instead of the earlier date of June 19. Before the extension, some delegates had advocated that the three-month period allotted was not enough. A new work plan…
Osun May Confiscate MTN Mast
Osun State Government has threatened to pull down all MTN masts in the state following claims that the company has refused to pay mandatory fees for right of way permit. This was disclosed in a statement that MTN had agreed to pay the accumulated fee by April 15 but had retreated on the agreement. Dayo…
Half of a Yellow Sun Banned
The Nigeria Film and Video Censorship Board, (NFVCB), has banned the widely publicized and internationally acclaimed film, Half of A Yellow Sun, which has been premiered in Nigeria. The film promoters are making frantic efforts to remove the offensive sections and get the film approved. Sources said that the film is being stopped from getting…
Security Scare on Lagos Ibadan Express Road
Following an early morning speculation that members of the Boko Haram sect were going to attack Lagos, the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan expressway today witnessed an unusually heavy presence of policemen drafted from the Area G and Area F police command in Lagos. The policemen who mounted a roadblock shortly before the long bridge on the approach…
Kebbi Trains Sharia Court Judges
The Kebbi State Government on Tuesday commenced the training of 150 Sharia Court Judges on advanced Sharia Legal System to enhance the dispensation of Islamic Justice in the state. Muhammad Sani, Chief Registrar, Sharia Court of Appeal, addressing the participants in Birnin Kebbi, said the training would improve judges’ practical knowledge and enhance their understanding and memory on Sharia legal system. “The Sharia…
Nigerian Artists Dominate MAMA 2014 Nomination
MTV Base, Africa’s number one music authority has announced the nominees for this year’s MTV Africa Music Awards, MAMA 2014. The announcement which, was made on April 16, 2014, at the nominations party at the Sands in Johannesburg, South Africa, showed that Nigerian music industry is dominating as Nigerian artists clinched 11 out of 15…
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