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Varsities Talk: Are Nigerian private universities in trouble? (2)
Igbinedion University illustrates the long and difficult road to travel by proprietors of new private universities. It was one of the first three private universities to be approved in 1999. The other...
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Limited admission spaces: Way out of admission problems, by stakeholders
In the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, (UTME) brochure, candidates seeking admission into Nigeria's tertiary institutions are listed under the following categories: University,...
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Akwa Ibom community spoils for showdown with construction firm
EDEM EKPAT— RESIDENTS of Edem Ekpat, Etinan Local Government Area, Akwa-Ibom State are at daggers drawn with E. T. Dicks Construction Company, the firm handling the Ikot Akpabio-Edem Ekpat/Ndon...
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A MISSING LINK ROAD: 11 villages abandoned by gov, reps, minister
IKOT EDEM UDO—THE people of Ikot Edem Odo community, comprising 11 villages in Akpabuyo Local Government Area, Cross River State, routinely cut off from other parts of the state by flood and bad road,...
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Ikot Ekwere Itam: Rainy seasons scare this Akwa Ibom community
IKOT EKWERE ITAM—THE people of Ikot Ekwere Itam, an agrarian and business community in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa-Ibom State have cried out over the lack of access road and appalling road...
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Toxicologists raise alarm over pollutants in N-Delta communities
PORT HARCOURT— TOXICOLOGISTS have advised residents of oil-bearing communities in the Niger-Delta to live with caution to ward off strange deaths and sicknesses caused by dangerous toxins deposited in...
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Erosion cuts off Enugu oil community for 45yrs
Residents of Eha Ndiagu, an oil bearing community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State are groaning over lack of access road to the community since the end of the Nigeria- Biafran civil war...
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Ihiala community groans over lack of roads, havoc by tipper drivers
IHIALA—The people of Umuezeawara Community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State are groaning over lack of access roads.Residents of the area claimed that the village had lost over 45...
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Anambra awards N1.5bn anti-erosion contracts
Ekwulobia—The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project, NEWMAP, in Anambra State, has awarded four erosion control projects in four different locations in the state at the tune of over N1.5...
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When NDDC refused to commission N10.4b bridge
It is easily one of the star projects executed by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. It took all of 10 years to complete. Yet, when it was ready for commissioning in 2013, the NDDC...
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Menace of smoky vehicles on Lagos roads, implications to health
The streets of Lagos and the highways sometimes become dark, not with clouds but thick exhaust fumes from vehicles often referred to as rickety. Continue reading Menace of smoky vehicles on Lagos...
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Following the increasing challenges of management in the country, InterMarc Consulting has concluded plans to hold the maiden edition of its annual "National Waste Management Conference" which is...
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Demolition: Aba landlords demand compensation from Abia govt
ABA-Landlords within the Ifeobara basin in Aba, Abia State whose houses were demolished during the ongoing expansion works in the area, have appealed to the state government to halt further demolition...
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Collapsed Enugu Prisons sewage unsettles traders, residents
ENUGU- The Enugu Maximum Security Prison, built in 1915 for 638 inmates, now houses 1,800 inmates. Continue reading Collapsed Enugu Prisons sewage unsettles traders, residents at Vanguard News.
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Lagos new waste disposal policy:PSP operators, govt on war path
By Monsuru Olowoopejo LAGOS State Government and Private Sector Participation, PSP, operators, waste collection managers, are presently at loggerheads over planned introduction of the Clean Lagos...
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FMBN applauds Umuahia CBN Solar City Estate
The top management team of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria FMBN, that embarked on an appraisal visit to the CBN Cooperative Solar City Estate, Umuahia, has commended the effort of the initiators....
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Half of world’s beaches could vanish by 2100
Climate change and sea level rise are currently on track to wipe out half the world’s sandy beaches by 2100, researchers warned Monday. Even if humanity sharply reduces the fossil fuel pollution that...
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Thousands join Thunberg in Brussels to march for climate
Thousands of people, on Friday, joined teen climate activist Greta Thunberg in marching through Brussels on to demand more ambitious measures to fight climate change from the EU. According to police,...
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FG restates commitment to job creation
The Minister of Environment, Dr Mohammed Mahmood, has pledged the Federal Government’s commitment to the training of beneficiaries of high-pressure polyurethane foaming machines to create more jobs....
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Exposing children to lead costs Nigeria $16.2bn — UN official
By Gabriel Olawale A United Nations Environment Programme official, Desiree Narvaez, has put the economic cost of exposing children to lead in Nigeria at $16.2 billion, even as she revealed that five...
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