29 Nigerian words and expressions were added in the latest (January 2020) updates of Oxford English Dictionary, The PUNCH reports. In a blog post, OED said some of the words are borrowed while others are coinages. Here is a list of the new
The Basic Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) has distributed writing materials to 49,000 integrated Almajiris in 501 integrated Quranic schools centres in Kebbi. The state BESDA Consultant, Prof. Abubakar Bagudo, made this known in an interactive session with Gov. Atiku Bagudu on
After hours of delaye Senator Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has finally received the Certificate of Return from the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) as the governor-elect of Imo State. He was awarded the certificate on Wednesday, barely 24 hours after
By NWACHUKWU Njoku Esq. In a matter of days, it is expected that the Supreme Court will deliver final judgements in the appeals severally filed by three contestants of the Imo Gubernatorial election held on March 9, 2019 and in which His Excellency,
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB on Saturday announced that it has suspended the use of the National Identity Number (NIN) as prerequisite for registration of applicants for 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME). JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede announced the suspension during
Unknown to the world, an operator sitting at the console in the U.S Air Force Base at Creech in Nevada 7,000 miles away pushed the button of the drone that nailed Iran top General Qassem Soleimani. It is no longer news that Iran’s
It is fast becoming a tradition in most homes and pubs to use paracetamol while boiling meat for quicker preparation. Truly this technique works wonders and very perfect but its disastrous side far out weighs the pleasure of quick fix for the tables.
All 176 passengers died when a Ukrainian plane Boeing 737 crashed in southern Tehran Wednesday morning after its engine caught fire. A passenger plane crashed near the Imam Khomeini International Airport southern Tehran minutes after takeoff when its engine caught fire. The plane
One of Nigeria’s leading Engineer and scholar, Dr Ohioma Arukhe has concluded plans to establish the Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Educational Society (PCEES), in order to promote, to an unprecedented level, the principles of research and development in the teaching and practice
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has denied the upward review in its Multi-Year Tariff (MYTO) dated 31st December, 2019. Its Chairman, Prof. James Momoh, said that there is no immediate tariff increase for customers. The order which its reports went virile in
Cast My Brand, a leader in innovative vehicle branding, has announced the launch of its
A German Development Agency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German for German Agency for International
Nigeria’s heartless President,Bola Ahmed Tinubu finally released all the 114 #EndBadGovernance protesters (minors and adults)
United States based Scientist and Business Woman, Princess Angela Obasi has joined other well meaning