A bill seeking to eliminate the discrimination between Higher National Diploma (HND) and Bachelor’s Degree holders has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas explained that the bill proposes replacing HND with a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) to allow polytechnic graduates to compete on equal footing with their university counterparts. Sponsored …
NDLEA Intercepts 42-Year-Old Indian Woman With 72 Parcels Of Heroin At Kano Airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a 42-year-old Indian woman at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, with 72 parcels of heroin concealed in wafer wraps disguised as chocolates. In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, revealed that the 11-kilogram consignment of …
Fire Engulfs One-Storey Building In Alapere, Lagos
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that a one-storey building in the Alapere area of Lagos was gutted by fire on Sunday morning. According to Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, the agency received a distress call at 8:55 a.m. regarding the fire at No. 16B, Agidi Road, Osogun Bus Stop, …
Expelled South African Envoy Returns Home, Says No Regrets
Ebrahim Rasool, the South African ambassador expelled from the United States amid rising tensions with President Donald Trump’s administration, returned to Cape Town on Sunday, March 23, receiving a jubilant reception from supporters. Rasool, who was ousted over accusations of being a “race-baiting politician” …
Actress Dupe Jayesimi speaks on struggle with childlessness at 60
Veteran Nollywood actress, Dupe Jayesim, has opened up about her struggles with childlessness and how it has impacted her life. The 61-year-old disclosed this in a recent interview on Talk2B podcast. Jayesimi, who got married on October 22, 1988, revealed that she was pregnant at the time of her wedding but lost the baby weeks …