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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Sunday, commended the Federal Government over its directive suspending the recent electricity tariff hike in the country The association’s President, Mr. Sunday Asefon, gave the commendation in a statement made available to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. He said that the suspension of the tariff by the federal government would go a long way in relieving the pains it would have inflicted on electricity consumers upon implementation. The statement said that NANS took the decision to commend the suspension at its virtual meeting of Jan. 8. The meeting extensively reviewed the recent actions taken by President Muhammadu Buhari, intervening and ordering the suspension of the outrageous electricity tariff,” the statement said. The students’ body defined the tariff hike policy as anti-people and ill-timed, as conceived under groaning inflation in the polity. It marked that putting the implementation of the policy in abeyance would h...

THE University of Abuja has attained into a partnership with Diabetes Africa, a network of health professionals, to establish a top-class educational programme on Diabetes Education that will enhance the quality of care offered to diabetes patients across Africa A declaration to this effect, Sunday, by the university’s Head, Information and Public Relations,Dr Habib Yakoob, elucidated that,”The partnership which will also address the dearth of Diabetologists and other health care professionals who play a crucial role in the study and management of diabetes, would lead to the award of Master’s degree in Diabetes Education by the University of Abuja with support from Diabetes Africa in the form of experience, expertise and fundraising.’ “The virtual signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which took place simultaneously in the United Kingdom and University of Abuja, Nigeria, over the weekend, was also observed online by the Eastern African Diabetes Study group from Kenya,” it fu...

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC Nigeria, has declared January 29 as deadline for the registration of the West African Aenior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates, 2021-First Series This was published over the weekend by the WAEC Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Demianus Ojijeogu who ascertained that the report frm its Zonal WAEC office, Benin City, Edo state that published the deadline for this year’s WASSCE from was true. The information read: “The West African Examinations Council invites potential candidates to register for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination ( WASSCE)  for private candidates, 2021-First Series “Entry closes on January 29th, 2021. Registration fee is N3, 950, 00. “ Reacting to the release, Mr Ojijeogu elucidated that “The public announcement is from our WAEC Zonal offices, Benin City, Edo State. This information applies to Nigerians who want to sit for WASSCE this year. And the pin can be gotten from any WAEC o...