Category: Education

EFCC arraigns man for attempting to defraud Zenilth Bank of $233.8m

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today, arraigned an alleged fraud suspect, Okafor Stanley, for attempting to defraud Zenith Bank Plc of the sum of $232.8 million. The alleged fraud suspect, Okafor, was arraigned before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos State, alongside his company, Labrador Shipping Services Limited, on a 12 count-charge of obtain by false pretence, forgery, fraud, falsification of documents and being in possession of documents containing false information. Arraigning the alleged fraud suspect today, EFCC counsel, Mr. Idris A. Muhammed, told Justice…

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JAMB 2021: Interswitch Group reaffirms commitment to promote quality education

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As part of its commitment to promote quality education in Nigeria, Interswitch Group, the foremost pan-African digital payment and commerce company, is offering free tutorial classes to prospective and existing candidates of the forthcoming JAMB/UTME examination. This is coming on the heels of the extension of sale of forms for the 2021 JAMB registration to May 29, 2021. The tutorials will commence a few weeks before the examination and is exclusive to candidates who register on Interswitch enabled platforms such as Quickteller Mobile App/Web, Quickteller Paypoint (Agents) and Interswitch WebPAY…

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MAPOLY Mass comm graduates elect excos, donates multi-media equipment to school

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Twenty years after graduating from the then Ogun State Polytechnic (now Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), the Association of Mass Communication Students Alumni (1994/99 set) has elected maiden executives that will steer its affairs for the next two years. This as the association donated a multi-media equipment to the Department of Mass Communication, describing the gesture as a way of giving back to its alma mater. At an election preceding the reunion in Abeokuta, Ogun State over the weekend with the theme: “The 20 Years Reunion of Seasoned Communicators,” members of…

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InterswitchSPAK 2.0 begins airing November 2

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Interswitch Group, is set to begin the airing of the InterswitchSPAK 2.0 Television quiz competition on Saturday, November 2, 2019. The transmission will feature the Television quiz show which is a segment of InterswitchSPAK Switch-a-future initiative, a CSR initiative of the company focused on driving increased interest in the study of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects among Senior Secondary School students across Africa. The competition is focused strictly on SS2 (Year 11) students between the ages of 14-17 years. The quiz competition will be premiered by Africa Magic…

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N5trillion debt: Jurists urge AMCON to explore ADR option

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Leading jurists at the weekend again urged the management of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to explore the opportunities offered by Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) centres established by the Federal High Court to recover its huge outstanding debt of over N5trillion, 80 per cent of which is owed by just 350 individuals in the country. Speaking in Abuja at the weekend, respected jurists such as Justice I.N.Buba; Justice A.M. Liman; Justice C.M.A. Olatoregun; Justice B.F.M. Nyako; Justice Nnamdi Dimgba PhD, Dr. Chuka Agbu SAN and Mr. Olugbenga Bello among…

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All Lagos schools resume Monday 18th February, 2019

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The  DG, Education Quality Assurance, Mrs Ronke Soyombo stated yesterday that she has the directive of Her Excellency, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State to inform ALL Lagos State school’s stakeholders and the general public that the state government is compelled by the change in election dates to further review the 2018/19 school academic calendar as stated below: All schools resume Monday 18th February 2019 All schools in Lagos state are expected to close on the following dates: Friday 22nd of February and to resume on Monday 25th Friday 8th March…

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Finals of InterswitchSPAK 1.0 hits airwaves

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After 15 weeks of high-octane quiz sessions, extremely entertaining and educative interactions among the students, the grand finale of the InterswitchSPAK 1.0 National Science Competition will be aired on AIT and Africa Magic Channel 154 today, Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 6pm and 7pm respectively. The first edition of the InterswitchSPAK TV Quiz competition, a brainchild of Interswitch Group, a leading Pan-African electronic payment and digital commerce company, debuted on television stations across Africa on Saturday, October 27, 2018. Other television stations on which the show will be aired are:…

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Interswitch announces flexible payment options for SKIDATA parking system

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Interswitch Group, has announced a new offering for the acquisition of its Interswitch SKIDATA parking system. The new offering is a package that allows for flexible payment plans and budget-friendly implementation options, with a guarantee of after-sale support and maintenance. Interswitch is partnering with SKIDATA (its technical partner) to provide parking solutions that eases access for vehicles and people. The solution focuses on products for car parks, shopping malls, estates, parks, and event facilities. These range from barriers and columns, to automated payment machines, cash desks and validation systems to…

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Nigeria tops countries sending students to US universities in Sub-Saharan Africa

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The United States Consulate Public Affairs Officer, Mr. Russell Brooks has disclosed that Nigeria is the top sending country to the US universities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Speaking during the EducationUSA Annual College Fair in Lagos on Monday, September 25, Mr Brooks quoted the Institute of International Education (IIE) Open Doors Report of saying that over 11,000 Nigerian students are currently studying in the United States. He said many of the students are self-financed, while many also received scholarships. Brooks explained that EducationUSA is the official source for information on U.S.…

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Air Peace hails, rewards victorious Anambra’s Technovation students with free tickets

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Air Peace has congratulated five Anambra State students and their teachers on emerging victorious in the recent Technology challenge held in the United States The Airline, honoured the students with free return Owerri-Abuja tickets to facilitate their visit to the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday. The five Anambra students from Regina Pacies Secondary School, Onitsha represented Nigeria and Africa at the World Technovation Challenge in the Silicon Valley in San Francisco, United States and defeated Spain, USA, Turkey, Uzbekistan and China to lift the gold medal in the contest. They…

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