Day: September 21, 2025

UNIVERSITY BLOWS WHISTLE ON RARA Ph.D AWARD RUMORS

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The European-American University has denied awarding Rara honorary doctorate, stating that it is fake ” convocation.” Recently, there were reports widely disseminated that the University has awarded an honorary Ph.D to an influential contemporary Hausa musician best known for his political songs. Dauda Kahutu Rara, a report that the University consider as untrue. Sooth News came across series of reports of the award, and, the BBC News Pidgin, on 21 September at 11:11 WAT confirmed that the European-American University has denied that it awarded an honorary doctorate degree to the…

POUND TO NAIRA OFFICIAL AND PARALLEL MARKET RATES TODAY

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The British Pound Sterling to the Nigerian Naira (NGN) black market exchange rate today, the naira has remained under sustained pressure against the British pound in the parallel market, where rates are consistently much higher than at the official window. However, in recent updates from forex trackers such as NairaToday and NgnRates, the pound has traded at over ₦2,000/£1. However, at the official window, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) maintained the exchange rate at about ₦1,890/£1, a figure that remains far behind what is obtainable on the streets. The…

WORKS MINISTER TO REFER INCOMPETENT ABUJA-LOKOJA ROAD CONTRACTORS TO ANTI-GRAFT AGENCIES

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The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has threatened to drag three contractors handling sections of the Abuja-Lokoja Road before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The Minister made this known during an inspection visit from Abuja to the Obajana Junction section of the road, on Saturday. Umahi was umbraced that one of the contractors delivered only three kilometres out of 400, two years after the contract was awarded. “The three jobs we gave out in 2023, they…

NIGERIA MEETS 96% OF OPEC QUOTA AS OIL OUTPUT HITS 1.63m bpd IN AUGUST

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The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the nation’s crude oil output increased to 1.63 million barrels per day (bpd) in August. According to the Commission, the drilling record, which includes condensates, upticked by 5.47 percent from the 1.58 million bpd in the same period last year. Commenting on its official X account on Saturday, 20th September, the NUPRC said the data was based on its crude oil and condensate production report for August 2025. The commission however attributed the growth to improved operational efficiency and “a steady recovery…

BAUCHI COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCES ₦300,000 IN AID FOR QUR’ANIC EDUCATION.

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar The Bauchi State Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management Hajara Yakubu Wanka has given a modest donation of ₦300,000  to aid the just concluded Jama’atul Izalatul Bidi’a Wa Iqamatus Sunnahs’ (JIBWIS – with its Headquarters in Jos) Qur’anic Recitation Competition. The donation was made through Hon. Auwal Bukar P.A., Senior Special Assistant to the Bauchi State Governor on Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management was aimed to promote Qur’anic learning and reward excellence among young reciters. The donation was shared among winners across various categories, including…