Tag: Candidates
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Recruitment: NDLEA releases candidates list for final screening
Tnhe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has released shortlisted names for the final screening of qualified candidates for narcotic officers and narcotic assistants cadres. Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the screening exercise, which was…
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AU Appointments: ECOWAS leaders step down their candidates for Buhari’s choice
The ECOWAS Heads of State and Government have agreed to step down their candidates for Commissioner for Peace and Security in the African Union in favour of a Nigerian candidate as requested by President Muhammadu Buhari. Nigeria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama disclosed this to state house correspondents on Tuesday after the closed…
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WAEC withholds results of 215,149 candidates
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Monday disclosed that it has withheld the results of 215, 149 candidates who wrote the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Nigeria. WAEC said the results of the candidates representing 13.98% of the total number of candidates who wrote the examination are being withheld in…
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#EdoDecides2020: Meet 12 other candidates aside Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu contesting in today’s poll
Truth be told, Saturday (today’s) governorship poll in Edo State is between two gladiators; incumbent governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Godwin Obaseki and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, aside these two, some other candidates have also deployed resources to take a shot at being elected the…
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Ondo guber: INEC releases final list of candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of nominated candidates for the Ondo State governorship election slated for October 10. A statement by National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed that four political parties that earlier made valid nominations have substituted their candidates. According to the…
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Reps back Okonjo-Iweala’s bid for WTO job, urge Egypt, Kenya to drop candidates
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution, giving their support to former Minister of Finance, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as she aims for the post of Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO) next month. The motion to back the former finance minister and one-time Managing Director of the World Bank was moved by the…
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UTME: JAMB gives update on candidates who registered in blacklisted centres
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has called on candidates who registered for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in some recently blacklisted centres that there is nothing to worry about. The Board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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Recruitment: NDLEA appeals for calm among candidates
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has appealed for calm among candidates undergoing the aptitude test for its recruitment nationwide. A statement on Monday in Abuja by its Principal Staff Officer, Public Affairs of Agency, Jonah Achema, said this followed the management’s assessment of compliance of prospective candidates towards the recruitment. It reads: “The agency…