Book - DAILY BLAST https://dailyblastng.com ... To Tell The Truth Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:02:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://dailyblastng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-Daily-blast-logo-4-32x32.jpg Book - DAILY BLAST https://dailyblastng.com 32 32 United Nigeria Airlines pledges N20m to fund Chinua Achebe Prize for Fiction for 10 years https://dailyblastng.com/united-nigeria-airlines-pledges-n20m-to-fund-chinua-achebe-prize-for-fiction-for-10-years/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=united-nigeria-airlines-pledges-n20m-to-fund-chinua-achebe-prize-for-fiction-for-10-years Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:02:36 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=63874 ‎United Nigeria Airlines has pledged N20 million to sponsor the prestigious annual Chinua Achebe Prize for Fiction, administered by the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) for the next 10 years. ‎The sponsorship deal was disclosed today by the executive chairman of the airline, Professor Obiora Okonkwo, following a discussion with the ANA president, Dr. Usman [...]

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]]> Reuben Abati to launch three new books on Nigerian politics, society https://dailyblastng.com/reuben-abati-to-launch-three-new-books-on-nigerian-politics-society/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reuben-abati-to-launch-three-new-books-on-nigerian-politics-society Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:51:11 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=56920 Veteran journalist and former presidential spokesperson, Dr. Reuben Abati, will on Friday, November 7, 2025, officially present three new books at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos. The books, published by Caltop Publications Nigeria Limited, are titled Portraits: People, Politics and Society, A Love Letter & Other Stories, and How Goodluck [...]

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]]> Federal Ministry of Education partners with Athena Centre to advance University transparency reforms https://dailyblastng.com/federal-ministry-of-education-partners-with-athena-centre-to-advance-university-transparency-reforms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=federal-ministry-of-education-partners-with-athena-centre-to-advance-university-transparency-reforms Fri, 02 May 2025 07:37:15 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=50840 In a major move to improve transparency and governance across Nigeria’s higher education system, the Federal Ministry of Education has entered into a strategic partnership with the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership. The collaboration was officially confirmed in a statement released by the Ministry on May 1, 2025. The initiative marks a significant shift [...]

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]]> Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University sacks lecturer over sexual harassment of married student https://dailyblastng.com/abubakar-tafawa-balewa-university-sacks-lecturer-over-sexual-harassment-of-married-student/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abubakar-tafawa-balewa-university-sacks-lecturer-over-sexual-harassment-of-married-student Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:34:28 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=50589 The management of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, has dismissed one of its lecturers, Dr. Usman Mohammed Aliyu, over an allegation bordering on sexual harassment of a married student. The dismissal follows a petition filed last year by Mrs Kamila Rufai Aliyu, a postgraduate student in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of [...]

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]]> Candidates free to sit for examination anywhere in Nigeria – JAMB https://dailyblastng.com/candidates-free-to-sit-for-examination-anywhere-in-nigeria-jamb/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=candidates-free-to-sit-for-examination-anywhere-in-nigeria-jamb Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:23:20 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=50243 The Joint Administration and Matriculation Board has stated that its candidates are free to sit for their examination anywhere in the country. The examination body is reacting to a misleading publication regarding the UTME examination, which inaccurately claims that candidates cannot sit for the examination outside their state of registration. Public Communication Advisor, JAMB, Fabian [...]

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]]> 18-year-old Nigerian girl accepted into Harvard, Yale and four other Ivy League universities https://dailyblastng.com/18-year-old-nigerian-girl-accepted-into-harvard-yale-and-four-other-ivy-league-universities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=18-year-old-nigerian-girl-accepted-into-harvard-yale-and-four-other-ivy-league-universities Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:02:36 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=50195 18-year-old daughter of Nigerian immigrants, Osariemen Unuigbe, has been accepted into six Ivy League universities in the United States, including Harvard and Yale.   Unuigbe, the daughter of Dr. Augustine Unuigbe and Dr. (Mrs.) Florence Unuigbe, from Edo State, attributed the recognition to her dedication and excellent academic record.   “We are elated, surprised, but [...]

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]]> Federal University Oye-Ekiti Vice-Chancellor suspended over sexual harassment allegations after minister’s intervention https://dailyblastng.com/federal-university-oye-ekiti-vice-chancellor-suspended-over-sexual-harassment-allegations-after-ministers-intervention/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=federal-university-oye-ekiti-vice-chancellor-suspended-over-sexual-harassment-allegations-after-ministers-intervention Tue, 15 Apr 2025 08:27:23 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=50179 The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina, has been suspended by the university’s Governing Council following allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by a senior university official, Engr. Folasade Adebayo. A source told SaharaReporters on Monday that the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, expressed strong dissatisfaction with the [...]

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]]> National Orientation Agency expose fraud in Students Loan scheme https://dailyblastng.com/national-orientation-agency-expose-fraud-in-students-loan-scheme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=national-orientation-agency-expose-fraud-in-students-loan-scheme Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:04:56 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=50153 The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has revealed that an investigation by its Community Orientation and Mobilisation Officers (COMO) uncovered unethical practices by some tertiary institutions, in collaboration with certain banks, that are depriving students of their rightful access to the Federal Government Student Loan Fund. In a statement issued on Sunday by its Deputy Director [...]

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]]> OAU student electrocuted while retrieving football from nearby compound https://dailyblastng.com/oau-student-electrocuted-while-retrieving-football-from-nearby-compound/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oau-student-electrocuted-while-retrieving-football-from-nearby-compound Mon, 14 Apr 2025 07:35:24 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=50150 A Distant Learning Student (name withheld) in the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has been confirmed the de@d after he was electrocuted while trying to retrieve a ball from a compound.   The deceased, according to the school’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olanrewaju, was playing a football match with his colleagues when the ball went [...]

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]]> Studying international relations will lead to international frustration – Reno Omokri says all degrees are not equal https://dailyblastng.com/studying-international-relations-will-lead-to-international-frustration-reno-omokri-says-all-degrees-are-not-equal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=studying-international-relations-will-lead-to-international-frustration-reno-omokri-says-all-degrees-are-not-equal Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:15:42 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=49979 Controversial influencer, Reno Omokri has advised Nigerian youths to be intentional about the course they study in higher institutions. Reno in his article explained that all degrees are not equal and that some degrees will lead to frustration. Reno was recently shortlisted for the appointment of ambassador by Tinubu’s administration. Below is the full text [...]

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