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The Management of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has refuted claims that it operates a remote or satellite campus in Nigeria. It was reported in some media spaces on Thursday that UEW’s operations in Nigeria were banned for allegedly awarding questionable degrees. In a statement dated Friday, January 5, …

Three Ghanaian universities have been banned by the Nigerian federal government over stated infractions. The three are the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana; Cape Coast University, Ghana and privately run Volta University College, Ho. In total, the government banned 18 foreign universities operating in Nigeria, describing them as “degree mills,” …

About eight people have been confirmed dead after a fuel tanker exploded in Nigeria’s south-west Ondo state. Residents had been scooping up spilt fuel from the tanker which was involved in a road accident on Sunday night, state police said.   “The tanker exploded on its own killing eight people, …

The national chairman of Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has quit the position nearly five months after leading the party to a presidential victory at the polls. Senator Abdullahi Adamu, a former governor of the central Nasarawa state, is said to have resigned along with the national …

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President of Nigeria has been elected as the chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority held on July 9 2023, in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. President Tinubu takes over from Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of Guinea-Bissau. …

Two state governments in Nigeria have reduced the working week to three days for state employees. The move is to help them cope with increased petrol costs, following the federal government announcement to scrap fuel subsidies. Nigeria is currently struggling to control the rising cost of transportation, which is affecting …

The Black Princesses of Ghana completed the host and win assignment on Saturday, June 3, as they beat Nigeria in the final of the WAFU Zone B U-20 Cup of Nations. The game at the Baba Yara Stadium travelled to penalty shootouts after both teams scored a goal each within …

The President of the 4th Republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Africa and the world will miss outgoing Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari. “As leaders, we all have our high and low moments, but I have no doubt that posterity will be kind to Muhammadu Buhari. “West Africa, …

Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned the public about the recall of all batches of Polyfort Suspension in Nigeria. A statement issued by the Authority on Tuesday, said the recall is due to negative results from a series of ongoing stability tests. The said drug is used for …

Nigeria’s food and drug control agency (Nafdac) says it is taking “swift action” to investigate a popular brand of noodles over alleged presence of a substance associated with increased risks of cancer. The agency said in a statement it was conducting “random sampling and analysis of Indomie noodles, including the …