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492 First Class Graduates Across The World Receive Olukoya’s Excellence Award

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Four hundred and ninety-two graduates who are members of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries across the world have received the award instituted by the general Overseer, Dr Daniel Olukoya to reward brilliant students.

Speaking at the grand finale of its thirty-five years anniversary and convention at the prayer city on Sunday, Dr Olukoya said the idea was to motivate students to study hard to be the best.

Although, he started with car gift to the recipients, Olukoya said in the last few years, he has had to change the car gift to N500,000 and now N250,000 because the number has more than triple since he started it some years back.

Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Prince Dapo Abiodun and Sheriff Oborevwori, of Lagos, Ogun and Delta states who were part of the celebrations took their turns to shake hands with the first class graduates as they filed out to receive their award which was presented by the wife of the general Overseer, Pastor Dr Mrs Sade Olukoya.

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It would be recalled that Dr Olukoya, who bagged a first class degree in Microbiology from the University of Lagos got the Commonwealth scholarship for his Doctorate degree at the University of Reading United Kingdom in Molecular Genetics.

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Umahi Frowns At Slow Pace Of Suleja-Minna Road Construction

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The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has expressed sadness and disappointment over the slow pace and poor quality of the Suleja-Minna federal road construction, which has been ongoing for 14 years.

Despite reports of 84% completion, Umahi stated that the work executed does not match the reported progress.

Umahi’s comments came during a Town Hall Meeting and stakeholders’ engagement on the construction of the 1,068-kilometer Sokoto-Badagri superhighway in Minna, Niger State.

The minister emphasized the need for improved quality and speed in the project’s execution and added that all contractors handling federal government projects in Niger State will be invited for assessment.

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The Minister had passed through the Suleja-Minna Road to attend the meeting and express disappointment over the snail pace of work.

In addition to addressing the Suleja-Minna Road project, Umahi announced that the Federal Government is redesigning the Kano-Abuja Expressway. The new design will feature the use of concrete, which is expected to increase the road’s lifespan to between 50 to 100 years.

Governor Umaru Bago praised the value addition captured along the corridor of the road, particularly the irrigation potentials that the proposed 68 dams will avail farmers in the State. He also declared support for the choice of concrete in road construction.

Other stakeholders at the event raised concerns over funding and completion time of the projects.

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Bitcoin hits $90,000 for the first time as Trump backs crypto

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Bitcoin reached a record high above $90,000 on Wednesday, as the world’s largest cryptocurrency gained from President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to ease regulation on digital assets.

Bitcoin surged to a peak of $91,000 before settling at $90,670.

The volatile asset has soared since Trump’s US presidential election victory last week, repeatedly setting new records.

Trump had pledged during his campaign to make the United States the “Bitcoin and cryptocurrency capital of the world.”

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His previous term included corporate tax cuts that boosted market liquidity, encouraging cryptocurrency investment.

In September, Trump announced he and his sons, along with entrepreneurs, would launch a digital currency platform called World Liberty Financial. However, its sales launch earlier this month was lacklustre, with only a fraction of tokens sold.

Cryptocurrencies have drawn global attention, marked by extreme volatility and the collapse of major industry players, including the FTX exchange.

In the lead-up to the election, Trump reportedly became the first former president to use Bitcoin in a transaction, buying burgers at a New York restaurant that hailed it as a “historic transaction.”

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NYSC announces date for ‘2024 Batch C’ registration

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The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Wednesday, announced the date for the online registration of prospective 2024 batch C stream I corps members.

The management said the exercise will commence on Thursday, 14 November, 2024.

This was made known in a post on the official X handle of the NYSC on Wednesday.

“Online Registration for 2024 Batch ‘C’ SC Stream I commences 14th November 2024,” the statement read.

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The orientation course will commence later on a date to be announced by the NYSC management.

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