(LOCAL) Federal Executive Council Approves Four New Private Universities

 

   Minister of Education Adamu Adamu, who briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting said, the new Universities were Greenfield University Kaduna, Dominion University, Ibadan, Oyo State, Trinity University, Ogun State and Westland University in Iwo, Osun State.

(FOREIGN) Woman Loses Baby After Universal Credit Error Forces Her Family To sleep in a Car Park

 

    A young couple say a Universal Credit bungle left them homeless and sleeping rough - causing her to lose their unborn baby. Debbie Ballard and Ryan Gifford, both 23, were kicked out of their home in December and spent 15 nights sheltering in a car park.

(FOREIGN) Maia Deguito, Former Bank Manager Found Guilty Of Stealing $83m From Bangladeshi Central Bank

 

   A Philippine court on Thursday held a former bank manager guilty on eight counts of money laundering, the first conviction in one of the world’s largest cyber heists, in which $81 million was stolen from Bangladeshi central bank nearly three years ago.

(LOCAL) Train Derails In Lagos

  Several passengers are reported to have been injured following a train accident at the Mongoro area of Ikeja, Lagos.

(FOREIGN) Congo Opposition Leader Felix Tshisekedi Wins Presidential Election

 

   Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission on Thursday declared opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi the surprise winner of last month’s chaotic presidential election, but the runner-up dismissed the outcome as an “electoral coup.”.