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The National Universities Commission (NUC) conducted a comprehensive accreditation exercise for selected academic programmes at Maduka University, Ekwegbe-Nsukka, between October and December 2025. Following the evaluation, the University achieved an outstanding result, with all seven programmes presented for accreditation receiving Full Accreditation Status. The accredited programmes are: Accounting Mass Communication Computer Science Cyber Security Software Engineering Economics International Relations Programme scores ranged from 84.8% to 97.0%, comfortably exceeding the benchmark required for Full Accreditation. According to the NUC’s official results, 100% of the programmes assessed earned Full Accreditation, with no programme receiving Interim or Denied Accreditation. The accreditation status for…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says currency in circulation (CIC) rose to N5.73 trillion in 2025 from N5.44 trillion in 2024, attributing the increase to a faster pace of economic activity and rising demand for cash. This was disclosed in the apex bank’s 2025 Annual Report and Statement of Accounts, which also showed that the bank significantly increased the volume of banknotes approved for printing during the year. According to the report, CBN approved a currency indent of 5.71 billion pieces across various denominations for 2025, representing a 20.5 per cent increase from the 4.74 billion pieces approved in…

Soon we will have agents that can work 24/7 on your behalf to help you achieve your goals and improve your life, your health, your relationships, your finances, whatever you want. The first domain that agents have really taken off in is coding. But engineers are more technical and willing to spend time making those agents work, so to build great personal agents, this needs to be a great consumer product that just works out of the box and is easy enough for billions of people to adopt and use.

The Dreadnought-class submarines will replace the UK’s four Vanguard-class vessels that have been in operation since 1992, carrying Trident missiles to provide a nuclear deterrent.Those Vanguard submarines are due to be retired in the 2030s, with the Dreadnoughts entering service at the same time.The project has taken 20 years to get to this stage and was first announced in 2006 by the then Labour Prime Minister, Tony Blair. A decade later, in 2016, MPs formally approved building the new submarines.Thursday’s announcement of £8.4bn marks the start of what has been called the fourth phase of the project.The spending was already…

The taste of a madeleine famously sent French writer Marcel Proust back into vivid memories of childhood. New research suggests that this kind of recollection may involve more than the brain alone. Signals from the digestive system may also help determine which food-related experiences become memories. The study, led by Scott Kanoski, professor of biological sciences at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, indicates that the gut may contribute to memory formation, particularly when an experience involves finding and consuming food. Published in Nature Communications, the research examined the vagus nerve, one of the body’s main communication…

Liverpool turned the Empire State Building red when launching a new away kit on Tuesday but neither they nor Wrexham could illuminate Yankee Stadium 24 hours later. It was rough in the diamond, although Rio Ngumoha’s deflected goal made it two wins out of two for Andoni Iraola on his first pre-season tour as Liverpool head coach.Ngumoha, a second half substitute who Iraola deployed on the right, satisfied the majority of a 42,204 crowd with a 75th-minute shot that looped in off Wrexham defender Lewis Brunt. Wrexham’s Hollywood co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney (now simply Rob Mac) were in…

Elsinore, one of the most hotly anticipated dramas of the year, has been announced as the opening night film at this year’s London film festival. The drama, which stars Andrew Scott as actor Ian Charleson, will have its European premiere at the Southbank Centre – yards from the National Theatre, in which many of its scenes are set.Directed by Simon Stone and written by Stephen Beresford (who reunites with Scott 12 years after Pride), the film depicts the final months in the life of the highly acclaimed actor, who reprised the role of Hamlet while terminally ill, aged 40.Diagnosed with…

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Victoria’s new premier has not ruled out redirecting billions of dollars earmarked for the controversial Suburban Rail Loop to other projects, saying he’s seeking to pursue the “greatest value for Victorians”.Ben Carroll also used his second day in the top job to flag “sensible changes” to nation-leading laws that would enshrine the right to work from home two days a week, as he tries to distance himself from predecessors Jacinta Allan and Daniel Andrews.Speaking at the Essendon tram depot on Thursday, Carroll did not dispute reports that he would order a review into the costly 90km public transport project, which…

Dettol Nigeria is turning everyday hygiene into a national conversation. With its newly launched “Dettol Original 12hrs Protection Challenge,” the brand is asking Nigerians to share 60-second stories about how Dettol has protected their families — and rewarding 25 of them with exciting prizes. Writes Mary Nnah Nigeria’s leading hygiene brand, Dettol, has opened entries for the “Dettol Original 12hrs Protection Challenge,” a nationwide consumer storytelling competition encouraging Nigerians to adopt consistent hygiene habits. Running from 13 July to 15 August, the challenge invites Nigerians to create and share a 60-second video on Instagram, featuring a bar of Dettol Original Soap…