Ibukun Emiola

Nigeria

Ibukun Emiola is a community journalist and solutions and data expert who desires to see development and growth in Nigeria and the world at large.

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IPMAN directs members to boycott Lekki-Epe corridor from Monday

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News Express |16th Jun 2025 | 2South West IPMAN Chairman, Oyewole AkanniSouth West IPMAN Chairman, Oyewole AkanniBy IBUKUN EMIOLAThe Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), South-West Zone, has directed its members to boycott the Lekki-Epe corridor from Monday to avoid embarrassment. The chairman of the zone, Chief Oyewole Akanni, directed in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Sunday.
Examination Leakage: WAEC delays commencement of English Essay paper

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News Express |29th May 2025 | 5By IBUKUN EMIOLAThe West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Wednesday delayed commencement of English Language paper 1 in Ibadan due to alleged leakage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the English Essay examination slated as a morning paper was shifted to late in the evening because the questions had allegedly leaked.
INVESTIGATION: Inside Nigeria’s growing fertility market where students trade eggs, sperm for cash

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News Express |22nd May 2025 | 24By IBUKUN EMIOLA (NAN)In the clinical halls of some In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) centres across Nigeria, a new kind of transaction is quietly thriving. University students, especially, often driven by financial hardship, ignorance or peer pressure, are becoming the unseen suppliers of eggs and sperm, helping others achieve parenthood for money. IVF is a medical procedure whereby an egg is fertilised by sperm in a test tube or elsewhere outside the body.
NELFund to disburse loans to 6,004 students of Ibadan Poly

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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund) says it is set to disburse loans to 6,004 students of The Polytechnic Ibadan (TPI). By Ibukun EmiolaThe Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund) says it is set to disburse loans to 6,004 students of The Polytechnic Ibadan (TPI). The Team Lead NELFund and Director Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Aliyu Muhammad said this in Ibadan on Wednesday at the sensitisation programme for students of TPI.
UTME: Candidates with high scores share success secrets

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News Express |15th May 2025 | 9 UTME candidates taking their CBT exams UTME candidates taking their CBT examsBy IBUKUN EMIOLASome candidates of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), who scored above 340 overall and had over 90 marks in mathematics, have largely attributed their success to hard work. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Thursday, the candidates also pinpointed prayer and commitment as other secrets behind their stories.
Why NBS data differ from other sources

1 month ago | newsngr.com.ng | Ibukun Emiola

The Director of Public Relations, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Folorunsho Alesanmi, says the bureau data differ from other sources because of the scope and quality checksBy Ibukun EmiolaThe Director of Public Relations, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Folorunsho Alesanmi, says the bureau data differ from other sources because of the scope and quality checks it goes through before release. Alesanmi stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Monday.
NEPC Canvasses Solid Minerals Export Clusters To Enhance Competitiveness Of Products

1 month ago | newsngr.com.ng | Ibukun Emiola

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has canvassed creation of export clusters for solid minerals to enhance competitiveness of Nigeria's extractive products. By Ibukun EmiolaThe Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has canvassed creation of export clusters for solid minerals to enhance competitiveness of Nigeria's extractive products.
JAMB Urged To Provide Medical Personnel At Centres

2 months ago | newsngr.com.ng | Ibukun Emiola

As the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) exercise commences on Thursday, a centre administrator in Ibadan has called for the presenceBy Ibukun EmiolaAs the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) exercise commences on Thursday, a centre administrator in Ibadan has called for the presence of medical personnel at the examination centres.
UI student wins 2025 World Veterinary Association Prize

2 months ago | newsexpressngr.com | Ibukun Emiola

News Express |24th Apr 2025 | 6Saheed Ahmed, 2025 winner of the World Veterinary Association Global Veterinary AwardSaheed Ahmed, 2025 winner of the World Veterinary Association Global Veterinary AwardBy IBUKUN EMIOLAA student of the University of Ibadan (UI), Saheed Ahmed, has been announced as the 2025 winner of the World Veterinary Association Global Veterinary Award. This is contained in a statement by Mrs Joke Akinpelu, the University’s Director of Public Relations in Ibadan on Wednesday.
NPA, NCC To Introduce Security Features To Curb Piracy

2 months ago | newsngr.com.ng | Ibukun Emiola

By Ibukun EmiolaThe Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) says it has concluded arrangements with the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) to have holograms embossed on books to curb piracy. The President/Chairman-in-Council NPA, Alhaji Lukman Dauda, stated this at a news conference to commemorate the 2025 World Book and Copyright Day in Ibadan on Wednesday. Dauda stated that the initiative would take off before the end of 2025.