Month: February 2022
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Strike:Minister Stages Walk Out, As Meeting With Nigerian Students Ends in Deadlock (Photos)
Channels TV The meeting between the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, and protesting Nigerian students, on Monday, ended in deadlock as the minister walked out on them. The students had earlier occupied the gate of the National Assembly demanding the lingering strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) must be resolved.…
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Flash: We have internal replacement for SWIFT, Russian Central Bank Assures Stakeholders
The Central Bank of Russian federation has revealed that, it has internal replacement for SWIFT, a global payments system following the threat issued by the European Union to disconnect Russia from the Platform over its invasion in Ukraine, the governor of the country’s central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, assures stakeholders. Nabiullina added that all banks in…
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UNILORIN Secures N600 Million From CBN To Establish Poultry Farm
The University of Ilorin has secured N600 million loan from Nigeria’s central bank to establish a commercial poultry farm to boost eggs and chicken production. Mikhail Buhari, the university’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, Technology and Innovation, stated this on Monday while speaking with journalists. He said Unilorin was the only institution that got the highly competitive…
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NURTW Slams Query Against MC Oluomo For Flagrantly Flouting Union’s Directives
The national headquarters of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, has slammed query against the the Lagos State chairman of the union, Mr Musiliu Akinsanya (MC Oluomo), for flagrantly flouting the directives issued to him. The national headquarters, in a query dated February 14, 2022, a copy of which was obtained by the…
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Veteran Nollywood Actor, Larry Williams is Dead
Veteran Nollywood actor, Chief Lari Williams, has died at the age of 81 following a protracted undisclosed ailment. Williams, who was famous for his roles in hit soap operas such as Village Headmaster, Ripples, and Mirror in The Sun, died peacefully on Sunday at his home in Ikom, Cross River State.This was disclosed in a…
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FIFA Bans Use of Russian National Anthem, Renames National Team
Bureau of the FIFA Council takes initial measures with regard to war in Ukraine Press Release Sunday, 27 February 2022, 20:00 (local time) First and foremost, FIFA would like to reiterate its condemnation of the use of force by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. Violence is never a solution and FIFA expresses its deepest…
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List of Countries That Place Ban on Russian Planes
European countries from north to south are banning Russian planes from transiting through their airspace in protest over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. – Early birds –On Friday, Britain announces an immediate ban on Russian private jets from UK airspace, in response to President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine the day before. The Czech Republic, Poland…
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Strike: SSANU Reiterates Stance To Paralyze Academic Activities in Varsities
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has reiterated its stance to paralyze academic activities in the nation’s public varsities, the union hinged its stance on the inability of the federal government to honour the Memorandum of Action, MoA, it signed with the union. SSANU said it has been reluctant to resume its suspended…
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Ukraine Launches Website To Help Russian Families Track Captured, Killed Soldiers
Ukrainian authorities on Sunday launched a website to help Russian families track down soldiers who have been killed or captured fighting in Moscow’s invasion of the pro-Western country. The site — 200rf.com — contains pictures of the the documents and corpses of Russian soldiers Ukraine said had been killed since President Vladimir Putin launched the…
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NCC Cautions Nigerians Using Banking Apps Against Malicious Software
The Nigerian Communications Commission has cautioned Nigerians against a newly discovered malicious software stealing users’ banking app login credentials on Android devices. The commission stated this through its Computer Security Incident Response Team on Saturday. According to NCC, the malicious software called ‘Xenomorph’, which has been found to target 56 financial institutions from Europe, has…