Month: April 2023
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FG Gives Breakdown Of $1.2m Bus Fare For Sudan Evacuees
The Federal Government on Sunday gave a breakdown of the $1.2m spent on the bus fare to evacuate stranded Nigerians from war-torn Sudan to Egypt borders for onward airlifting to Nigeria. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, the Permanent Secretary of the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry and Chair of the Situation Room on evacuation of Nigerians from Sudan, gave the…
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Incessant Strike in Varsities Tops List, as CONUA, Labour Institute Meet in Ilorin
Leadership Newspaper Between April 25 and 26, 2023, academics and industrial relations experts gathered in Ilorin, Kwara State capital to brainstorm on how to put a permanent end to incessant strike actions, especially by lecturers in the nation’s universities. The participants at a 2-day training workshop organised by the Michael Imoudu Institute For Labour Studies…
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Just In: Fire Guts Ooni of Ife’s Palace (Photos)
A fire outbreak occurred in the section of the palace of Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, in Ile Ife, Osun state. The fire occurred around 11:30 pm on Friday, razing a building apartment within the courtyard of the Ooni’s palace. The incident was triggered by a power surge, an official in the palace said. “The…
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Why We Can’t Arrest, Prosecute President-elect, Tinubu – NDLEA Speaks
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has filed a preliminary objection to a suit instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and a chieftain of the opposition party, Senator Dino Melaye seeking an order of mandamus to compel the anti-narcotics agency to arrest and prosecute the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu over alleged forfeiture…
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Police Arrest 3 Suspected IPOB Members in Anambra (Video)
Security operatives in Anambra State have arrested three suspected members of the outlawed Eastern Security Network (ESN) and Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). They were arrested on Wednesday by operatives attached to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Aguata who were on a stop-and-search duty at Afor Nnobi road junction around 7:50pm. The suspects were reportedly intercepted…
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Pay Rise: Ngige Creating Confusion for Tinubu’s Administration – ASUU President
Punch Newspaper President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, talks to EMMANUEL OJO about the recent 40 per cent salary increment implemented by the Federal Government, among other issues. What is your reaction to the implementation of the 40 per cent increment in salary for public servants under the Consolidated Public…
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Again, FG Postpones Census
Daily Trust The Federal Government has once again postponed the 2023 Population and Housing Census. A credible source who spoke with Daily Trust Saturday said the decision was made yesterday after a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chairman of National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa Kwarra. The source, who does not want his…
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Sudan: Students lament neglect, 7,000 stranded at Egyptian border
Punch Newspaper Nigerian students stranded due to the ongoing crisis in Sudan have accused the Federal Government of abandoning them in Khartoum, the country’s capital. This is just as the hopes of Nigerians stranded in Sudan returning to Nigeria on Friday were dashed, amid the controversy surrounding their evacuation from the crisis-torn country. The government…
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UTME 2023: Malpractice Has Reduced Drastically – JAMB Boss, Oloyede
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Is-haq Oloyede, stated that the examination malpractice level has decreased drastically. The Professor of Islamic Studies stated this while visiting Computer Based Centres (CBT) conducting JAMB examinations across the Lagos State on Friday.Is-haq told the students there is no way to success other than working…
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Varsity Student Slumps, Dies After Sitting For Exam
A student of the Yobe State university, Damaturu, Maryam Lawan Goroma has slumped and died after sitting for exams. The student, who was said to be hale and hearty, suddenly slumped on Thursday. Bukar Maisandari, a classmate of the late student, disclosed that Goroma suddenly collapsed and was confirmed dead shortly. Sharing the deceased’s picture,…