The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), has declared a total and indefinite strike action over the failure of the government to meet the demands of its members. NARD president, Dr Emeka Orji who disclosed this yesterday noted that the strike would commence on Wednesday Morning, July 26, 2023. He said the decision was reached […]
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The Presidency said reports suggesting that President Bola Tinubu increased tuition fees in federal government-owned universities are incorrect. “For the avoidance of doubts, federal universities in Nigeria remain tuition-free,” the Special Adviser to the President on Communication Dele Alake on Wednesday said in a statement. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains committed to his promise of […]
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Niger President Mohamed Bazoum is being detained by members of the Presidential Guard, who have been given an “ultimatum” by the army, a source close to Bazoum said on Wednesday. Disgruntled members of the guard sealed off access to the president’s residence and offices, and after talks broke down “refused to release the president,” the […]
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Ondo State Government has promised to complete the ongoing flyover construction on the busy Akure / Owo highway at the Onyearugbulem/Shagari Village junction in the next 18 months. The Commissioner for Lunch, Infrastructure and Housing, Mr. Raimi Aminu disclosed this while inspecting the project in Akure, the capital city. He expressed satisfaction with the contractors […]
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Peter Dada examines how the absence of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu is fuelling political undercurrents in Ondo State ahead of the 2024 governorship election: In recent weeks, Ondo State, the Sunshine State, has been in the news for different reasons, chief among which was the illness of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), his absence from public space […]
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Officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday, fought over the custody of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The secret police and prison officials clashed over the agency to take custody of the suspended and embattled apex bank […]
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The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday re-arrested the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, following a fight with officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). Emefiele was re-arrested within the premises of the Federal High Court in Lagos despite the bail granted him by Justice Nicholas Oweibo after listening to […]
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Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, on Tuesday, said he had approved the payment of five billion naira promotion arrears to the state workers. He said the payment would be effected in three tranches, starting from August to end in October 2023. The governor, who disclosed this while addressing workers during his visit to the […]
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While pranks and skit-making have become a source of wealth for a section of the creative industry, emerging excesses and attendant risks to the unsuspecting public have gained attention amid calls that such acts should not go unattended, Gregory Austin Nwakunor writes: Skit-making has now become one of the successes of the creative industry. It […]
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• Arewa youths give FG 10 days ultimatum to end hunger, reverse petrol price • TUC: Why labour can no longer resist fuel price hike Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, in a damning verdict, said Nigeria has failed the African continent in particular, and the world in general. He stated this in Abuja while giving […]
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