Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo By Alade Rotimi-John Perhaps, no socio-political plank in Nigeria has impinged on our consciousness or has excited our admiration for the values of dedication to cherished ideals and goals more than Afenifere – the pan-Yoruba socio-political platform. In a society where shifting compromises and mutually-conflicting philosophies are lumped together just […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari launches 2023 National Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem today at the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting at the State House, Abuja… Photo: Twitter/BashirAhmaad Relief has come the way of Nigerian military veterans as President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja announced the approval of N134.7 billion for the payment […]
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More pressure on households as food inflation spikes; Photo: Sunday Akinlolu • As inflation climbs to 21.09% • Economists seek end to CBN budget deficit financing • Urge FG to increase support for agric, tackle flooding challenge • ‘Monetary, fiscal authorities helpless in dealing with rising inflation’ As expected, Nigeria’s inflation rate accelerated to a […]
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ASUU members during their meeting with Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila Notwithstanding protests by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) against alleged payment of incomplete October salary, the federal government, Wednesday, remained adamant, insisting that it would not pay for service not rendered. Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, expressed the federal government’s position on the renewed […]
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Despite the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) protest against payment of alleged incomplete October salary, the Federal Government, on Wednesday, insisted it would not pay for works not done. Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, expressed Federal Government’s position on renewed face-off with ASSU after the week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over […]
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The Senate witnessed a rowdy session on Wednesday as senators deliberated a motion on the Naira Redesign Policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, moved by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Uba Sani. Sani, in the prayers to his motion, urged the Senate to provide legislative support for […]
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Imo state Governor, Hope Uzodimma; Photo/HopeUzodimma01 Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Wednesday, carpeted Governors Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State and his Imo State counterpart, Hope Uzodimma over their persistent failure to conduct local government elections in the two states, describing them as enemies of democracy. Its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, in […]
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Bayero University, Kano has rescheduled all academic activities and the ongoing examinations slated for tomorrow Thursday 7th, November 2022 following a lecture-free day and protest declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). A statement signed by the secretary, Information and publication, on behalf of the registrar, Bala Abdullahi noted that academic activities are […]
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NCC rejects Airtel’s administrative spectrum assignment request Regulator to consult widely on MTN’s desire Stakeholders decry high cost, want NCC to consider forex challenges MTN’s interest in additional Fifth-Generation (5G) spectrum licence is currently causing serious rancor among other operators and stakeholders in the industry. Indeed, other operators and stakeholders, who were against MTN’s move, […]
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One hundred days to the conduct of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has tasked political parties and their candidates to conduct their campaigns peacefully, eschewing divisiveness, rancour and violence. Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the charge in a statement he personally signed yesterday in Abuja. Yakubu, who […]
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