Ngige cautions against signing un-implementable agreements as female students threaten mass action The Federal Government, yesterday, hinted of its plans to resolve the contending issues relating to the ongoing warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday, February 28, 2022. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, who stated this […]
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What has happened to Osun mega schools built by immediate past governor, Rauf Aregbesola? Three years into the tenure of governor Gboyega Oyetola, both parties are trading blames over the state of the schools, especially the one at Iwo, which appeared to have been abandoned since Aregbesola left office. As part of Aregbesola’s efforts to […]
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Indications emerged, yesterday, that President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the long-awaited Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 on Friday. A Presidency source confirmed that, barring any last minute changes, the President will assent to the bill around 12:00 p.m. Anxiety had continued to mount over Buhari’s delay in assenting to the re-amended bill. Some members of […]
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Duke Oil, Oando Plc insist imported fuel met specifications As the scarcity caused by withdrawal of methanol-blended petrol into the country eases off, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has released details of how it distributed a total of 387.59 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in one week to bridge the gap. According […]
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People walk in central Kyiv in front of the Independence Monument early on February 24, 2022. – Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine on Thursday with explosions heard soon after across the country and its foreign minister warning a “full-scale invasion” was underway. (Photo by Daniel Leal / AFP) Russian President […]
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• Scraps FCT minister’s office, gives 37 senatorial slots to women • Senate okays Maritime Security Trust Fund National Assembly constitution review committee has separated the office of Minister of Justice from that of Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), saying the move will make the latter independent, non-partisan and restore dignity to the justice […]
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• Clarifies why older generation must give way to young • Agbakoba, Abdullahi, others unveil ‘next president’ President, African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has lent his voice to the contentious topic on the need to restructure the nation. The AfDB president made his views known, yesterday, in a lecture, titled, ‘Nigeria, a […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The emergence of whiz kids will always intrigue our world. During the week, I received a video from many people about the latest prodigy in town. He is a nine-year-old boy whom a university in South Africa has just given an award for what, in his citation, was described as his insight […]
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The Zamfara State House of Assembly has impeached the deputy governor, Mahdi Gusau. Gusau’s impeachment comes barely three hours after the House received the report of the investigative panel constituted by the state’s chief judge, Kulu Aliyu. The chairman of the panel, Justice Haladu Tanko, said the committee demonstrated professional excellence and due diligence in […]
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Price gains in 29 stocks yesterday sustained the bullish profile of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) as market capitalisation increased further by N7 billion. At the close of trading yesterday, the All Share Index (ASI), which measures the performance of quoted companies, rose by 12.99 points, representing an increase of 0.03 per cent to close […]
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