The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has lauded the Federal Government’s approval of stipends for students of education in public tertiary institutions. Government had on Tuesday announced the payment of N75, 000 and N50, 000 stipends per semester for students pursuing a degree in education and a Nigeria Certificate in Education, respectively. “Undergraduate B.Ed […]
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Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has congratulated veteran journalist, Mr. Martins Oloja, on his appointment as the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian. This was contained in a statement signed and made available to journalists in Akure, yesterday, by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Richard Olatunde, saying that the appointment was earned by […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has begun its second-quarter Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) within Enugu State. The commission called on stakeholders to intensify mobilisation for the success of the registration. Dr Emeka Ononamadu, INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Enugu State, announced this on Thursday at a news conference in Enugu. Ononamadu […]
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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, yesterday, reiterated that his administration had never tampered with the monthly allocations from the Federal Government to the 20 local councils in the state. He said that rather than shortchanging the councils, the state government had been assisting them by augmenting their allocations to enable them to perform their constitutional […]
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Traffic on Oshodi Apapa Expressway. Credit: Jesutomi Akomolafe The intractable and hydra-headed Apapa traffic gridlock, which has defied all solutions so far applied, is undoubtedly a depiction of gross inadequacy of the ports in the city, in comparison to the huge volumes of businesses that rely on them across the country. There are of course […]
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday endorsed the presidential bid of National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, in the 2023 general polls, saying, he has the quality to lead the nation after President Muhammadu Buhari next year. Also, a former minister of works who leads Tinubu’s campaign outfit, Prince Dayo Adeyeye; Senator […]
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INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Photo; Twitter/INECNIGERIA The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Thursday released the final list of candidates eligible to participate in the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. The list has the names of candidates from 18 political parties, all males. In the list published on the commission’s website and state’s […]
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Mr Valentine Ozigbo has been published alongside his running mate, Mrs Azuka Enemo, as gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the final list published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Also in the 18-candidates list published on Thursday were Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Sen. […]
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President, Nigeria Union of Journalists’, Chris Isiguzo. Credit:Twitter Veterans task journalists on better Nigeria The National President, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chris Isiguzo, has been re-elected unopposed to lead the union for the second time. The announcement was made at the Seventh triennial delegates’ conference 2021 held at the Dr. Michael Okpara Auditorium, Umuahia, […]
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FG not serious about threat, says Osun APC Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an elder statesman, Chekwas Okorie and former President General of Aka Ikenga, Goddy Uwazuruike, yesterday faulted the Federal Government over threat to invoke a state of emergency in Anambra State over rising insecurity in the state. National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, […]
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