About three weeks ago, precisely on April 6, 2023, the House of Representatives triggered outrage with a bill banning fresh doctors from Nigerian universities from traveling abroad to practice or further their education until they have put in five years of compulsory service in Nigeria’s health sector. If the bill, sponsored by a member representing […]
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A seasoned accounting and finance professional, Vivian Savia holds an M.A. in International Business Management from Middlesex University, MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School, United Kingdom, and B.Sc in Accounting from the Imo State University, Owerri; the Lead Formulator and Founder of Nature’s Bar Co, she is a professional member of the Institute of Chartered […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari(5th right) with other Muslims Faithful for Eid El-Fitr Mubarak Prayers at the Mambilla Barrak Praying Ground in Abuja yesterday Photo: Phillip Ojisua • Says I Can’t Wait To Go Home • Nothing Will Stop May 29 Handover, President Declares • Thanks Nigerians For Tolerating Him • Lawan Rates Administration High, Says Opposition […]
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Set to open Ogun River bridge Oyo State Government has achieved 58.7% in the practice of Exclusive Breastfeeding by Women of Child Bearing Age, the Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) revealed on Thursday. Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, disclosed this in a statement. He said the Project Coordinator, ANRiN Oyo […]
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The member-elect of the House of Representatives for Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency, Prince Okunjimi Odimayo, has prayed that Nigeria witnesses an economic breakthrough during the incoming Asiwaju Bola Tinubu administration. While celebrating the Eid-el-Fitr with the Muslims in a message, he also prayed that the nation will experience peace and prosperity, saying: “As Nigerians, we pray […]
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The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo state capital, on Wednesday, validated the nomination of Adegboyega Adefarati as the candidate of the House of Representatives for the All Progressives Congress at the last February 25, 2023, election. The State High Court earlier nullified the candidacy of Adefarati as the court dismissed the primary of […]
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The Christian Association of Nigeria has joined Muslim brothers and sisters in Nigeria and around the world to celebrate the Eid-al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. This was contained in a statement signed by the President of CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, on Friday. Okoh said Ramadan was a time […]
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Civilians gather in Khartoum on Wednesday, preparing to flee the fighting in the Sudanese capital between the military and its paramilitary rival. (El-Tayeb Siddig/Reuters) Nigerian students are fleeing their residences for safety as heavy gunshots persist in the Republic of Sudan where a fierce military confrontation between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary group, […]
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Photo credit: The Wall Street Journal Seoul said Friday it would send a military aircraft and soldiers to evacuate South Korean nationals stranded in Sudan, where hundreds of people have died since fighting broke out last week. Japan is taking similar steps and on Friday sent a military plane to try and fetch its citizens […]
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By Femi Adesina All things are now ready. Last week, I wrote about the cleaning and clearing of my office in the State House, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The job is now done, and as a bride waits for her groom, the office now expects its next occupant, the Adviser on Media to the incoming President. […]
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