Days after dragging the Academic Staff Union of Universities before the National Industrial Court, the Federal Government may consider an out-of-court settlement with the union, it has been learnt. The seven-month old strike embarked upon by ASUU was declared by the president of the union, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, on February 14, 2022 at the University […]
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The Federal Government, through National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has said despite the ban on importation of tomato pastes in the country, there has been unabated flooding of the Nigerian market with imported and unregistered tomato pastes to the detriment of local manufacturers, the economy and the health of the […]
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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has advised politicians and voters to refrain from vote-selling and buying during the 2023 general elections. The group made the call in a communiqué issued at the end of its Second Plenary meeting at Orlu, near Owerri. The communique was signed by the President of CBCN and Archbishop […]
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Labour Party has declared that it would leverage on the widespread support from Nigerians to win the 2023 general election. The declaration was contained in communiqué released by the leadership of the party after a two-day national leadership retreat in Abuja titled ‘Nigeria at a Crossroads: Labour Party as the Only Credible Option for National […]
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Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Chairman of Inter Party Advisory Committee (IPAC), Yabagi Sani, an engineer, has enjoined the electorate not to cast their votes on the basis of the primordial sentiments of religion and ethnicity. Speaking at a conference organised by the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) in collaboration with Alliance […]
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There are feelings of unease in the southeast region of the country. Fear, worries and uncertainties, which had for some time now become the hallmark of the region, have exacerbated. No thanks to last Sunday’s attack on the convoy of the senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah that […]
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• Says INEC To Deepen Deployment Of Appropriate Technology • Schedule Of Electoral Activities To Be Followed As Announced • Strategises On Hitch-Free Distribution Of PVCs • Tasks Security On Security Ahead Of Poll • ‘Knocks, Kudos Trails Delisting Of Double Registrants As Commission Defends Action The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. […]
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The National Industrial Court in Abuja, on Friday, refused the prayers of the Federal Government to direct the striking Academic Staff Union of University, to resume classes pending the determination of a government suit challenging the strike. At the resumed sitting, counsel for the Federal Government, James Ikwe (SAN), requested the court to direct ASUU […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it is making preparations for around 95 million voters in next years’ general elections, but warns that the increasing level of insecurity in some parts of the country poses a threat to the polls. The Chairman, INEC, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, said this in Lagos on Friday at a […]
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Nigerian-born American lecturer, Uju Anya, has been in the eye of the storm since her tweet wishing the late Queen Elizabeth II ‘excruciating death’. The professor of Second Language Acquisition, Department of Modern Languages, Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America tells Godfrey George she spoke from a place of deep pain and is unapologetic […]
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