By Abdelghaffar Amoka Abdelmalik The interesting piece from Mr Salihu Muhammad Lukman, the DG of the Progressive Governors’ Forum is an indication that ASUU is alone in the fight for the survival of the public universities. While he analysed the damage the ASUU strike has done to university education in Nigeria, he refused to x-ray […]
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The sudden spike in local airfares at this time of economic recession and this Christmas season is bad enough for hapless Nigerian air passengers; the addition of chaos (over-booking, flight delays) that has recently been accompanying air travels at the major airports is most disappointing, and portrays lack of empathy to people’s welfare. At a […]
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A 75-year-old man from Beit Shean died Monday morning from cardiac arrest, about two hours after receiving the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. The man received the vaccine at 8:30 in the morning, and waited for the customary time at the health clinic before he was released to his home feeling well. Sometime later, the man lost […]
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Miss Ojo, at Daleko Market, Lagos. Photo: Femi Ibirogba CBN adamant on boosting local production During this year’s Yuletide, Miss Folakemi Ojo made frantic attempts to attract buyers to a rice store where she works as a sales attendant, but none branched at the store within Daleko Market, a popular foodstuff marketplace located off Isolo-Osodi Expressway, […]
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Dealers blame scarcity on transportation, export Manufacturers say it’s gas pricing, haulage costs Hopes of lower construction costs by prospective homeowners may have been dashed, going by fresh increase in price of cement and related products. The increase has already triggered ripple effect in the open market, where prices have gone up by as much […]
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By Tunde Odesola Zodiac, the only thing I had in common with Fuji music creator, Dr. Sikiru Ayinde Agbajelola Balogun Barrister, belongs in antiquity now. But it feels good to share with Barrister, the same birth month, February, which confers the same zodiac sign, Aquarius, on us both. Today, however, astrology has unravelled as a […]
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By Sola Adeyegbe A nation has been defined as a stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity, and a common culture. The concept of nation building means the efforts of newly independent countries notably the countries of Africa to transform their territories into viable nations. These new states are not nations ab […]
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The low COVID-19 cases and deaths record of African countries, which contradicts prediction, is baffling American billionaire businessman cum philanthropist, Bill Gates, who has openly express his wonder. Specifically, the co-founder of Microsoft and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has said he does not understand why the rampaging coronavirus, which has inflicted an unpredictably high […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted the sacrifices of 20 doctors reportedly killed by COVID-19, saying their welfare is a priority for his government. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Mallam Garba Shehu, the President also sent his condolences to the Nigerian Medical Association over the death of the […]
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Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have stressed the need for Nigerians to unite and work together for the country to overcome the present insecurity challenges confronting it. The governors, who operate under the aegis of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), also celebrated their chairman and Kebbi State Governor […]
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