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Reps Committee Orders Arrest of CBN Governor, Accountant-general, 17 Others
The Cable News The house of representatives committee on public petition has issued a warrant of arrest on Olayemi Cardoso, governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for refusing to appear before it to answer questions on their operations. The committee also ordered the arrest of Oluwatoyin Madein, accountant general of the federation, and 17 others.…
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Frustration, Mass Resignation Hit Public Varsities – ASUU Tells President Tinubu
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised the alarm that most departments and units in Nigeria’s public universities are shortstaffed due to the resignation of lecturers in search of greener pastures. The Union said poor and delayed salaries, unpaid allowances, poor infrastructure, a lack of respect for the academic community, and seeming dwindling…
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What You Need To Know About UK New Visa Rules
The United Kingdom,UK, government has unveiled a comprehensive five-point plan in a bid to curb immigration. Mixed reactions have trailed the plan, which encompasses various measures, such as prohibiting care workers from relocating with their families and increasing the minimum salary requirement for skilled worker visas. Pressure is mounting on James Cleverly, who assumed the…
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Why Supreme Court Should Nulify Tinubu’s Inauguration as President – Ex-presidential Candidate
Hope Democratic Party (HDP) and its presidential candidate in the 2019 general election, Ambrose Owuru, have asked the supreme court to void the inauguration of Bola Tinubu as president of Nigeria. The appellants are arguing that Tinubu ought not to have been sworn in as president since he is joined as a respondent in the…
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American Oil Firm Set To Build Refinery in Nigeria
American oil firm, Barker Hughes, has expressed interest in investing in refineries in the country, as the federal government intensifies effort to end petroleum products importation. Nigeria, a major crude oil producer, imports all its petroleum products, which has put enormous pressure on its currency in the foreign exchange market. But speaking during a meeting…
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UK Announces Stricter Measures For Migration
The United Kingdom has announced it would raise the minimum salary threshold for a skilled worker visa and prevent overseas health and social care staff from bringing family dependents to Britain. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office trumpeted the proposals as “the biggest clampdown on legal migration ever”. But critics said it would damage the state-run…
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158 Bag First Class As, OAU Graduates 7986
The Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Professor Simeon Bamire has revealed that the university will graduate 7,986 at the 47th convocation ceremony of the university expected to commence on Thursday 7th of December, 2023 to Saturday 9th of December, 2023. Bamire made this known while addressing journalists at a press conference on Monday…
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FOREX: Naira falls in parallel market
The Naira, on Monday, depreciated to N1,170 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,166 per dollar last week Friday. However, the Naira appreciated to N837.77 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N837.77 per dollar from N927.19 per dollar…
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UNICAL suspends fee hike after students’ protest
The Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has directed that the new fees introduced by the institution be put on hold until further notice. The directive is contained in a statement issued by the university’s Registrar, Gabriel Egbe, and made available to journalists on Monday. The management of the institution had approved an…
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REVEALED: Why Tinubu failed to deliver national statement at COP28
The Cable News As is the norm with the United Nations Climate Change Conference, otherwise known as the Conference of Parties (COP), two days after the opening day is reserved for high-level engagements. At these engagements, Heads of State and Governments (HOS/G) are expected to deliver their national statements. These remarks usually contain ambitions, plans…
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