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Subsidy: Labour threatens strike, resumes talks with FG
Punch Newspaper Ahead of the meeting between the Federal Government and the organised labour scheduled to hold today (Monday), the Nigeria Labour Congress has said the government must meet its demands to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. The union threatened that it would not hesitate to call out workers for industrial action,…
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ASUU President Gives Alternative To Students’ Loan
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked President Bola Tinubu to change the newly assented Students Loans Act to grant for indigent students. “This would have been better if we are giving it to those set of students who are very poor, it should be called a grant, not a loan,” ASUU National…
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DSS Raids Emefiele’s Lagos Home, Discovers 18 Bags of Currency, Vital Documents
Nigerian Tribune No fewer than 18 Ghana-must-go bags containing money and documents have been carted away by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) from the residence of the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, Nigerian Tribune has been reliably informed. Nigerian Tribune gathered that the money and the…
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Students’ Loan: ASUU, SSANU, NANS-D Speak On Students’ Loan
Daily Independent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent approval of the Access to Tertiary Education Act, otherwise known as the Student Loan Act, may turn out to be a booby-trap for many young Nigerians aspiring to acquire tertiary education, stakeholders in the education sector have warned. They argue that the signing of the bill into law…
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Varsity Vice Chancellors State Position on Students’ Loan
The Committee of Vice Chancellors and Registrars of Private Universities in Nigeria has commended President Bola Tinubu for signing into law the Student Loan Bill, saying the bill would enable more students to be able to afford either public or private education at the tertiary level. The Chairman, CVCRPUN and Vice Chancellor of Lead City…
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Nigeria’s average ‘penis’ size falls below expectations — Report
Researchers have conducted an analysis of data from nearly 90 countries to determine the average erect penis size among men. The study, published by World Data, reveals that Ecuadoran males have been ranked as the most well-endowed in the world, with an impressive average size of 6.93 inches. Among the top 20 countries, half were…
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Shettima: From “Boko Haram Sponsor” to Anti-Muslim Muslim? – Farooq A. Kperogi
Vice President Kashim Shettima is undergoing an interesting notional transformation in Nigeria’s fractured public sphere. Before and during the last presidential election, his opponents, particularly in the South, tagged him as the “founder of Boko Haram” even though he was a mere commissioner in 2009 when Boko Haram burst forth into national consciousness and he…
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Oil Theft: What I Discussed With President Tinubu – Asari Dokubo
Former leader of the defunct Niger Delta Volunteer Force, (NDVF) Asari Dokubo on Friday, met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, where he revealed how oil bunkering activities thrive in the south south region. Dokubo, in a no holds back expose, said top military personnel particularly the army and navy are the…
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Poly Student Hacked To Death Oyo
A student of Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa, simply identified as Dasola was on Wednesday allegedly hacked to death. Dasola’s lifeless body was found in her room around Ile Idibo area, Eruwa with matchet cuts and eyes detached from the head. The deceased, an ND2 student was among those writing the ongoing first semester examination in…
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IMF Backs CBN’s Exchange Rate Unification Policy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday gave its backing to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) exchange rate unification policy. The policy, which collapsed all exchange rates into the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window, allows market forces to determine exchange rate. The IMF said it stands by and supports the implementation of the policy.…
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