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How Obafemi Awolowo Teaching Hospital hid details of N3.07 billion COVID-19 awarded contracts
The ICIR ON May 30, The ICIR wrote to the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation to request details of money released to support the Federal Teaching Hospitals in the country as part of COVID-19 interventions during the pandemic. The move was to establish the exact sum earmarked for each teaching hospital in the…
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No One Should Call My Name, If They Lost Forthcoming Elections – Governor Wike
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has denied suing the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, noting that no one should call his name if the person loses the forthcoming election. Reacting to the suit during the commissioning of House of Assembly Quarters in Port Harcourt, on Friday, Wike said he was focused…
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What Our Members Are Doing Since Commencement of Strike – ASUU President, Osodeke
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, through its President, Professor Victor Osodeke on Thursday, (yesterday) said some of its members in Nigerian public Universities have left the country to pursue their careers abroad as the Federal Government fails to nip it in the bud the lingering crisis in that’s paralyzed academic activities in the…
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FG hasn’t informed ASUU of cash crunch – Osodeke
Punch Newspaper Striking Academic Staff Union of Universities has said the government has not at any time indicated that it does not have money to fund the union’s demands and university education. The union was reacting to recent comments by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo; and Ebonyi State Governor,…
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Wike Drags Atiku, Tambuwal, PDP To Court Over Conduct of Presidential Primary Election
Punch Newspaper Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has dragged the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar; the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal; and the PDP over the conduct of the presidential primary of the party that was held was in Abuja on May 28 and May 29, 2022. In the suit…
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Just In: Two Months After, COEASU Suspends Strike
Lecturers under the aegis of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU have suspended their ongoing strike for a period of 60 days. According to The PUNCH, The decision was taken at the National Executive Council meeting which was held in Abuja. The PUNCH reports that COEASU had embarked on a strike on June…
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Unknown Individuals Stole N31 Million Cash From Govt House in Katsina
The Katsina State Government said some yet-to-be-identified individuals stole millions of naira at the account section of the State Government House. The Director-General to the governor on New Media, Alhaji Al-Amin Isah, confirmed the incident in an interview with journalists on Thursday. Although Isah couldn’t disclose the amount stolen, he said that some of the…
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Human Rights Lawyer Begs Dangote, Otedola, Other Business Moguls To Pay Off ASUU’s N1.1 trillion Demands
Human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has appealed to chief executive officers of banks and some business moguls in the country including Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Abdul Samad Rabiu, and Mike Adenuga to pay off the N1.1 trillion demands by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Olajengbesi said the Federal Government has displayed irresponsibility and nonchalance…
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Tears, Tributes as Brigade Guards Laid Remains of Five Soldiers Attacked by Terrorists To Rest (Photos)
The Abuja Guards Brigade of the Nigeria have laid to rest the remains of five soldiers including late Captain Attah Samuel who recently paid the supreme price in a fierce encounter with terrorists during a clearance operation in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The internment of the heroic officers took place…
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FG Recovers £6.32Million Foreign Looted Funds in 14 Months
The federal government said it has recovered over N3.2bn (£6,324,627.66) of looted funds from various jurisdictions globally from March 2021 to May 2022. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who disclosed these to journalists at the 46th Session of the State House Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at…
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