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COVID-19, ASUU Strike, Naira Marley, Who is Laycon Top List of Google Search for 2020 [Full List]
Technology giant, Google has released its list of top online searches of 2020 by Nigerians and Coronavirus, ASUU strike, Rema, Naira Marley, and Hushpuppi topped the list. Coronavirus topped online searches by Nigerians in 2020, followed by US election, US president-elect, Joe Biden, Google Classroom, ASUU, Zoom Live, Rema, Naira Marley, Rahama Sadua, and Hushpuppi.…
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COVID-19 FG Disburses N12.4 Billion to 978 MSMEs
The Federal Government said, it has disbursed over N12.4 billion to owners of 978 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), through the Bank of Industry in other to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the 12th National Council on Industry,…
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How ASUU Strike Turns Me To Emergency Newspaper Vendor, Final Year Student
A 400 level Computer Science Student of the Federal University Lokoja, Thomas Kehinde has decried the prolonged strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), insisting that both the union and the government are playing games with the lives and future of Nigerian youths. Kehinde, in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST on…
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Strike: NANS To Shut Down Private Varsities, President
The new President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Sunday Asefon, has vowed to shut down all private universities in the country should the nine-month strike embarked on by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities continue. The NANS president said this while speaking on a PUNCH Online interview programme, The Roundtable. He…
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Meeting Between FG, ASUU Postponed Indefinitely
The meeting slated to hold today, Wednesday between representatives of Federal Government and the leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has been postponed Indefinitely. The postponement was contained in a message from Mr. Charles Akpan, Deputy Director, Ministry of Labour and Employment. According to the message, “The Meeting between ASUU and the Federal…
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Buhari Swears In INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu
President Muhammadu Buhari, shortly before the commencement of the 27th virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja, swore in Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Buhari reappointed Yakubu as Chairman of INEC for another five-year term on October 27th. Prof…
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Govt ‘bans’ use of whatsapp for information dissemination in Katsina Secondary Schools
The Katsina State Government has reportedly given marching orders to principals of state owned secondary schools to forbid the use of Whatsapps for information dissemination. The directive also applicable to Facebook, where government workers have been asked to avoid the use of the social media platform to comment on government activities, either positively or negatively.…
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Buhari Expresses Displeasure Over Lingering ASUU Strike
President Buhari yesterday said it is amazing that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities have stayed out of the classrooms for so long and have also agreed not to call off the lingering strike. The President expressed displeasure at this development during his meeting with the 36 state governors in the presidential villa…
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Video: Watch As Ooni of Ife Performs Ritual Rites To Welcome Newborn Prince To Palace
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Enitan, Ojaja II, has formally welcomed his newborn Prince and the mother to the palace, Ile Oodua. A welcome ceremony was held in the Palace, with the Queen presenting the newborn Prince to the Ooni who then sat on his throne with his heir in his arms. Sharing…
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FG Berates ASUU For ‘Breaching’ Last Meeting Agreement, Set To Meet Wednesday
The Federal Government through the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has berated the leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of breaching a ‘gentleman agreement’ reached at their last meeting which held November 27 over the suspension of the nine-month-old strike. This is as the minister scheduled another meeting for Wednesday with…
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