Year: 2021
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Strike: FG To Begin Payment of N30 Billion Revatalisation Fund To ASUU Next Week
The Federal Government, on Thursday, assured the leadership of the House of Representatives and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of its resolve to commence payment of the N30 billion universities revitalisation fund within the next seven days. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed, and Minister of State for Education, Hon…
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#EndSARS: President Buhari Reacts To Panel Report
President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the report of the panel the Lagos State government set up to probe police brutality. After the violence that broke out during the protest which held for weeks at Lekki tollgate in Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had set up a panel to look into issues that happened. The panel…
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Ooni of Ife, Wife Celebrate Son, Prince Tadenikawo, as He Turns One (Photos)
Wife of Ooni of Ife, Prophetess Naomi, has taken to social media to share stunning photos of their son, Prince Tadenikawo, as he turns one Both the royal figures, Ooni of Ife, Ogunwusi Adeyeye, and his wife, Prophetess Naomi, are in a celebratory mood as their son, Prince Tadenikawo, turns one today November 18th .…
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#EndSARS: Panel Member Faults Leaked Report in Circulation
As mixed reactions continue to trail the report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry, a member of the panel, Mr. Temitope Majekodunmi, has expressed disappointment over the leakage of the report submitted to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday. Majekodunmi, a member of the panel who represented the youth, however disowned the leaked report,…
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#EndSARS: Lagos Government Reacts To Leakage of Panel Report
The Lagos State Government has reacted to the controversy that greeted the leaked report of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters. After the report leaked on Monday, many Nigerians have expressed divided views. Some of them doubted the contents of the report, pointed out loopholes…
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eNaira Drawing Global Interest, World Bank
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disclosed that the recently launched Nigeria’s digital currency, the eNaira has been “drawing substantial interest from the outside world,” since it was unveiled on October 25, 2021. In its ‘Country Focus’ article on Nigeria authored by Jack Ree of the African Department and published in its website, the IMF…
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NYSC Reacts To Fake Circular on Batch ‘C’ Stream II Orientation Course
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has distanced itself from the fake circular making the rounds on the 2021 Batch “C” Stream II orientation course. The scheme, In a statement signed by its NYSC spokesperson, Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, said such a circular did not emanate from it. “The attention of NYSC management has been drawn…
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Strike: NANS Begs ASUU, ASUP, Non Academic Unions
National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has appealed to Academic Staff of Universities (ASUU), Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and other academic and non-academic unions of Tertiary institutions in the country to consider the plight of students and their parents by not embarking on strikes at the slightest provocation. The appeal was made by…
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Again, Four Dead, Others Rescue, as Building Collapses in Lagos
Vanguard Another building under construction has collapsed in Magbon, Badagry area of Lagos, today(Wednesday), with four persons feared dead. Five others were rescued from the rubbles with varying degrees of injury, while efforts are still on to rescue others. This is coming on the heels of the 21-storey building that went down in Ikoyi, earlier…
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Nigerian Navy Breaks Silence Over Purported Disappearance of Instagram Skit Maker, Cute Abiola
The Nigerian Navy has broken its silence over purported disappearance of popular Instagram skit maker Ahmed Gafar Oluwatoyin, known as Cute Abiola, adding that, the comic actor is not missing but locked up in his unit for breaching the Armed Forces social media policy. The skit maker, who is also a Naval officer, was declared…