Month: July 2022
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Meet 13-year-old Record-breaking Teenager Who Secures Admission Into Medical School
A record breaking 13-year-old teenager, Alena Wicker has distinguished herself from her peers by securing admission into a medical school. The brilliant student on June 30th announced her admission into the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Heersink School of Medicine. The feat, it is understood, makes her the youngest black person in the country to…
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Varsity strike: Labour, ASUU Adamant
The Nation Newspaper The lingering strike by university unions will continue for much longer if the Federal Government does not meet their demands, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said yesterday. “If they like, they should keep this strike for two years,” ASUU President Prof Emmanuel Osodeke said. He spoke in Abuja on the…
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Again, Unknown Gunmen Attack Owo Town in Ondo, Scores Injured
Vanguard News Barely seven weeks after terrorists attack worshippers at Owo, in Ondo state, some unknown gunmen, have again attacked the ancient town. Many people were said to have been injured in the attack which took place Wednesday evening, at Folahami Junction, where a construction company called Craneburg Construction Company was located. Eyewitness reports had…
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1,490 Lawyers Called To Bar
The Nigerian Law School (NLS) has graduated 1, 490 successful lawyers who were on Wednesday called to the Nigerian Bar. The Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Prof. Isa Chiroma (SAN), who disclosed this stated that while a total of 2,299 students participated in the May 2022 final exams, 1,490 candidates, representing 65.42%, were…
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NYSC DG Dragged To Court Over Continued Existence of Scheme
The director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been dragged before a Federal High Court in Abuja, over the continued existence of the scheme. In the suit, the plaintiff, Okomayin Ude, prayed the court for an order, that the continued sustenance of National Youth Service Corps Act, 1993 and the mandatory posting of…
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Lawmakers Invite CBN Governor Over Continued Depreciation of Naira Against Dollar
The Senate has invited Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele to a closed session to brief the parliament on the reasons for the rapid depreciation of the naira. The resolution reached at plenary on Wednesday also mandated the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions to assess the impact of CBN intervention funds meant…
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FG Reveals Plans To Disburse N20,000 Each To Nigerian Women
The federal government has revealed its plans to commence the disbursement of N20,000 each to rural women across the country via the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP). The Grant for Vulnerable Groups programme was introduced in 2020 to sustain the social inclusion agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari administration. It is consistent with the national target…
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PDP Lawmakers Give President Buhari Six-week To Solve Insecurity, Stage Walkout (Video)
The floor of the Senate, on Wednesday, witnessed an unprecedented commotion as opposition senators across party lines, angrily stormed out of plenary, chanting President Muhammadu Buhari must go and the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, should follow. The lawmakers are actually protesting against the worsening security situation in the country. Trouble started when the Senate Minority…
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House of Representatives To Intervene in ASUU Strike
The House of Representatives has resolved to intervene in the on-going dispute between the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and the Federal Government. Muhammad Wudil, Chairman, House Committee on Labour, said this when he and other house members received the protesting Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and its affiliate unions on Wednesday in Abuja. The…
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ASUU Pushes For Bill To Regulate How Children of Public Office Holders Enroll in Foreign Schools
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is advocating for a bill to regulate how children of public officers enroll in schools outside the shores of Nigeria. Prof. Kingdom Tombra, Chairman of the University of Niger Delta University Wilberforce Island chapter of the union, made this known at the solidarity protest organised by the Nigeria…