Year: 2022
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Peter Obi Replies Soludo Over Recent Remarks
Former Governor of Anambra who doubles as the Presidential candidate of Labour Party(LP), Mr Peter Obi has replied Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo over his performance as a former Governor. Obi, in a reply on Tuesday, said he prays Soludo corrects his short comings when he was Governor and also make his own impact. Soludo had…
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Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Hits 20.77%
Nigeria’s inflation rate rose from 20.77% in September 2022 to 21.09% in October 2022 amid soaring food prices, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. The Bureau also said that food Inflation was 23.72% in October 2022, from 23.34% in September 2022. The NBS made this known in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report…
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FG Proposes 8-week Mandatory Course For ASUU, NLC, Other Union Leaders
The Federal Government has proposed a mandatory eight-week course at the Michael Imoudu National Institute of Labour Studies, MINILS, for all newly elected labour leaders in the country. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this, during a budget defence of the Ministry and Parastatal Agencies before the House of Representatives Committee on Labour…
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Sex-for-grade: Ugandan Varsity Fires Nigerian Lecturer
A Nigerian lecturer at Kabale University in the Western Region of Uganda, Dr Nafiu Lukman Abiodun, has been fired over his alleged involvement in the sexual harassment of female students. A Ugandan newspaper outlet, Kampala Dispatch reported on Tuesday that the don demanded sex from female students and made those who refused his demands have…
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Tinubu/Shettima: Buhari, Other Top APC Bigwigs Storm Jos For Campaign Kick-off (Photos)
President Muhammadu Buhari and other bigwigs of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are presently in Jos, capital of Plateau State, for the kick off of the campaign of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate. The campaign is ongoing at Ruwang Pam Township Stadium, which is filled to capacity. Earlier, some governors welcomed Buhari…
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Don’t Allow Issues of Salary Degenerate To Another Strike – NANS, NAPTAN Tell FG
Vanguard News Parents, under the aegis of the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria, NAPTAN, and students under the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, have called on the federal government to tread softly and not allow the issue of the payment of salary of lecturers degenerate to another industrial action. Their calls came against…
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Court Sacks Akpabio as APC Senatorial Candidate
The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has set aside the judgment of Federal High Court Abuja, removing Godswill Akpabio as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District. A three-member panel of justices read by Justice Danlami Senchi on Monday held that Akpabio failed to file a proof…
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JAMB Announces Automation of Curriculum, Admission
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has announced the automation of curriculum, accreditation admission, and general administration matters between the board, tertiary institutions and their regulatory agencies, through its Interactive e-Brochure and e-Syllabus System (IBASS). The board Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this at a meeting with regulatory agencies and tertiary institutions from the…
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Peter Obi Knows He Can’t, Won’t Win 2023 Presidential Race – Charles Soludo
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra state has said that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi cannot win in the 2023 presidential election. Soludo stated this in an article titled, ‘History Beckons and I Will Not Be Silent (Part 1)’ released on Monday. He stated, “Let’s be clear: Peter Obi…
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Political Rally: Activist Drags Peter Obi To Court, Demands N50 Million
Child rights activist, Amb. Wale Ojo-Lanre, has sued the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, for N50m as damages for allegedly involving an underage girl-child in his political rally in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ojo-Lanre had on October 27 filed the originating motion on notice before a family court…