Year: 2022
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NASU To Begin Strike in FUNAAB Monday
Daily Trust The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun state, has issued the management of the institution a notice of one week strike. The union said its members would embark on a seven-day strike from Monday over alleged poor welfare, “anti-NASU policies” and “undue interference in NASU activities.”…
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Just In: U.S Raises Alarm Over Terrorists Plan To Attack Abuja, Warns Citizens
The United States embassy in Nigeria has warned its citizens in the country to be cautious of their movement in response to elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically in Abuja. In a security alert issued on Sunday, the US advised its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel or movement, stay alert and avoid…
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Ooni of Ife Set To Marry 6th Wife Monday
Highly revered traditional monarch, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi,the Ooni of Ife, is set to marry his sixth wife, Temitope Adesegun, on Monday, October 24, 2022. The development was made by the Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, in a tersed Facebook post on Sunday. The monarch had on Thursday, October 20, 2022 married his fifth wife and founder…
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Unilorin Announces Resumption of Academic Activities
Following the suspension of the eight months strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, will reopen its campus on Monday, October 24, 2022, to continue its 2021/2022 academic session. The ‘better by far’ Varsity stated this in a release signed by Mr Kunle Akogun, Director of…
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PDP crisis: Wike’s camp gives Atiku Ultimatum, as Party’s Guber Candidates Move Against Embattled Chair
The Nation Newspaper Despite ongoing efforts by some prominent stakeholders to douse the raging fire within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the disagreement between the party’s presidential candidate and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and a group of prominent party chieftains led by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State over the fate…
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Strike: ASUU Files appeal Against NIC Judgment
Punch Newspaper The Academic Staff Union of Universities has again filed an appeal against the judgment of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria which ordered the striking lecturers to return back to work, Sunday PUNCH has gathered. It was also gathered that the court had yet to fix a date for the official hearing of…
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FUNAAB Professor Proffers Solution To Flooding in Nigeria
Johnson Adewunmi, a soil and water engineering professor at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, led a team that conducted a dam study in Nigeria’s north-western region in 2004. He speaks with DAUD OLATUNJI of the Punch Newspaper on how Nigeria can best control the country’s devastating flooding. Does Nigeria have enough dams? Nigeria does…
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Senior Varsity Lecturer, Daughter Arrested For Beating, Stripping Young Lady Nak3d in Nasarawa (Video)
Operatives of Nasarawa State police command has arrested a senior lecturer at the Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA), Dr Fred Ekpe Ayhokai and his daughter, Emmanuella, who were seen beating and stripping naked a young lady, Blessing Mathias, in viral videos online. The videos which were posted on Friday by a Twitter user, Agatha Akaahar,…
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Dangote Offers Automatic Employment To Kano Varsity Graduates
The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has promised automatic employment to all first-class and second-class upper-division graduates of Kano State University of Science and Technology, Wudil, which has been renamed after him. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Shehu Musa, made the disclosure on Friday in Kano while briefing newsmen on the renaming…
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UAE Slams Visa Ban on Nigerians, Rejects Applications
The United Arab Emirates Immigration authorities have slammed visa ban on Nigerians adding that all submitted applications are rejected and fees non-refundable. It was gathered that the announcement was made on Friday in a notice issued to its trade partners in Nigeria including travel agencies. Although no reason was given for the ban, the Dubai…