Month: May 2023
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Falana Faults ‘Move’ by Ngige To Pay Unizik Lecturers’ Withheld 8-month Salaries
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has faulted the move by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, to facilitate the payment of withheld salaries of some lecturers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka. Following the eight-month nationwide industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) last year, the lecturers’ salaries…
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Strike: FG to adopt ASUU pay rise template for striking doctors
Punch Newspaper Barring last-minute changes, the pay rise template designed for the Academic Staff Union of Universities will be adopted for medical doctors working under the employment of the Federal Government, The PUNCH can confirm. The decision to adopt the ASUU pay profile follows the several demands by the doctors for better pay rise, among…
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Covenant University beats UI, UNILAG, LASU in contest promoting innovation
The Cable Mary Owolabi, a student of Covenant University (CU), has won the gold medal at the 2023 edition of the competition organised by the Future Creative Leader Academy (FCLA). The initiative, which featured competitions, seminars, and workshops, is designed for students in universities and other tertiary institutions across the country. It provides a platform…
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Warning Strike: Resident Doctors, FG Reach Truce
Channels TV The resident doctors and the Federal Government have reached an agreement over the five-day warning strike embarked upon by the association. On May 17, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) began a five-day warning strike to press home its demands after a 14-day ultimatum to the government lapsed. Channels Television had reported…
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AMVCA 2023: Full list of winners as Anikulapo, Brotherhood win big
The Ninth Edition of African Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA 2023) was successfully held at the prestigious Eko Hotel and Suites on Saturday, May 20. Kunle Afolayan’s movie Anikulapo and Jade Osiberu’s Brotherhood bagged 5 awards respectively.Bimbo Ademoye won best actress in a comedy, while Osas Ighodaro grabbed best actress in a drama for her…
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INEC To Present Two Witnesses To Defend Tinubu’s Election Victory
The Independent National Electoral Commission has informed the Presidential Election Petition Court on Saturday that it plans presenting two witnesses in defence of the victory of President-elect, Bola Tinubu, at the presidential polls. INEC’s lawyer, A.B. Mahmoud SAN, disclosed this in open court during a pre-hearing session on the petition filed by the People’s Democratic…
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President-elect, Tinubu Returns To Nigeria 8 Days To Inauguration (Video)
President-elect Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria eight days to his inauguration as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of The Federal Republic of Nigeria. The incoming president returned to the country on Saturday after a week in Europe. His latest trip had raised eyebrow, with some reports saying that he was battling an undisclosed ailment.…
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Embattled Singer, Seun Kuti Crowned ‘GO’ in Police Cell, Leads Prayer Session
Vanguard News Seun Kuti, the embattled Afrobeat singer and son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is being remanded at the State Criminal, Investigations and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos on the orders of Yaba Chief Magistrate Court for assaulting a police officer has been crowned the ‘General Overseer’ of his cell by the inmates.…
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Kano Judge Faults Media Report on Nulification of Abia Governor-elect Candidature
Federal High Court in Kano state says media reports that it nullified the candidature of the Abia state Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, who contested the election on the platform of the Labour Party, LP, are misleading. The court, however, said it annuled the election of all the Kano LP candidates that contested the 2023 general…
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Buhari Approves Appointment of Substantive AGF
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein as the substantive Accountant General of the Federation, AGF. This was contained in a statement, dated 19th May, 2023, and signed by the Director, Communications, Mohammed Abdullahi Ahmed, on Friday, in Abuja. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan,…