Month: July 2023
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President Tinubu Approves Appointment of Special Adviser on Media, Publicity
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Chief Ajuri Ngelale as Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. A terse statement by Willie Bassey, Director, Information Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation said the appointment takes effect from 31st July, 2023 and would terminate at the end…
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Fees Hike: President Tinubu Issues Fresh Directive To Federal Varsities
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has ordered federal universities to halt their “arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable” amid the hardship experienced by Nigerians due to fuel subsidy removal. Dele Alake, special adviser to the president on communication and strategy, confirmed the president’s directive in a statement on Monday. He said the development was in furtherance…
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Just In: President Tinubu To Address Nigerians Today
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will make a broadcast to the nation at 7 pm on Monday, July 31, 2023. Dele Alake, presidential spokesman, announced this in a statement on Monday morning. “Television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio…
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After Predicting Tinubu’s Victory at Presidential Poll, EIU Makes Fresh Prediction on Outcome of Tribunal Hearing
ThisDay The Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) has predicted that the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election will not be overturned by the court. EIU, which had projected that Tinubu would win the presidential poll, also predicted in its latest report that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr.…
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UNILAG Announces Measures To Ease Payment For Hiked Fees
The management of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, at the weekend announced measures that are to ease difficulties students may be experiencing paying the new fees recently introduced by the institution. In a statement on the official social handles of the institution, the school said it took the decision in the face of the current…
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Nationwide strike: Stock homes with food, medicines, others, Labour tells Nigerians
Punch Newspaper The Federal Government will on Monday meet with the representatives of the organised labour in an effort to prevent the nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress. However, the NLC has advised citizens to stock their homes with food items, medicines and other essential things ahead of the commencement of its seven-day…
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Popular Anambra Native Doctor Reveals Ordeals in Kidnappers’ Den
The just released kidnapped Anambra State native doctor, Chidozie Nwangwu, has revealed that those who abducted him had links to the infamous sit-at-home enforcers. Nwangwu, popularly known as Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki, was kidnapped on Sunday at his new hotel, Triple P Hotel in Oba, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state, and was released…
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Davido: Why Yoruba and Hausa Muslims Reacted Differently to Video – Farooq A. Kperogi (Opinion)
Music star Davido’s social media promotion of a new song by Logos Olori (whose real name is Olalekan Emeka Taiwo) titled “Jaye Lo” where men dressed in stereotypical Muslims robes gyrated into a sudden burst of frenzied dancing shortly after performing the Muslim prayers near a mosque has incensed Muslims in Hausaphone northern Nigeria but…
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President Tinubu To Split Education, Works, Housing, Other Ministries
Punch Newspaper Following the submission of the first set of ministerial nominees to the Senate, indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu will restructure some of the ministries of the Federal Government by merging some, creating new ones and scrapping others. Saturday PUNCH investigation revealed that the decision to restructure the ministries was in line…
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Sit-at-home Order: Nnamdi Kanu Writes Simon Ekpa
The embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has declared an end to all Sit-At-Home exercise, including the Monday’s sit-at-home and any other proposed thereof being aimed to force the government to release him. Kanu made the declaration in a handwritten letter, which his special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, read…