Month: July 2023
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Troops Arrest Former Soldier Supplying Weapons To Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army on Friday revealed that troops arrested a former soldier suspected to be supplying weapons to Boko Haram members in Bauchi State. “On 18 July 23, troops arrested one suspected gunrunner at Boi in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State,” the Army said in its ‘Report On Joint Task Force Operational Activities…
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Former NANS P.R.O, Awoyinfa Felicitates Hon. Tunji Ojo on Ministerial Appointment
The immediate past Public Relations Officer of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, South-West Zone, Awoyinfa Opeoluwa has felicitated with Honorable Bunmi Tunji Ojo on his ministerial appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Awoyinfa, who is also vying for the position of Senate President at the level of NANS, stated this through his support…
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FULL PROFILE: Meet Tinubu’s 28 Ministerial Nominees
The Nation Newspaper President Bola Tinubu has submitted the list of his ministerial nominees expected to help shape the direction of his administration. The Nation reports Senate President, Godswill Akpabio unveiled the 28-man ministerial list on Thursday. The nominees include former Governors, economists, health experts, lawyers and close allies of President Tinubu. The Nation chronicles…
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Ministerial List: Umahi, Wike, Others Make List of Nominees (Full List)
Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, made President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list read on the floor of the Senate on Thursday afternoon. Ex-Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi; and presidential spokesman, Dele Alaka also made the list. After a long wait by Nigerians, the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday…
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ASUU’s Rival, CONUA Reveals Reasons Behind Formation of Union in Varsities
The President of the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA), Dr. Niyi Sumonu, has revealed that monopoly and suspension of some members by its sister union, Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, led to the formation of the body. Sumonu disclosed this in an interview with Arise TV on Wednesday. Recall that the National Industrial…
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El-Rufai, Wike, Oyetola, Alake, Fagbemi make ministerial list
The Nation Newspaper Former Kaduna State Governor Nasiru El-Rufai, his Rivers State counterpart Nyesom Wike and eminent medical scholar Ali Pate are on the list of ministerial nominees forwarded to the Senate by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, it was learnt this morning. Also nominated for cabinet positions are legal luminary Lateef Fagbemi (SAN); an economist…
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Strike: President Tinubu Sends Message To Organized Labour
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appealed to the organised labour to give him more time to look into their grievances rather than embark on industrial action. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, disclosed this after leading members of his leadership to brief the president on the outcome of their engagement with the…
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Ganduje: APC National Vice Chairman Resigns
Daily Trust The national vice chairman (North West) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, has resigned. Lukman, a member of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) in a letter dated July 26 and addressed to the party’s acting national chairman, Senator Abubakar Kyari, said he resigned because the atmosphere in the…
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Presidency Breaks Silence Over Hike in Federal Varsities Tuition Fees
The Presidency says federal universities in the country remain tuition-free. Presidential spokesman, Dele Alake, in a statement on Wednesday, said some universities only recently announced “discretionary charges” for hostel accommodation, registration, laboratory, amongst others. “They are not tuition fees,” he emphasised. “For avoidance of doubts, federal universities in Nigeria remain tuition-free.” Last week, some tertiary…
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48hrs To Deadline, Tinubu Yet To Send Ministerial List To N/Assembly
Daily Trust President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is yet to send the list of his ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation 48 hours before the deadline, Daily Trust reports. The delay by the president to unveil his cabinet had heightened expectations from Nigerians, who are keenly waiting for the list of ministers that…