Month: August 2023
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Fresh Poll Conducted by Intelligence Company Rates President Tinubu’s Policies
A data and intelligence company providing subscription-based data and insight to global businesses and professionals,Stears has conducted a poll to understand public sentiment in the wake of a storm of policy reforms implemented by the current administration. In the poll, the intelligence company has rated president Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s policy approval rating better than former…
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Just In: APC NEC elects Ganduje, Basiru National Chairman, Secretary
The National Executive Committee(NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected former Kano Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as the new National Chairman of the party. The meeting also elected Senator Ajibola Basiru as the National Secretary. Acting National Chairman, Senator Abubakar Kiyari, announced the NEC decision to newsmen shortly after the executive…
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Meet President Tinubu’s New Nominees (Full Profiles)
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted the second batch of his ministerial nominees containing 19 additional names. Recall that the list was submitted on Wednesday to the Senate for screening and confirmation. On the list are five former Governors, Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Ibrahim Gaidam (Yobe), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) and Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi).…
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What We Discussed With President Tinubu – NLC, TUC Leaders
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has spoken about the outcome of the meeting with President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu met with the organisers of Wednesday’s nationwide protest. Giving an insight on what transpired at the meeting, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said Tinubu assured Nigerians that his government would ensure that one of the…
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Protest: FG Drags NLC, TUC To Court
The federal government has filed a contempt proceeding against the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) for allegedly defying an order restraining the unions from embarking on industrial action. The “notice of consequences of disobedience to order of the court” also called “form 48” was filed before the national industrial court…
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Senate President Unveils Names of 19 Ministerial Nominees (Full List)
President and the chairman of the tenth Senate , Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, unveiled 19 more ministerial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu. In the new list are former Governors Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) and Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi). Others are Abdullahi Gwarzo, Bosun Tijani, Maryam Shetty, Isiak Salako, Tunji Alausa,…
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NUC Unveils Programme To Boost Graduates’ Employability Skills
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has expressed its readiness to boost programmes aimed at improving the employability skills of Nigerian university graduates. Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Dr Chris Maiyaki, stated this in Abuja at the 2023 International Summer School and Conference of the African Centre for Career Enhancement and Skills Support (ACCESS). Maiyaki said…
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Niger Coup: West Africa Defence Chiefs Meet in Abuja
Defence Chiefs from West Africa are currently meeting at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. The meeting is coming after the Economic Community of West African States issued a seven-day ultimatum to the military junta in Niger Republic to hand over power to the democratically elected government of Muhammed Bazoum. Speaking after the extraordinary session presided…
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JUST IN: Senate Engages Aggrieved Unions After Protesters Pull Down NASS Gate
Channels TV The Senate, on Wednesday, set up a committee to dialogue with protesting unions who broke down the National Assembly Complex first gate. The protesters in their hundreds had marched from the Unity Fountain in Abuja to the NASS Complex in demonstration against the “anti-poor” people policies of the President Bola Tinubu administration. Upon…
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Twins bag first class, couple earn PhD at Babcock
SA set of twins was among the 136 First-Class graduates that Babcock University (BU), Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, produced during the 2022/2023 convocation. Ngozi Nancy Philip of the Faculty of Education graduated with 4.95 CGPA to emerge as overall best graduating student while her twin sister, Nnennaya Sylvia Philip also made a First Class with 4.80…