Month: May 2024
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FG Starving Nigerian Lecturers – ASUU Cries Out
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), said Nigerian academics had their last pay review in 2009, saying that this had led to the pauperisation of academics in Nigeria compared to their counterparts elsewhere across the world. The Zonal Coordinator of the Ibadan Zone of ASUU, Prof Oyebamiji Oyegoke, disclosed to journalists at a press…
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New Kano Emir, Sanusi States President Tinubu’s Position on Emirship Tussle
The new Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not stand in the way of his reinstatement by the Kano State government. According to Sanusi, the President resisted the pressure of using federal might to stand in the way of his reinstatement and instead, chose to ensure law…
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Just In: Deposed Emir Ado Bayero returns to Kano
Punch Newspaper The deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has arrived in the ancient city. The whereabouts of the monarch had been unknown since he was deposed by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Thursday. The state House of Assembly repealed the law that ex-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje had signed on December 5, 2019. After signing…
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FG Lists Eligibilities For Students Loan Application
The federal government has said convicted certificate forgers, drug offenders, and cultists, amongst others, are not eligible for the federal government’s student loan scheme. Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). This was disclosed in a post by the administrator of the student loan scheme on its official X handle on Friday. The post addresses some of the…
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ICJ Orders Isreal To Halt Rafah Military Offensive in Gaza (Video)
The head of the International Court of Justice, rendered a decision on South Africa’s request to halt Israel’s military offensive in Rafah. The lead judge Nawaf Salam made the order on Friday at the Hague. With a vote of 13 in favor and 2 against, the International Court of Justice orders Israel to immediately cease…
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Final Year Student Commits Suicide for Failing one Course
A final-year student of Ebonyi State University, EBSU, Abakaliki, simply identified as miss Favour Ugwuka has reportedly committed suicide. According to Vanguard the deceased committed suicide in her hostel at the Ishieke Campus of the University in Abakaliki. Further investigations revealed that Favour, a final year student in the Department of English passed all her…
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Sanusi, Other Deposed Emirs in Kano History
Punch Newspaper Kano, a city steeped in history and tradition, has witnessed a turbulent past marked by the frequent depositions and removals of its traditional rulers, the Emirs. On Thursday, the Kano State House of Assembly repealed the law establishing additional emirates. The Assembly dissolved all the four newly created emirate councils in the state.…
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Flash: Governor Abba Reinstates Sanusi as 14th Emir of Kano
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Thursday, May 23, reinstated former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Lamido Sanusi as the 14th Emir of Kano. Sanusi was dethroned by the Abdullahi Ganduje-led administration that created an additional four emirates. Yusuf on Thursday dethroned Alh. Aminu Ado Bayero and four other first-class emirs in…
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President Tinubu OrdersTotal Review of Governing Council Nominees Following ASUU, Others Rejection of List
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered total and comprehensive review of the recently announced governing boards of tertiary institutions in Nigeria before the inauguration and retreat being scheduled for the nominees. This was disclosed on Thursday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a State House statement titled ‘President Tinubu…
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Naira Depreciates at Parallel Market Against U.S. Dollar
The Naira yesterday depreciated in the parallel market to N1,495 per dollar from N1,470 per dollar on Tuesday. However, the Naira appreciated to N1,462.59 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,462.59 per dollar from N1,465.68 per dollar on…