Year: 2024
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FG Reacts To ASUU’s 21-Day Strike Notice
Punch Newspaper The Federal Ministry of Education, on Wednesday, said the Federal Government was working to avert another strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Rising from its National Executive Council meeting, held at the University of Ibadan last weekend, ASUU had given the Federal Government a 21-day ultimatum to meet its outstanding demands…
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Police Parade Motorcyclist in Osun Over Alleged Rape of OAU Student
The Osun State Police Command has paraded a motorcyclist, Damilare Jacob, for reportedly robbing and raping a female student (name withheld) in the ancient city of Ile-Ife, area of Osun State. Parading the suspect at the police headquarters in Osogbo on Wednesday, Command Spokesperson Yemisi Opalola said, the suspect, Damilare was arrested after the victim…
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Documents Reveal Dangote’s brother among Importers of petroleum products from Malta
DAILY NIGERIAN More facts have emerged on the identities of companies and individuals behind the importation of substandard petroleum products from Malta, with Sayyu Dantata, the half-brother of the president of Dangote Group Aliko Dangote as one of the importers. In July, Mr Dangote alleged that some officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC…
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ASUU Gives FG 21-Day Nationwide Strike Notice
Punch Newspaper The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has informed the Federal Government of its plans to embark on a nationwide strike by placing the government on a 21-day notice, The PUNCH reports. Sources within the National Executive Council of ASUU confirmed the development to our correspondent in Abuja on Monday. The notice was…
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Fake Admissions: FG Issues Fresh Directive To Varsities, Polytechnics, Colleges on Matriculation List
The Federal Government has directed all higher institutions in the country to “regularly submit their matriculation lists to the Federal Ministry of Education not later than three months after matriculation ceremonies.” The list, the government said, must be submitted “through the dedicated channel of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board.” The initiative is one of…
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Chemist Rapes 9-year-old Malaria Patient To Death in Kano
A 9-year-old malaria patient, Rumaisa Sadiq, has been reportedly raped to death by an acclaimed chemist in Jaba, Fanisau Unogo Local Government Area of Kano State. Kano State Commissioner of Women Affairs, Disabled and Children, Hajia Aisha Saji, who confirmed the victim’s death in a statement, said justice would be served. She said despite moves…
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Matrix Energy Clears Founder, Abdulkabir Aliu of Wrongdoing Over Importation of Petrol From Malta
TheCable Matrix Energy has absolved Abdulkabir Aliu, the company’s founder, from any wrongdoing following a report by TheCable that the businessman is behind the importation of petroleum products from Malta and Russia. On Friday, TheCable reported that one of the biggest petrol importers via Malta is Aliu, a member of the presidential economic coordination council…
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NYSC To Prosecute 54 ‘Corps Members’ From UNICAL
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC),through its head, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has said that 54 corps members from University of Calabar (UNICAL) have been demobilised and will be drag to court for prosecution by the NYSC management. Ahmed in a statement by Director, Information and Public Relations of the service, Eddy Megwavowed, vowed that…
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Bread Seller Who Didn’t Attend Varsity Mobilised For Service – NYSC
Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has said that one of the “graduates” fraudulently mobilised for the scheme by University of Calabar, Cross Rivers State, is a bread seller who did not attend the institution. This is coming on the back of 101 certificates that were recently voided by the scheme,…
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Tinubu’s Economic Reforms: Nightmarish Cases from Other Countries By Farooq A. Kperogi
By Farooq A. Kperogi The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration likes to psychologically anesthetize Nigerians who are grieving from the hurt of its economic policies (petrol price spike, electricity tariff hike, devaluation of the naira, etc.) by saying Nigerians are only undergoing transitory pains in the service of a forthcoming permanent prosperity. I have repeatedly…