Author: Vreporters
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40% pay rise: ASUU, SSANU, Other Varsity Workers on Warpath with FG over Exclusion
Vanguard News The Federal Government had recently approved 40 per cent increase for civil servants in federal ministries, agencies and departments, MDAs, under the Consolidated Public Salary Structure. But workers in the university sector have kicked against their exclusion, describing the action of government as a recipe for crisis. But the Federal Government has said…
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India overtakes China as world’s most populous nation — UN
India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country in the coming week, hitting almost 1.43 billion people, the United Nations said Monday. “By the end of this month, India’s population is expected to reach 1,425,775,850 people, matching and then surpassing the population of mainland China,” the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs…
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Video: Excitement as Tinubu returns to Nigeria
Excitement and jubilation rent the air when President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu touched down at the international wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe airport, Abuja. Supporters in their numbers gathered to welcome the president-elect, and went whooping the moment Tinubu stepped out of the plane. Shouts of ‘Jagaban’, ‘on your mandate’, ‘Mr. President’ could be heard in…
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Kwara High Court Judge, Oyinloye Dies at 58
A well known judge, Justice Sikiru Adeyinka Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court is dead. The legal luminary died on Sunday night after a protracted battle with a neck-related illness. He was once flown to India for treatment but died at 58 years in active service, sources told Daily Trust. From Ijara Isin, Isin…
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World Bank Recommends Single Foreign Exchange, as Tinubu Eyes N200/$1
The World Bank has recommended a single foreign exchange (Forex) market, urging Nigeria to do away with its multiple forex markets. In its latest ‘Macro Poverty Outlook for Nigeria: April 2023’, the World Bank said unification of the forex markets should be one of the reforms to strengthen the recovery of the country’s economy. According…
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Again, JAMB Postpones DE Registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB,has announced postponement of the continuation of its Direct Entry registration, which was scheduled to close on Thursday, 20th April, 2023, but was extended by one week. The board said the exercise would now continue on Saturday, 6th May, 2023, when the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME and the…
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‘Go To Court’ – Unilorin SU Legislative Arm Tells Aggrieved Lawmakers After Suspension of Union President
The legislative arm of the University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, Students’ Union President, has suspended President of the union, Mr Faji Tobiloba over alleged financial related offences. According to campus based blog, The INFORMANT, The council accused Mr. Faji of breaching the provision of the union’s compendium, unlawful collection of funds and also to have committed…
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Lagos State Makes List of Wealthiest Cities in the World (Full List)
The commercial capital of Nigeria, Lagos State has been ranked 72nd position in new list of the world’s wealthiest cities in 2023, with New York, Japan’s Tokyo, and Silicon Valley’s Bay Area claiming the first, second, and third spots, respectively. The list, compiled by London-based consultancy Henley & Partners, ranked the cities by taking into…
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Flash: Sultan of Sokoto Announces Sighting of Moon
President of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSIA),Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar Sahad says the crescent to mark the end of Ramadan fasting has been sighted. In a broadcast on Thursday, Sahad, the Sultan of Sokoto, said his office received information on the sighting of the moon to end the end of the fasting, announcing that…
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Tinubu Announces 13-man Presidential Inauguration Committee (Full List)
Vanguard News The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has announced a 13-man Presidential Inauguration committee comprising of eminent Nigerians to plan a week-long presidential inauguration event that will usher him and his VP-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima in as the President and Vice-President of the country. Tinubu, in a letter to the Secretary to the Government of…