Author: News Agency Report
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Ibrahim Musa Becomes First Nigerian To Bag ASH Research Global Award
The American Society of Hematology, ASH, has conferred the 2021, ASH Research Global Award on a researcher, Dr. Ibrahim Musa, of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, AKTH, making him the first Nigerian to receive the prestigious honour. Announcing the award in a statement on Friday, Professor of Community Medicine, AKTH, Awwalu Gajida said Mr Musa…
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Nigerians can travel to 160 countries across the world without visa requirements, Agency
Winnington Citizens & Partners, a visa processing and citizenship acquisition agency said on Friday that Nigerians “can travel to as many as 160 countries across the World without Visa requirements.” Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Winnie Okoh in an interview with newsmen, said the firms had packages that could ensure such visa-free travels for…
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ASUU Raises Alarm Over Demands Tabled Before FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Thursday said only two of its eight demands have so far been met by the Federal Government in the last nine months. The Ibadan Zone of the union made this known in a statement after its meeting at the Ladoke Akintola University, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso chaired by its…
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Lagos Assembly Passes Anti-open Grazing, VAT Bills
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the State’s Value Added Tax (VAT) Collection Bill and the Anti-Open Cattle Grazing Bill in the state. The House passed the two bills after a unanimous votes by all the 40 lawmakers during the plenary session where they were read for the third time. The bill…
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Troops Arrests Wanted Boko Haram Terrorist
The Nigerian troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have arrested a high profile Boko Haram member on wanted list in recent raid operations on the terrorists hideouts in parts of the North East. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the troops of…
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Update on trial case of suspected murder of SuperTv CEO, Chidinma Ojukwu
Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday ordered that Chidinma Ojukwu charged with murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super Television, Usifo Ataga, should face trial for murder at the Lagos State High Court. The court also ordered that one Adedapo Quadri and Chidinma’s sister, Chioma Egbuchu, found in possession of Ataga’s iPhone…
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FG To Recover Millions of Naira Wrongly Paid To 588 Medical Doctors
The Federal Government will recover millions of naira wrongly paid to 588 medical doctors across the country. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, stated this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents in Abuja. He explained that affected doctors wrongly benefitted from Medical Residency Training Fund meant for particular category of doctors.…
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Sowore: Police Rescue 1 of 5 Kidnapped Victims
The Edo State Police Command has announced the successful rescue of Reverend Sister Emmanuella Anyanwu, one of the five victims kidnapped at Isuwa, close to Okada, Saturday morning. The victims were kidnapped on the spot, where Felix Sowore, the younger brother of the convener of ‘Revolution Now’, Omoyele Sowore, was killed. Spokesman of the. Command,…
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Why Gunmen Shot Sowore Younger Brother Dead, Police Reveal
The police on Sunday said that Olajide Sowore, the younger brother of Sahara Reporters’ publisher and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, was shot dead by kidnappers for refusing to stop. The spokesman for Edo police, Kontongs Bello, however said they were combing forest to arrest the killers of Mr Sowore. The News Agency of Nigeria…
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47,000 Nigerian youths applied for FG’s Work, WEP
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, says some 47,000 youths have so far applied for the Work Experience Programme, WEP, of the Federal government. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the WEP project is one of the series of economic sustainability projects being implemented by the Federal Government to bridge the…