Category: News
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ASUU, ASUP State Positions on #EndBadGovernance Protest
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and its sister union in the Polytechnic, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics ASUP, have distanced, themselves from the planned nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest, commencing tomorrow, August 1. Both unions told The ICIR in separate interviews that lectures would continue in their respective institutions and would not be involved…
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Music Icon, Onyeka Onwenu, dies at 72
One of the Nigeria’s finest singer and songwriter, Onyeka Onwenu, has passed away shortly after performing at a birthday party in Lagos. The music icon, affectionately known as the ‘Elegant Stallion,’ reportedly collapsed at a private function and was later pronounced dead at Reddington Hospital in Victoria Island, Lagos. Sources close to the family confirmed…
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ASUU Calls For Renegotiation of Demands Says Students Loan Not Sustainable
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Ebonyi State chapter, has chided the Student’s Loan scheme, saying its realisation and viability are not sustainable. The Union, however, called for a renegotiation of its demands, improved funding for revitalisation, university autonomy and academic freedom across the nation’s universities. The Chairman of the EBSU-ASUU Chapter, Dr Ikechuku…
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President Tinubu Orders TETFund To Build 72 Modern Hostels In FG’s Colleges, Polytechnics, Varsities
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund to increase the number of modern hostels in tertiary institutions from 36 to 72 by the year 2025. The Executive Secretary, TETFund, Sonny Echono, disclosed this during a meeting with the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students. According to a statement released…
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Sunday Igboho Distances Self From Nationwide Protest, Gives Reasons
Renowned Yoruba Nation frontier, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, widely referred to as Sunday Igboho has distanced himself and his organisation from the planned protest scheduled to begin on Thursday. Igboho, who is one of the Yoruba Nation arrowheads, made his position known in a statement yesterday, which he said, is in response to the planned protests…
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Dangote Refinery: Marketers Predict Price Crash Over Tinubu’s Latest Order
The Punch Newspaper The approval given by President Bola Tinubu for the sale of crude oil to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in naira is going to force the prices of domestically refined petroleum products to crash, oil marketers, refiners, and experts stated on Monday. Operators in the downstream oil sector commended the move by the…
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JAMB Describes Daily PT Illegal, Says Board Has No Hand in HND Admissions
The Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB, through its Registrar, Prof. Isiaq Oloyede, on Monday, described some institutions operating daily part-time programmes in Nigeria as illegal. Oloyode, who was on a fact-finding mission to the Ibadan Zonal Office of JAMB in Oyo State, said most of the allegations levelled against his officials are unfounded. He said…
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Dangote Refinery: President Tinubu Issues Fresh Directive to NNPC
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to sell crude to Dangote Refinery and other upcoming refineries in Naira. The special adviser to the president on information and publicity, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a post via his official X handle on Monday, July 29. Recall on July…
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BBNaija S9: Meet the 2024 Housemates
As the Season 9 edition of the Big Brother Naija reality show premieres, the organisers have unveiled this year’s theme and introduced the housemates who will compete for a grand prize worth millions of naira. The theme for this year’s edition is ‘No Loose Guard,’ announced on the official Instagram page of Big Brother Naija.…
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Peter Obi Endorses Nationwide Protest
National leader of the Labour Party (LP) who also doubled as it’s Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Gregory Obi, has thrown his weight behind the planned nationwide protest over the current economic hardship. Some youths are planning a nationwide protest between August 1 and 15 against the rising cost of living and economic hardship. Speaking on…