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SSANU, NASU Knock Education Minister over Half Pay Promise
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU and its sister union, the Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU have said they no longer have confidence in the Federal Government. The unions stated this in reaction to the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman’s interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday night, where he said that…
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5 Days After ‘Abduction’, Varsity Confirms Release of Female Undergraduate
Authorities of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Francisca Chioma, has confirmed the release of of its female Undergraduates five days after her disappearance. The institution’s Chief Security Officer, Ken Chukwurah, confirmed her release to our correspondent on the telephone on Thursday, adding that she was set free after the payment of an undisclosed amount…
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39 Varsities, Polytechnics, Colleges’ Lecturers Involved in Sexual Harassment
Punch Newspaper No fewer than 39 lecturers in the nation’s tertiary institutions have been indicted and dismissed over sexual misconduct in the past five years, analysis of media reports by The PUNCH has revealed. Sexual harassment has been recurring in Nigerian higher educational institutions with a survey conducted in 2018 by the World Bank Group’s…
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Sokoto Cleric Defies Sultan Directive Leads Eid Prayers, Challenge Scholars To Public Debate
Daily Trust A Sokoto-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Musa Lukwa on Tuesday, led his followers to observe eid prayer. The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) under the leadership of Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, had declared Wednesday as the first of Shawwal and Eid day, commemorating the completion of the 2024…
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Eid-El-Fitr: FG declares Additional Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, April 11, 2024, as additional public holiday to commemorate Eid-El-Fitr. This was made known in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Aishetu Ndayako, shared on the ministry’s X account on Tuesday. The statement said, “The Federal Government has approved Thursday, April 11, 2024 as…
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FG Deploys Apps to Monitor Ministers’ Performance
The Nation Newspaper The stage is set for ministers to present their scorecards on the delivery of ministries on the eight priority areas of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination/Head of Central Coordination Delivery Unit (CDCU), Ms. Hadiza Bala-Usman, dropped the hint in Abuja yesterday. They (ministers) were…
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Sultan of Sokoto Declares Wednesday as Eid-el-fitr
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has formally announced that Wednesday, April 10, will be observed as Eid-Fitri. A communication released by Professor Sambo Junaidu, the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs to the Sultanate Council, confirmed that the council has acknowledged the report and officially designated Wednesday, April 10, 2024, as the…
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Saudi Arabia Declares Wednesday as Eid-el-fitr Day
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that the Crescent of the 10th Islamic lunar month, Shawaal wasn’t sighted in Key areas of the kingdom on Monday. The Kingdom made the announcement via its official X handle, @Haramaininfo. The tweets reads: “The crescent moon was NOT sighted in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, Eid Al Fitr will…
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Just In: Emefiele Arrives Lagos Court For Arraignment
Punch Newspaper The embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has arrived at the Ikeja State High Court in Lagos for his arraigned over alleged abuse of office and allocation of billions of dollars. Emefiele, alongside his co-defendant, one Henry Isioma Omole, will be arraigned on fresh 26 counts before Justice Rahman Oshodi…
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Eid-El-Fitr: Sultan of Sokoto Sends Message To Nigerian Muslims
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has instructed the Muslim Ummah to observe the crescent of Shawwal 1445AH starting from Monday. Prof. Sambo Janaidu, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council Sokoto, conveyed the directive in a statement issued…
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