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Strike in Varsities Disrupts Life, Wastes Time, Elongates Academic Calendar – President Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has kicked against Industrial disharmony in the nations universities, noting that it disrupts life, wastes time and elongates academic calendar. Mr President stated this at the 33rd convocation ceremony of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, noted that ” all avenues for dialogue must be explored and exhausted before strike…
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Nigerian chef, Tope Maggie ‘breaks’ Irish chef, Fisher’s cooking record, awaits confirmation
Nigerian chef, Temitope Adebayo, better known as Tope Maggie has reportedly broken the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual, surpassing Irish chef, Alan Fisher’s 119-hour and 57-minute record. According to Oyo Affairs on Twitter (X), Chef Maggie completed a 200-hour cook-a-thon which ended in the early hours of Saturday, November…
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FG Gives Nod To Blackboard Digital Learning Platforms in Varsities, Polytechnics, Colleges
Daily Trust Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, says the full deployment of Blackboard digital learning platform in Nigerian tertiary institutions would go a long way to fast-track educational development.Mamman stated this on Thursday in Abuja while receiving a delegation of Anthology Executives from the United States. Mamman said the Blackboard platform being championed by…
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Flash: Appeal Court Sacks Zamfara Governor
Daily Trust The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has voided the election of Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Lawal winner of the March 18 governorship election. But Bello Matawalle of the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenged the victory of Lawal, who ran under the platform…
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Just In: Appeal court fixes Friday, Tomorrow, for judgment on Kano guber dispute
Daily Trust The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has fixed Friday for the judgment in the appeal Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf file to challenge his removal by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal. A three-man panel of judges led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay had sacked Yusuf on September 20, 2023, by declaring 165,663 of…
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Student blames fatigue as OAU lecturer slumps, dies
Punch Newspaper The academic community of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State has been thrown into mourning following the death of a lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Dr. Ayo Ojediran, who reportedly slumped in his office. Sources on the campus said Ojediran was rushed to the institution’s clinic immediately he slumped on Tuesday,…
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Just In: Labour Unions Suspend Nationwide Strike
The Joint National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, have suspended the ongoing strike over the battering of the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, among other pending issues. The strike was suspended following the intervention of the Federal Government through the Office of the National…
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Strike: FG Holds Meeting With Labour Leaders, Calls For Suspension
Channels TV The Federal Government on Wednesday held a meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to negotiate for the suspension of the ongoing industrial action. The meeting which was held at the office of the National Security Adviser to the President, had in attendance the…
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Suspects Who Assaulted NLC President Arrested – NSA
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday, said investigation has commenced into an assault on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero. The NSA also said some suspects have been arrested in connection to the incident in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on November 1, 2023. Labour embarked on nationwide…
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CBN Speaks On Legality of Old Naira Notes Beyond December Deadline
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the old naira N200, N500, and N1,000 notes are to remain legal tenders indefinitely. While new currency notes were introduced last year with the old ones set to cease as legal tenders, the apex bank on Tuesday extended “the legal tender status deadline of the old design of…
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