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ASUU strike: Gbajabiamila presents recommendations to Buhari
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has met with President Muhammadu Buhari, as part of efforts to resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The speaker led a delegation of principal officers from the House to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa immediately after Tuesday’s plenary. Speaking with journalists after the meeting, the speaker…
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Corruption undermining government’s investment in education – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said corruption in education sector continues to undermine investments, while critics downplay funding by focusing only on budgetary allocations, urging a more comprehensive re-evaluation of expenditure.The President, who declared open the Fourth National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector at the State House, noted that measuring financing of education sector should include…
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BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu announces salary increment for Lagos workers
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced salary increment for all civil servants across all levels in Lagos State Public Service. The governor gave the directive in a meeting with workers at the state secretariat in Alausa on Tuesday. According to him, the implementation will begin after statutory approval. Details soon…
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Iran’s president tries to assuage anger as protests continue
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday appealed for national unity and tried to allay anger against the country’s rulers, even as the anti-government protests that have engulfed the country for weeks continued to spread to universities and high schools. Raisi acknowledged that the Islamic Republic had “weaknesses and shortcomings,” but repeated the official line that the unrest sparked last month…
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Capt Ibrahim Traoré: Burkina Faso’s new military ruler
Said to have been a shy but intelligent boy in school, Burkina Faso’s Capt Ibrahim Traoré has become the latest military officer to seize power in a coup in one of France’s former colonies in West Africa. He overthrew his former comrade, Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba on 30 September, after accusing him of failing to fulfil his promise of quelling…
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MOVIE REVIEW: Anikulapo – A headless Cockerell, By Bukola Oyeniyi
I watched the new movie, Anikulapo on Netflix the other day and read a couple of reviews that have greeted the movie since it’s release. While to many, the movie is a masterpiece, especially the likes of its maker, Afolayan. For me, it has no merit and the accolade so far poured on it, is distant from the reality of…
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Nigeria re-elected as ITU council member
In clear recognition of the critical role Nigeria is playing on the global telecom stage, the country was re-elected earlier on Monday as a Council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency that oversees global telecommunication operations. Nigeria will serve on the Council again from 2023-2026. The election of Nigeria and other countries, on Monday,…
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Young man, go back to 1970, By Mahmud Jega
Independence Day, which we are marking with a public holiday today, is a usual day for lamentation in Nigeria. Newspaper and TV commentators monotonously say that this country stepped away from selfless political leaders, hardworking civil servants, efficient public services, decent societal values, a fast growing economy, good internal security and a respectable place among the comity of nations to…
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Kunle Afolayan takes a dig at Nigeria’s Oscar Committee over rejection of ‘Anikulapo’
It is no longer news that Anikulapo, the new flick by Kunle Afolayan is enjoying rave reviews and positive commentaries among Nigerians on social media. The film which was released to cinemas and on Netflix on September 30 has also become one of the top 10 most watched films on the streaming platform within 48 hours after its release in…
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NDLEA arrests another billionaire drug baron in VGC Lagos
…recovers N8.8bn worth of tramadol from mansion in residential estate No less than thirteen million, four hundred and fifty one thousand, four hundred and sixty six (13,451,466) pills of Tramadol 225mg worth N8.86 billion in street value have been recovered by operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, from one of the mansions of a billionaire drug baron, Ugochukwu…
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