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‘Dr. Musa we will pay off your $250,000 student loans,’ By Musa Mbahi
One of the major Strengths of my Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program at Howard University Hospital Washington, DC was it’s proximity to many top notch Military Institution Hospitals and research Centers like United States Armed Forces Institute of Pathology; National Naval Medical Center; (Military) Veterans Affairs Haospitals etc.; Our Residency Program was able to tap into the resources of…
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Mike Tyson spotted in wheelchair at Miami airport
Is Mike Tyson’s health on the decline? The former heavyweight champion — who has reportedly been dealing with a “sciatica flare-up” in his back — was pictured in a wheelchair at Miami International Airport on Tuesday. Tyson, 56, posed for selfies with fans as he was wheeled through the terminal with a large walking stick in his lap. Tyson’s latest…
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Jaiz Bank: A rose that grew from concrete, By Karounwi Adini
Jaiz Bank is 10 Already! So Fast! I remember the furore over Islamic Banking/Non-Interest Banking when CBN granted the license under Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. Articles upon articles on newspapers threatening fire and brimstone over an ‘Islamization agenda’. Chief Frederick Fasehun, founder of OPC before then accusing Sanusi of being devoted to Arabic and Sharia studies, launching a personal campaign for…
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BREAKING: FMC Owo resident doctors begin warning strike
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure The Association of Resident Doctors at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo have embarked on a 7-day warning strike over shortage of medical personnel at the health facility. In a communique reached by the doctors which was signed by the association’s Secretary, Dr. T. A. Ibrahim, the doctors asked that the needful be done to improve…
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Are Peter Obi’s supporters losing oxygen? By Fredrick Nwabufo
Like the breaking of every phantasmagoria, the futility of chasing a will-o-the-wisp soon becomes clear. It may take a while, but even the fog of illusion gives way for common sense when the blistering light of reality hits. The Peter Obi presidential bid is a dream of which time has not come. Is it good to dream? Yes. But while…
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Floundering, not drowning’: Russia’s economy is withstanding sanctions onslaught — for now
Russia’s economy contracted in the second quarter – the first full three months since the country’s invasion of Ukraine – and economists are divided over whether it can continue to weather the onslaught of international sanctions in the long term. The Russian economy shrunk by 4% year-on-year over the second quarter, although this was less sharp than the 5% expected…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: Obi’s unpaid media magic, By Chris Adetayo
The campaign is not officially on. Still a month or so to go. But we can find things to say about each of the major gladiators. For Peter Obi, it is the relentless use of unpaid media to increase his visibility and get his message across. Those in marketing and communications will understand this more than most. Essentially, it’s a…
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Bisi Fayemi flags off World Bank initiative for girl-child in Ekiti
Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi on Tuesday flagged off a World Bank assisted initiative to empower girls in the state. The initiative will help girls to have access to secondary school education and other opportunities to become agents of socio-economic change. Under the programme, all social inhibitions that deprive girls of access to education will be removed.…
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EFCC recovers trapped N1.4bn for NHIS
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered an additional sum of One Billion, Four Hundred Million Naira (N1.4 Billion) for the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS. The money which was released to the NHIS on August 5, 2022, is part of the funds which some commercial banks fraudulently refused to transmit to the Treasury Single Account, TSA, since…
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Osinbajo tasks state govts on ensuring enabling environments for businesses
State Governments and their agencies have a significant role to play in ensuring an enabling environment for businesses to thrive.Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, made this assertion at a virtual meeting of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) where a presentation of the State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) Program coordinated by the secretariat and the World Bank…
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