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Trump says United States doesn’t have talented people to fill jobs domestically
President Donald Trump told Fox News in an interview that aired Tuesday night the United States doesn’t have talented workers to fill jobs needed domestically, defending the H1-B skilled worker visa program. Pressed by Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on whether his administration would reduce H1-B visas over concerns it would depress wages for American workers, Trump told Ingraham, “I agree…
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Nigeria and the moral republic: Lessons in coexistence from a Mainer in Nigeria, by Najim Animashaun
In the summer of 2001, before the world changed, a small circle of Mainers—Muslims, Christians, Jews, and later other faiths—began meeting at the Bangor Theological Seminary to explore interfaith discourse that would later become Interfaith Maine. After the attacks of September 11, Governor Angus King invited us to Blaine House to participate in Maine’s candlelit memorial service. That night, as…
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‘PDP in trouble’ — Fayose says more governors planning to defect
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said the ongoing crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stems from leadership failure, warning that more governors may soon dump the opposition party. Speaking during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, on Tuesday, Fayose likened the party’s situation to a decaying fish, saying, “When a fish decays from…
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Buratai demands Wike’s apology over clash with soldier
Says act undermines national security By Kunle Sanni – Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), has condemned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over his confrontation with a military officer during a dispute involving a parcel of land in Abuja. The incident, captured in videos that circulated online on Tuesday, showed Wike…
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PHOTO NEWS: Lagos International Theatre Festival kicks off with South Africans
The end-of-year festivities have started early in the Centre of Excellence and commercial nerve centre of Nigeria with the kickoff of the Lagos International Theatre Festival, curated by BAP Productions. Bolanle Austen-Peters, Director of BAP Productions, took to social media to share pictures from the opening night, featuring several Nigerian celebrities and thespians from South Africa who performed at the…
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Our (Nigerian) leaders, by Folabi Ogunleye
A favorite whipping boy of Nigerians, for all that ails Nigeria, is captured in the phrase ‘our leaders.’ ‘Our leaders is the problem,’ too many of us love to say of those few men and women among us who make it to positions of leadership in our country. This they say, as if these leaders do not come from the…
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First Lady closes RHI/Huawei Women in Tech programme
Empowers 300 women nationwide By Kunle Sanni – The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has officially closed the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI)/Huawei Women in Tech Training Programme, which trained 300 women from across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones in digital and entrepreneurial skills. Speaking at the closing ceremony held at the State House Banquet Hall…
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Military veterans condemn Wike over clash with naval officer in Abuja
By Kunle Sanni – A coalition of Nigerian military veterans has strongly criticised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, following his recent confrontation with a naval officer during an enforcement visit to a disputed land in Abuja. A video circulating online shows Wike in a heated exchange with naval personnel at a site in the Gaduwa…
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Governor Eno inaugurates Computer-Based Test for Akwa Ibom civil service recruitment
Governor Umo Eno on Tuesday, officially commenced the Computer-Based Test (CBT) for the ongoing Akwa Ibom State Civil Service Recruitment Exercise at the Civil Service Auditorium, Uyo. The exercise attracted thousands of applicants from across the state. In preparation for the examination, the Civil Service Auditorium was fully rehabilitated and equipped with over 400 state-of-the-art computers, robust networking infrastructure, and…
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Tinubu, Amosun, others extol Lam Adesina at 2nd Memorial Lecture in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the late former Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Lamidi Onaolapo Adesina, as a steadfast believer in Nigeria’s promise and a patriot committed to justice, equal opportunity, and service to the people even in death. President Tinubu, the Special Guest of Honour at the 2nd Lam Adesina Memorial Lecture Series held…
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