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OAU students protest ASUU strike, block Ife-Ibadan Expressway
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, under the aegis of Fund Education Coalition on Thursday, blocked the Ife-Ibadan Expressway to protest the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The students, who had converged at the main gate of the university in the early hours of the day, moved to the major…
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Buhari pleads with ASUU to call off strike
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its ongoing strike. Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, asked the striking lecturers to consider the plight of Nigerian students who have been home for a long time. He made the appeal at the National Productivity…
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Buhari orders Emefiele, ambassadors, heads of agencies, others with political ambition to resign
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all his appointees interested in seeking elective positions in the 2023 general elections to resign before Monday. This includes Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele, ambassadors, heads of agencies and other appointees. This was contained in a circular signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha. This comes…
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Lawan appoints Abba Moro as Chairman, Federal Character Committee
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has appointed Senator Abba Moro as Chairman of the Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs. Lawan made the announcement moments before the Senate adjourned plenary on Wednesday. Abba Moro replaces the former Chairman, Senator Danjuma La’ah (Kaduna South), who on Wednesday was nominated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the new Deputy…
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Senate moves to establish centre for cancer treatment
The Senate on Wednesday considered a bill to establish the National Centre for Cancer Treatment. The bill tilled, “National Centre For Cancer Treatment Bill, 2022”, scaled second reading on the floor and was sponsored by Senator Oseni Yakubu (Kogi Central). Senator Yakubu, in his lead debate on the principles of the bill, noted that cancer has become a global disease…
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Senate adjourns sitting to allow lawmakers participate in party primaries
The Senate has adjourned sitting till June 7, 2022, to enable lawmakers participate fully in the Presidential, National Assembly, governorship, and state Houses of Assembly primaries. The motion for adjournment was moved by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North) and seconded by the Deputy Minority Leader, Shuaibu Lau (Taraba North). The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in a timetable…
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2023: Onu, Akpabio resign as ministers after Buhari’s directive
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio and his Science and Technology counterpart, Ogbonaya Onu have resigned to contest for presidency in 2023. Both men resigned on Wednesday after President Muhammadu Buhari directed all his ministers interested in vying for elective positions in the 2023 general elections to resign before Monday. WesternPost gathered that both men dropped their resignation letters…
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Commander missing, six soldiers killed as troops foil ISWAP ambush in Taraba
…scores of terrorists eliminated The Commanding Officer of 93 Battalion in Taraba State has been declared missing, while six soldiers were killed in an ambush by suspected Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Taraba State. PRNigeria reports that Nigerian troops on reinforcement also eliminated scores of the suspected ISWAP terrorists. It was learnt that the ISWAP elements…
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Senate PDP caucus appoints Danjuma La’ah as new Deputy Minority Whip
The Senate on Wednesday, received the nomination of Senator Danjuma La’ah (Kaduna South) as the new Deputy Minority Whip from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). La’ah’s nomination was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and read at the start of plenary. The letter was signed by the National Secretary of the PDP, Senator Samuel Anyawu. …
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Nigeria set to become destination for medical tourism, reverse drain-Lai Mohammed
…says Nigeria spends $1.6bn on medical tourism annuallyMinister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that with the establishment of world class healthcare facilities in Nigeria, the country is set to become a destination for medical tourism, in addition to reversing the brain drain in the health sector.The minister, who spoke after a media tour of Duchess International…
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