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Brain drain: UK places Nigeria on red list for health workers’ recruitment
United Kingdom has placed Nigeria on the red list of countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers. This is happening one month after the World Health Organisation listed 55 countries, including Nigeria facing the most pressing health workforce challenges related to Universal Health Coverage. The United Kingdom Government said Nigeria and other…
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UPDATE: Portable remanded, unable to meet bail conditions
By Olayinka Kolawole Controversial musician, Habib Okikiola (Portable) has been sent to Ilaro Correctional Centre in Ogun State, following his failure to meet his bail conditions. Okikiola was arraigned before a magistrate court in Ifo, Ifo Local Government Area of the state, presided over by the Chief Magistrate, A.S Shoneye on a five count charge bordering on assault and stealing.…
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Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE appointed Chancellor of the University of Leicester
Award-winning space scientist, broadcaster and author, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE, has joined the University of Leicester as its new Chancellor today (1 March). Maggie is best known for her work on The Sky at Night, which she has presented since 2014. Born in London to Nigerian parents, she attended 13 different schools before she turned 18 and had undiagnosed dyslexia.…
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Supreme Court dismisses Nwanjiuba’s suit against Tinubu, Atiku
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, a former Minister of State for Education, seeking to disqualify Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar as presidential candidates of their respective political parties. The Supreme Court dismissed the case on Thursday because it was statute-barred, with no life to support it and no legs to stand on. Justice…
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Commercial bus drivers protest against ‘agberos’ in Lagos
Commuters in Lagos on Wednesday trekked long distances to their various destinations as commercial bus drivers embarked on protest against the activities of agberos in the state. The protest, which started at the Toll Gate end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway spread to other parts of Lagos State. The bus drivers and their assistants carried various placards protesting against the alleged…
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Lagos Red Line Rail ‘ll become reality before May 29, Sanwo-Olu assures Lagosians
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday assured Lagosians that the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT), Red Line project would become operational before the end of his first tenure in office. Sanwo-Olu gave the assurance while fielding questions from journalists shortly after the inspection tour of the project which took the governor to Yaba and Ebute Meta axis of the…
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NGX advocates financial literacy for young Nigerians
Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) continues to build on its advocacy of inculcating a culture of saving and investing in young Nigerians as it celebrates the 2023 edition of Global Money Week (GMW). The event was held at the Exchange on Tuesday to raise awareness on the importance of ensuring that young people, from an early age, are financially aware, and…
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Equities market down by 0.05% to maintain down trend
The equities market segment of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Monday opened the week extending its losing streak for the seventh consecutive session as investors’ stock declined by 0.05per cent. The NGX All Share Index (ASI) decreased by 29.35 basis points or 0.05 per cent to close at 54,886.04 basis points as the market capitalisation lost N16 billion to…
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Afenifere leader, Fasoranti, endorses Sanwo-Olu for second term
National leader of the apex Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, has endorsed the re-election bid of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, urging the electorate in the State to queue behind the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in order to consolidate on the achievements recorded in the in Lagos. Lagos, the Afenifere leader in a press statement said,…
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Opinion: Clarion callto Lagosians to return Sanwo-Olu back to office, By Kola Amzat
Governance at all levels is a very serious business. Indeed, governance is a sensitive enterprise that people shouldn’t aspire to be involved, if their leadership capacity and effectiveness is suspect. It’s a one human endeavor that requires everything from those who are aspiring to be involved-resourcefulness, hard-work, probity & accountability, decisiveness, steadfastness, emotional and psychologically stability and of course, being…
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