The ongoing strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will linger as report has emerged that the aggrieved lecturers staged a walkout from the meeting with a federal government delegation. Premium Times reports that ASUU delegation arrived at the ministry at exactly 5:00 p.m. but no member of the federal government […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the attestation and confirmation of result issued to President Muhammadu Buhari by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC). The opposition party described the document as fake in a statement on Sunday, two days after WAEC Registrar, Dr Iyi Uwadiae, presented the document to the President at the Presidential […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on parents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to ensure that their children are immunised against polio virus in order to secure their future. Dr Furera Zakari,WHO State Coordinator for FCT, made the call during a media engagement with newsmen in Abuja. According to her, the immunisation exercise […]
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The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, announced in Abuja on Sunday that Prince Charles would engage in peace-building activities, including addressing the persistent attacks of herdsmen on farming communities in Nigeria. The Prince of Wales and his wife, Princess Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, are expected in Nigeria from November 6 to November […]
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The spokesman of the defence headquarters (DHQ), John Agim, has told members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), better known as Shi’ites to be ready to face the consequences if they take on the military. The army confirmed that three Shi’ites were killed while four soldiers sustained injuries but the group declared 1,000 of its members […]
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The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) says it is less likely for President Muhammadu Buhari to be defeated in the 2019 election. The organaisation said this in a report it released on the forthcoming general election. USIP said the report is based on its interactions with Nigerians from different sectors. The report, which analysed […]
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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has listed the names of 34 of its members who were allegedly shot dead by soldiers between between October 27 and October 30. Members of the sect clashed with soldiers in Abuja last week. In a statement on Sunday, the group accused soldiers of murder, demanding an investigation into […]
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The Naira on Friday remained stable at the parallel market in Lagos, exchanging at N360.5 to the dollar. The Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N480 and N418 respectively. Trading at the Bureau De Change (BDC) window saw the naira close at N360 to the dollar, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed […]
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Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has announced the decision of the party to conduct fresh congresses in Rivers state. Oshiomhole said this at a press briefing in Abuja on Friday. Citing the supreme court judgement on the congresses in the state, the chairman said in the case of Rivers, it […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari says he and the late Shehu Musa Yar’dua sat for the West African School Certificate (WASC) in 1961. Buhari said this on Friday after Iyi Uwadiale, registrar of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), presented him with a re-issued certificate at the presidential villa in Abuja. Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the […]
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