The Vice Chancellor of University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Lillian Salami, has asked the Federal Ministry of Education to clear the air on the status of Mallam Sanusi Lamido as the Chancellor of the institution. Recall that Sanusi who was appointed Chancellor of the institution in 2015 by the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, was […]
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has charged the military to occupy the Lake Chad and step up its game against Boko Haram fighters. Speaking when he lead a delegation of the National Council of Traditional Rulers to Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, on Monday, he said everyone is fed up with the shedding of innocent […]
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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has deployed more police officials to Katsina State where an attack on a secondary school by gunmen has left scores missing with many feared abducted. These additional “operational and investigative assets” are to support the ongoing search and rescue operations following the attack. “The deployment is sequel to […]
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said Nigeria will vigorously engage the U.S. government to remove it’s name from its blacklist of countries over concern on religious freedom. The Nigerian government has also expressed its displeasure to the U.S. government on this development. Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, Spokesperson for the ministry, disclosed Nigeria’s position in a […]
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Two more persons were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in two separate attacks in Benin City, the Edo state capital. The incidents occurred on Tuesday at Aduwawa and Ogida areas of Benin City. Recall that several cult-related killings have been recorded in Benin metropolis in the past few weeks. It was however not confirmed if […]
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The federal government has reduced the pump price of petrol by N5. Chris Ngige, the minister of labour, announced the decision while addressing journalists at the end of a meeting with labour union leaders. The price reduction, which will take effect on Monday, December 14, will see petrol retail at N162.44 per litre. “Our discussion […]
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Mr Bala Ali of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the Dass Constituency bye-election in the Bauchi State House of Assembly. His victory followed the conclusion of voting and counting of ballots in the election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the seat which had been declared vacant. […]
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Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, has said Africa will lose up to 30 million jobs by the end of 2020. He said this at the ‘Virtual 2020 International Forum on African Leadership’ in Ivory Coast on Friday. Adesina, who was Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, said the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Abdon Dalla, special adviser on civil service and labour matters to Bala Mohammed, Bauchi governor, over alleged vote buying. Dalla was arrested on Saturday after voting during the Dass constituency bye-election in Bauchi. The EFCC operatives reportedly recovered a sum of N1.5 million from his car. […]
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The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) is to embark on a three-day warning strike from Dec. 7, to protest the deplorable state of access roads to seaports in Lagos State. In a communique it issued on Saturday in Lagos, MWUN said that the situation was no longer tolerable. The communique was signed by the […]
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