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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday, told students and parents to not expect suspension of its ongoing strike anytime soon. The union’s Abuja Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Theophilus Lagi gave the announcement during a press briefing in Abuja and also told lecturers to seek alternative means of survival. Lagi, who accused the federal…
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) yesterday restated its commitment to full conformity with crude oil production curtailment plan agreed to by members in April, following a devastating fall in prices. At the 24th meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), which took place via video conference, the cartel said that it was…
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has advised prospectiveCorp members to see their mobilization to the National Youth ServiceCorps (NYSC) scheme, as a call to serve, display humility and patriotism.Abiodun gave the charge at the formal opening and swearing-in of the2020 Batch B Stream 1A Orientation course of NYSC, at GatewayInternational Stadium, Sagamu.The Governor…
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has recovered from the coronavirus disease after testing negative to the infection. According to Noel-Berje his Chief Press Secretary, the governor has been pronounced free of the virus and confirmed fit to resume his official duties. “I am happy to announce to you that I have been confirmed negative and…
Governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai has condemned the killings of the District head of Mazaki in Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State by unknown gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday. He called the act as evil and a violation of the sanctity of the human lives by enemies of peace who…
DG Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation, Opeyemi Bamidele, has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for not subverting the will of the electorate in the Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State. He saluted the President’s courage and a strong belief in democratic creeds that conferred high respect on the sanctity of the ballots by refusing to abuse his…
Ekiti Decide 2018 – Fayemi wins, coasting home to victory already in grand style. Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, in the Ekiti governorship election, is coasting home to victory, according to the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the majority of the 16 local councils in the…
The central bank of China said yesterday, Thursday that it has signed a currency swap agreement with its Nigerian counterpart. A statement by Nigerian’s CBN image maker, Mr. Isaac Okoroafor, corroborated this. Mr. Okoroafor in the statement said that the agreement was a culmination of over two years of painstaking negotiations by both banks. Also,…
Buhari’s U.S. visit already yielding positive results: the U.S. to repatriate $500m among many others. The visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to U.S. President Donald Trump has yielded the finalisation of negotiations to repatriate more than 500 million dollars (about 190 billion Naira) of Nigeria’s looted money traced to the U.S. Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister…
President Muhammadu Buhari has for the first time, made a brief remark on former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s controversial letter and called it “abusive’’. President Buhari said he did not want a response to the letter which derided the government and urged Buhari not to seek a second term “Even when the Minister of Information and…
