Category: NEWS

Senate Presidency: Group appeals to senators-elect to support Lawan
March 24, 2019 No Responses

Senate Presidency: Group appeals to senators-elect to support Lawan

Sen. Ahmad Lawan The Sustainable Democracy Agenda (SUDA), a pro-democracy group, has urged senators-elect to support the bid of Sen. Ahmad Lawan, representing Yobe North, for the position of President of the 9th Senate. The group’s convener, Malam Ibrahim Usman,...
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Convocation: 103 students bag First Class at Open University
March 23, 2019 No Responses

Convocation: 103 students bag First Class at Open University

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) on Saturday graduated 20, 799 students for the 2019 with 103 of them getting First Class honours in various academic disciplines. Prof. Abdalla Adamu, NOUN’s Vice Chancellor, disclosed this during the institutio...
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Project Nigeria’s Positive Image, Expert tells Nigerian Diaspora
March 21, 2019 No Responses

Project Nigeria’s Positive Image, Expert tells Nigerian Diaspora

Prof Muyiwa Falaiye, the Director of the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies(IADS), at the University of Lagos, on Thursday reminded the Nigerian Diaspora of their responsibilities in projecting Nigeria’s positive image abroad. Falaiye also told the N...
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Charcoal can treat ulcer, lower cholesterol, poison extraction -expert
March 21, 2019 No Responses

Charcoal can treat ulcer, lower cholesterol, poison extraction -expert

Mrs Stella Aduloju, a food technologist, says charcoal is suitable to treat ulcer, get rid of cholesterol, extraction of poison and other diseases affecting humans. Aduloju, who is also a farmer, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja...
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FCE (T) Akoka, UNILAG Land Dispute still Unresolved — Acting Provost
March 20, 2019 No Responses

FCE (T) Akoka, UNILAG Land Dispute still Unresolved — Acting Provost

The Federal College of Education (FCE) (Technical), Akoka, Lagos, has said that the land dispute between it and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) had yet to be resolved in spite of the court and Minister of Education’s intervention. Mr Ephraim...
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Nigeria Ranks 85 on Global Happiness Report
March 20, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Ranks 85 on Global Happiness Report

As the world marks the International Day of Happiness, Nigeria is ranked 85 out of 156 countries and second in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019. This is according to the annual Global Happiness Policy Report produced by the Global Happiness Council,...
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Buhari Declines Assent to Digital Rights and Freedom Bill, Four Others
March 20, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Declines Assent to Digital Rights and Freedom Bill, Four Others

President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to five bills passed by the National Assembly. The affected bills are the Nigeria Film Commission Bill 2018, the Climate change Bill, 2018, the Immigration (amendment) Bill, 2018, the Chartered Institute of Pensio...
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Nigerians Should Make Themselves Happy, says United Nations
March 20, 2019 No Responses

Nigerians Should Make Themselves Happy, says United Nations

The UN Information Centre (UNIC), Lagos on Wednesday enjoined Nigerians to imbibe the culture of always making themselves and others around them happy, no matter the situation. UNIC’s National Information Officer, Dr Oluseyi Soremekun, gave the advice in Lag...
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Shutdown order: Sex workers go into hiding in Umuahia
March 20, 2019 No Responses

Shutdown order: Sex workers go into hiding in Umuahia

Commercial sex workers in Umuahia, the Abia capital, have gone into hiding to evade police arrest, following state government’s order shutting down brothels in the city. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who monitored the enforcement of the governm...
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Minimum Wage: Labour urges FG to commence implementation before May 1
March 19, 2019 No Responses

Minimum Wage: Labour urges FG to commence implementation before May 1

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) wants the Federal Government to commence the implementation of the new National Minimum Wage for workers in the country before the May Day Celebration. Mr Najeem Yasin, Acting President of NLC, said this in an...
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