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March 15, 2018 No Responses

16 Nigerian States Face Acute Food Shortage, UN, WFP Warn

Global food agencies have warned against impending food shortage that could affect 3.8 million people in 16 northern states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The agencies, which include UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Food...

August 13, 2017 No Responses

Benin Beat Nigeria 1-0 in Cotonoun

Home-based Super Eagles on Sunday Evening lost the first leg of their CHAN qualifying match against Benin Republic courtesy a goal deep in stoppage time. CHAN Eagles’ Afeez Aremu committed a foul in the 89th minute. That gifted Benin Republic a late...

June 26, 2017 No Responses

26 States Owe LGA Workers 16 Months Salaries

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) said on Monday that 22 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have failed to pay local government staff salaries for a period ranging between one and 16 months....

June 26, 2017 No Responses

38 Nigerian Universities Increase Tuition Fees

No fewer than 38 universities across the country have increased their tuition fees as a result of poor funding by the Federal and State governments. The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan Chapter, Dr...