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ASUU, SSANU proffer solutions to new Education Minister, Prof Mamman on problems plaguing sector

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Monday, made recommendations to the new Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, on how to address the phantom issues in the education sector. Undoubtedly, a variety of problems have dominated ASUU, SSANU, and ASUP agitations during …

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Pate: We’ll end medical tourism, prioritise Nigerians’ welfare

LCoordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, has promised to work toward ending medical tourism out of Nigeria. He gave the assurance at his maiden meeting with top officials of the ministry upon assumption of office. He noted that there was a gap in health outcomes that needed to be improved upon. “When you fly from Addis …

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Task force arrests 3,500 illegal miners in Taraba

The Task Force on the Enforcement of Ban on Illegal Mining and Deforestation in Taraba State has arrested 3, 500 illegal miners in the Bali local government area of Taraba State. The chairman of the task force, Brig.-Gen. Jeremiah Faransa (retd), disclosed this to journalists on Monday in Jalingo. He said the illegal miners were from Mali, Senegal, Chad, Zamfara, …

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Police reaffirms ban on sale, use of fireworks in Gombe

The Gombe State Police Command reaffirmed the ban on the sale and use of fireworks in the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Hayatu Usman, who disclosed this in a statement issued by the spokesman for the state police command, Mahid Abubakar, on Saturday in Gusau, said the ban on the sale and unauthorised use of fireworks and knockouts was …

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Money supply in Nigeria now N64.9trn, credit to govt N32.3trn

The money supply in Nigeria increased to N64.9 trillion in July 2023, the money and credit statistics report obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday showed. According to the report, the money supply rose by N600 billion or 0.93 per cent from the N64.3 trillion recorded in June of the same year. Although this falls short of …

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Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Sunday, December 24, 2023

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Former CBN Gov, Emefiele, regains freedom two days to Christmas Embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has reportedly been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja after meeting his bail conditions.Read more 2. Tinubu taking measures to address challenges brought by …

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Obi leads Labour Party rally for Edo local council election

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Monday led the party’s mega rally for the September 2 local government election in Edo State. Obi, who addressed the party members at the rally, described the local government system as the bedrock of development. He said: “Local government is the nearest to the people and it is supposed to be the …

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Bayelsa election: Appeal Court reserves ruling in Sylva’s appeal

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Friday, reserved judgment on the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa, Timipre Sylva, challenging his disqualification from the November 11 governorship election in the state. Justice Donatus Okorowo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on October 9 disqualified the former minister of state for petroleum resources from taking …

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Police arrests teenager for alleged murder in Gombe

Police operatives in Gombe have arrested one Mustapha Isah over the alleged murder of a 58-year-old woman, Aishatu Abdullahi, in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Mahid Abubakar, paraded the suspects before journalists at the command headquarters in Gombe on Friday. He said the 18-year-old suspect was arrested after one Muhammad Abdullahi reported the incident at Pantami …

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