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FCT teachers declare indefinite strike over denied rights and stalled reforms – THIS UPDATE

Teachers at public primary and secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have declared an indefinite strike starting Monday, escalating a prolonged standoff with the FCT administration over unpaid entitlements, delayed reforms and what the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) describes as official inaction. The directive was issued by the union’s FCT Wing Executive Council (SWEC) after an emergency …

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Record number of Rohingya refugees to die at sea in 2025: UNHCR

Around 5,000 Rohingya refugees are believed to have drowned at sea over the past decade. “Sadly, this turns the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal into unmarked graves for thousands of desperate Rohingya refugees.” said UNHCR spokesman Babar Baloch, speaking in Geneva. Since 2012, nearly 200,000 Rohingya refugees have risked their lives on dangerous sea journeys to escape misery and …

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Senator Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari: power, competition and…

Former Governor of Zamfara, Senator Abdulazeez Yari Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari has long occupied a distinctive space in Nigerian political theater: part tactician, part mobilizer, and, for many, an enduring symbol of how power is constructed, contested, and maintained within the system. From his early entrenchment in party structures to his current role as a senator and national power broker, Yari’s …

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