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Biden tests positive for COVID-19, third in 2 years

United States President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement that the president tested positive for COVID-19 during a campaign trip to Las Vegas on Wednesday. This is the third time Biden has tested positive for the coronavirus. He first tested positive for the infectious disease on July 21, 2022, and …

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Baga: The Borno Town Where Students Defy Boko Haram Ideology to Get a Western Education, by Gbenga Akingbule

Fifteen-year-old Maryam Mohammed Ali’s lifelong ambition is to become a doctor, a profession that will allow her to use her expertise to care for her community in Baga, a town on the edge of the Lake Chad Basin that has suffered several attacks by the infamous Boko Haram insurgents. Boko Haram, which in Hausa means: Western education is forbidden, almost …

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PDP governor calls on Nigerian government and workers to take state and local governments into account in minimum wage negotiations

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum on Wednesday urged the Federal Government and unions to consider the ability of states and local governments to pay the new minimum wage in their negotiations. The governors made the call in a communique issued at the end of their meeting in Enugu and read by the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, …

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NPFL to equip referees with technology next season

NPFL to equip referees with technological devices next season – Latest Nigeria Sports News Speaking at the league’s Annual General Meeting in Abuja, Elegbeleye said the NFF will partner with international bodies to train Nigerian referees on the operation of the video assistant referee. “We have completed the procurement of communication devices that can minimise …

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