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Disobedience Of Court… CSOs, Lawyers Call For Labour Leaders’ Arrest

Disobedience Of Court… CSOs, Lawyers Call For Labour Leaders’ Arrest

Lawyers and civil society organisations (CSOs) have called for the arrest of labour leaders for disobeying a court order restraining them from embarking on the ongoing nation-wide strike. The strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union ...

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Bilateral Agreement: Nigeria Sends 179 Students To Russia

Bilateral Agreement: Nigeria Sends 179 Students To Russia

Federal government has selected over 179 students to study in various institutions in Russia under the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA). The students who were picked from Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones are expected to depart Nigeria soon.  Speaking at the pre-departure ...

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Nigerian Students Showcase Inventions At Exhibition

Nigerian Students Showcase Inventions At Exhibition

Scientific innovations by young Nigerian students were displayed at the maiden Annual National Science, Technology and Innovation Exhibitions amongst senior secondary school students. The exhibition was organised by the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) for students from public science ...

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Tinubu Secures Billions In Infrastructure Funding From Islamic Bank

Tinubu Secures Billions In Infrastructure Funding From Islamic Bank

President Bola Tinubu in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, has advanced negotiations concerning a multi-billion dollar infrastructure finance facility from the Islamic Development Bank to fund a multi-sectoral portfolio of infrastructure projects at the federal and sub-national levels in Nigeria. According to ...

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40 Per Cent IGR Deduction Will Impoverish Varsities – ASUU

40 Per Cent IGR Deduction Will Impoverish Varsities – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said the Federal Government’s plan to automatically deduct 40 per cent from universities’ Internally Generated Revenue will impoverish the university system. In October, the Ministry of Finance notified academic institutions across the country ...

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STRIKE: Ajaero’s Alleged Assault, FG Knocks Labour, Strike Records Partial Compliance

STRIKE: Ajaero’s Alleged Assault, FG Knocks Labour, Strike Records Partial Compliance

…Tinubu not behind attack on Ajaero, escalating strike nationwide unreasonable – AGF office …Lagos, Rivers, Kwara, Bauchi workers shun Labour, Kano, Edo, Delta, A’Ibom, others comply The Federal Government on Tuesday berated the organised Labour over the ongoing nationwide strike ...

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20m Nigerians In Diaspora Remit $24bn Yearly – FG

20m Nigerians In Diaspora Remit $24bn Yearly – FG

The federal government yesterday acknowledged that over 20 million Nigerians in the Diaspora remit an average of more than $24 billion per annum.  It also said it was willing to support the initiatives of Nigerians in Diaspora in the housing ...

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CBN Ways And Means Fuelled Inflation, Weakened Naira – Sanusi

CBN Ways And Means Fuelled Inflation, Weakened Naira – Sanusi

Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammad Sanusi II, has said the apex bank’s lending to the federal government under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari through Ways and Means triggered inflationary pressure in Nigeria and weakened ...

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