Tag: Don
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Palliatives: Fuel subsidy removal creates hardships, pushes citizens further down poverty line – Don
A university don, Mr Godwin Kwalbe, has advised government at all levels against cosmetic approach to addressing multidimensional poverty affecting a huge population of the country.
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COVID-19: Don advises FG to build trust in fighting pandemic
Dr Rasheedat Oniyangi, an Abuja based Consultant Paediatrician, has called for rebuilding of trust between the government and the governed in order to combat the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Oniyangi gave this advice on Wednesday while delivering the 8th Kola Olafimihan Endowed Lecture of the College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin (Unilorin).…
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JUST IN: Gani Fawehinmi’s first son, Mohammed is dead
Mohammed Fawehinmi, the first son of the late human rights lawyer Chief Gani Fawehinmi, is dead. He was aged 50. He died on Wednesday after complaining of breathing difficulties. News of the death of the younger Fawehinmi was first reported by qed.ng. Mohammed had a law degree from the University of Buckingham, England and was…
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Nigerian born lecturer spends $190k grant money on strip clubs
Dr. Chikaodinaka D. Nwankpa, a Nigerian-born former university professor in Philadelphia spent tens of thousands of dollars in US government money for local strip clubs and sports bars over a 10-year period, the Justice Department said. Nwankpa misused $189,062 of government grants from July 2007 through April 2017 while working at Drexel University, according to…
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Tribunal strikes out PDM case against Buhari
The Presidential Election Tribunal has struck out the case filed against President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election by the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM). Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Mohammed Garba struck out the case this morning following the withdrawal of the petition. Counsel to PDM Aliyu Lemu told the Tribunal the party and its presidential candidate Pastor…
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Don reveals true facts behind Plateau bloodbath
A senior lecturer at the Department of Religious Studies, University of Jos, Professor Umar Habila Dadem Danfulani has explained true facts behind the recent massacres in Plateau State. The don cautioned reporters and media houses to stop attributing the killings to mere clashes between farmers and herdsmen. Danfulani, himself a native of the troubled Plateau…
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Peg real sector loan interest rate at 3% to encourage investors, Don tells CBN
A don, Dr Anthony Kifordu, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to ensure that three per cent interest is charged for loans given to the real sector of the nation’s economy. Kifordu, who lectures at the Edo University Iyamho (EUI), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Tuesday…
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Google search has made students lazy researchers – Don
A lecturer, Mr Ibrahim Oseni says students have become lazy due to their over-reliance on google search for their academic works. Oseni, who lectures at the Mechanical Engineering Department, Kwara State University, Malete made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Friday. According to him, the use…