Tag: Monday
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Buhari scheduled for another foreign trip Monday
President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the inauguration of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, for a second five-year term in office, the Presidency has said.
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IPOB sit-at-home: ‘They are invisible voices’; Obiano orders banks, markets in Anambra to operate fully from Monday
Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano has ordered markets, banks, transport business owners, among others to ignore the sit-at-home order and go about their businesses from Monday, September 13. The governor gave the order on Saturday after a meeting with stakeholders and members of the State Security Council. Heads of commercial business operations including markets and…
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Resident doctors commence fresh nationwide strike Monday
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has directed its members across the country to embark on a total strike from Monday, August 2. This directive was issued on Saturday at the end of the executive meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the union held in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. Briefing reporters…
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Tokyo Olympics: Buhari hosts Team Nigeria on Monday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday host members of Team Nigeria to the Tokyo Olympics at the Presidential Villa before the final batch of the contingent departs for the Games. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a brief send-forth ceremony for the first batch of the…
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COAS Attahiru: Buhari directs National Flag to fly at half-mast, declares Monday work-free day
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast in all public buildings, facilities, and official residences across the country. The directive is with effect from Monday (today) to Wednesday, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, announced in a statement on Sunday. He explained that the…
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Uber, Bolt drivers threaten strike on Monday
Some Uber and Bolt e-cab drivers in Lagos on Saturday asked the e-hailing companies to immediately increase fares being charged by the operators, failing which they would go off the roads on Monday. The e-cab operators, under the aegis of Professional E-hailing Drivers and Private Owners Association (PEDPA), threatened to embark on the strike if…
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University workers to call off strike latest Monday – Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, says the Federal Government has reached an agreement with the leadership of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU), to call of their strike. Ngige said agreements were reached by both parties with timelines, which were…
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UK orders closure of all travel corridors Monday
All travel corridors to the UK will be closed from Monday, the Prime Minister has announced, ending the quarantine exemption for arrivals from selected nations. The announcement comes after it was confirmed that a new variant of COVID-19, which emerged in Brazil, had been discovered in the UK. The new policy, which comes into effect…
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COVID-19: Niger Government orders workers to stay home from Monday
The Niger State Government has directed all workers in Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the state to remain at home from Monday, 21st December 2020. The workers were asked to remain at home in a circular to MDAs signed by the Head of Service, Salamatu Abubakar in order to remain safe from the second wave…
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Youths threaten ‘second wave’ of #EndSARS protests from Monday
Nigerian youths are threatening a second wave of the #EndSARS protests from Monday 9th November 2020, in some parts of Lagos and Abuja. Some aggrieved youths have taken to social media to show their displeasure following a court order granting the Central Bank of Nigeria, the right to freeze the accounts of 19 individuals and…