Tag: newsletter
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Road transport workers react as FG lifts interstate travel ban
The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has advised its members to comply with the guidelines on the prevention of the spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the ban on interstate was lifted. Mr Osakpamwan Eriyo, Executive National President of RTEAN, who gave the advice on Tuesday in Abuja, said the ban had created…
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No fee is charged for NIS recruitment – CG
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has warned applicants against patronising fake recruitment sites as no fee was charged for NIS recruitment. The Comptroller General, NIS, Mr Muhammad Babandede, gave the warning in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPEO), Mr Sunday James, on Tuesday in Abuja. Babandede issued the warning while reacting to…
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Olubadan laments deaths of Ibadan elders
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has expressed worry over persistent cases of deaths of Ibadan elders in recent times. Adetunji expressed his worry in a statement issued in Ibadan by his spokesperson, Mr Adeola Oloko, while reacting to the death of the Parakoyi of Ibadanland, Chief Bode Akindele, The News Agency of Nigeria…
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Almajiri: The Poor Boy In The Cold – Tony Ikpasaja
By Tony Ikpasaja If you have lived in the northern part of Nigeria, the common sight of the caravan of almajiris roaming the streets in rags and begging plates may not come as anything strange. For first time visitors, the sight is grisly, inhumane and unpardonable. Sadly, only a handful of the northern elites had…
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Expect increase in flight prices, FG tells Nigerians as domestic operations resume
The Nigerian government has approved the resumption of domestic flight as soon as practicable inline with existing international and local guidelines on COVID-19. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, who made this known at its bi-weekly briefing on Monday, said Nigerians should expect a hike in airfare. “The domestic…
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Court orders reinstatement of demoted lecturers in Bayelsa varsity, awards N20m compensation
The Industrial Court sitting in Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State, has ordered the reinstatement of four lecturers demoted by the Federal University of Otuoke in Ogbia Local Government Area. The four lectures include Professor Steve Nwabuzor, Dr. Feline Nwadike an associate professor, Dr. Sepribo Lawson -Jack an Associate Professor, Dr. Evans Eze also an Associate…
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Certificate saga: Obaseki’s case not considered on merit, says legal rep
The legal representatives to Edobor Williams & others, Shores & Savanna has said the certificate suit of Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki was never considered on merit. According to the legal representatives, the plaintiffs withdrew the suit from the Federal High Court, Abuja, having achieved their objective of stopping the All Progressives Congress (APC) from…
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Just in: FG to disclose next lines of Covid-19 response tomorrow
The Federal Government will announce the next phase of eased lockdown in the country on Tuesday. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha disclosed this on Monday. He spoke after PTF members met with the President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. Today is…