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Ban on aviation workers’ strike won’t stand – TUC
The Trade Union Congress has vowed to resist the Federal Government’s plan to ban aviation workers from industrial action. The TUC President, Festus Osifo, in a statement on Wednesday, said the proposed ban was a serious threat to industrial peace and harmony in the country, adding that it will impact the forthcoming election and handing
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160,000 children acquired HIV in 2021 – WHO
…a child dies from AIDS-related causes every five minutes The World Health Organisation said 160,000 children acquired the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in 2021. The WHO also said a child dies from AIDS-related causes every five minutes globally. The global health body in a press statement made available to our correspondent noted that ministers and representatives
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Osun microfinance banks’ officials flee as customers threaten protest
Many customers of microfinance banks operating in Osun State have threatened to storm the streets to protest their inability to withdraw money from their accounts. In some of the microfinance banks visited in Osogbo by our correspondent on Wednesday, many officials of the banks, were not on seat, as many of the customers waited endlessly
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Fake medicines kill almost 500,000 sub-Saharan Africans annually – Report
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says trafficked medical products kill almost half a million sub-Saharan Africans every year, noting that action is needed to stem the flow. UNODC stated this in its new threat assessment report. The report noted that a lack of access to healthcare and medicines had been fuelling a host
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UNILORIN won’t stop academic activities over elections -VC
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Wahab Egbewole SAN, has said that the institution will not shut down its academic activities during the forthcoming general elections. He, however, clarified that students and staff would not be disenfranchised as the university had designed a programme “where students can attend virtual classes and vote wherever
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ADC debunks rumours of Abia gov candidate’s suspension
The African Democratic Congress has debunked rumours that the governorship candidate of the party in Abia State, Sunday Onuoha and three other ADC candidates for the 2023 National Assembly elections, were suspended. The South-East Zonal Secretariat of the ADC made this known in a statement signed by the National Vice Chairman, South East, Chilos Godsent,
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My house bombed with explosives – CUPP spokesperson
The spokesperson for the Coalition of United Political Parties, Ikenga Ugochinyere, on Wednesday opened up on the January 14 attack on his country home in Akokwa, Imo State. According to him, contrary to insinuations that the attack was carried out by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, the incident which left over 500 bullet
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US moves to re-list Nigeria among religious violating countries
There are indications that Nigeria might be re-included in the United State Government’s list of countries that violate religious freedom. The US government had in 2021 removed Nigeria from its list of countries that violate religious freedom against the recommendation of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. But according to a report by
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S’Court judgement: No Victor, No vanquished, says Obaseki
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has called on members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state to unite after Wednesday’s Supreme Court judgement. In a statement on Wednesday, the governor said the ruling of the Supreme Court had finally put to rest the long-drawn legal tussle over the candidates that would fly
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S’African policemen arrested for beating Nigerian into coma
The Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg in partnership with the South Africa police has effected the arrest of four policemen for allegedly beating a Nigerian into a coma. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the policemen were arrested on Wednesday at the Boksburg North Police Station by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate. The arrest, NAN
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