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Tinubu names Wole Olanipekun UNILAG pro-chancellor, Udoma gets BUK
President Bola Tinubu has appointed a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Wole Olanipekun, as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). A former Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Udoma Udo Udoma was appointed as the Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of Bayero University, Kano, Kano State. Also, a former Governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda
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Obi of Onitsha expands cabinet, appoints US-based attorney
The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Ugochukwu Achebe, has appointed a celebrated Nigerian diplomat, Ojinnaka Azikiwe, into the cabinet of the popular commercial city. Azikiwe, a finance professor from the lineage of Nigeria’s late former President, Nnamdi Azikiwe, hails from the Ogbeabo Quarters. A statement from the palace signed by Mr Osita Anionwu, Chief
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Nigeria will end fuel imports by June — Dangote
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and Chairman of Dangote Group, has assured that starting next month, Nigeria will no longer need to import petroleum products, following the implementation of the Dangote Refinery’s plans. The refinery, he noted, has the capacity to meet West Africa’s petrol and diesel needs and the continent’s aviation fuel demand. Dangote
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Blind man, 68, seeks IGP’s help over threat to life, house demolition
A 68-year-old blind man, Elder Anibueze Nnadi from Enugu State, has cried out to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to come to his rescue after a series of attempts on his life. Nnadi’s appeal to Egbetokun followed the alleged compromise of police personnel to bring the perpetrators of the dastardly act
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11 months after, FG releases list of Governing Councils of tertiary institutions
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of no fewer than 555 individuals to serve as Pro-Chancellors/Chairmen and members of Governing Councils for 111 federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across Nigeria. The decision follows President Tinubu’s approval of a list of nominees selected by the Ministry of Education, an advertorial signed by the
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Northeast not considered in national infrastructure plan – Governors
The North East Governors Forum (NEGF) has stated that the Federal Government is not considering the region in the national infrastructure plan despite its consistent appeals to develop the region for economic viability. The governors expressed concern over “the seeming neglect of the Northeast in the allocation of Federal Government Capital Projects.” The governors made
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Fact check: WTO DG did not ‘bait’ investors to Nigeria
A statement credited to the director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been deemed fabricated. Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian finance minister, said the statement circulated with her name was ‘manufactured’. The WTO chief was alleged to have claimed to have sold a ‘bait’ to foreign investors to subscribe to the economic
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Court refuses to grant Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, bail
The Federal High Court in Abuja has declined to grant bail to an executive of Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, on the ground of
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Institute seeks more women parliamentarians in Nigeria
The Director General, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar Sulaiman, has called for more wom
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Labour kicks against FG’s plan to borrow pension funds for infrastructural development
Organised labour has warned the Federal Government against going ahead with its intention to withdraw about N20 trillion from the pension f
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