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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared an indefinite strike at three universities owned by the Lagos State Government over the failure to address its demands. The affected institutions are the Lagos State…
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a five-hour power outage in Bida and surrounding communities in Niger State to allow engineers to carry out annual preventive maintenance at its Bida 132/33kV Transmission Substation.…
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Veteran Nigerian actor and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. His son, Olusoji Jacobs, announced his death on Wednesday in an Instagram post, describing the actor as a…
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President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has linked the high cost of petrol in Nigeria partly to the continued smuggling of the product to neighbouring countries where it sells at higher prices. Dangote said petrol prices…
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed his support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election, while clarifying that he never agreed that the Peoples Democratic Party would withdraw from other contests in the…
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Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has said he has no objection to the release of his academic records by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). Obi made the position known in a statement on…
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Residents and commuters in the Karu area of the Federal Capital Territory have expressed relief following the completion of a 15-kilometre road project, saying the development has reduced traffic congestion, flooding and other difficulties…
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A US federal judge has temporarily stopped the implementation of new visa rules proposed by the Donald Trump administration that would place tighter limits on the length of stay for foreign students and journalists. District Judge…
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Residents of Plateau State have called on Governor Caleb Mutfwang to take stronger and more practical measures to stop the killings and violent attacks across the state. The residents criticised the governor’s repeated condemnation of…
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The Nigeria Police Force has raised the alarm over plans by suspected terrorists to carry out coordinated attacks on schools, places of worship, NYSC orientation camps and other vulnerable locations across the country. The warning…
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