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Month: July 2023

African leaders unite to tackle unemployment

African leaders adopt a seven-point declaration in Dar es Salaam, outlining the evolution of youth contributions to development in the future. The Human Capital Development Summit addresses the lack of employment options for recent graduates. Challenges hindering youth productivity, such as limited access to quality education, adolescent fertility, substance abuse, and child marriages, are identified, with leaders…

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15 Ministerial nominees have submitted their credentials ahead of screening

The nominees had been told to complete all necessary processes before the screening. At least 15 ministerial nominees have submitted their credentials ahead of their screening by the National Assembly. The spokesperson for the Senate, Yemi Adaramodu, has, according to ThePunch confirmed that the screening of the nominees by the Senate would commence on Monday,…

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Former NECO registrar appointed VC

The school said the board expressed confidence in Garba’s ability to lead the private university on the path of excellence. The Board of the newly-established Khalifa Isyaka Rabiu University, Kano, has approved the appointment of Prof. Abdulrashid Garba as its pioneer Vice-Chancellor. This is contained in a statement issued by the institution’s Administrative Secretary, Malam…

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Falan backs labour on planned strike, protest; opposes FG’s claim

Falana countered the federal government over the claim of a subsisting court order restraining the NLC from the planned action. Human Rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has given the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliates the all-clear to proceed with the planned strike and protest slated to begin on…

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4 highlights from first BBNaija All Stars eviction show

New changes have been added to the ongoing season during tonight’s live show. Tonight, the All Star housemates of the Big Brother Naija had their first eviction show. Housemates were relieved to they find out no one would be evicted. Following their collective relief, Ebuka announced the addition of a few details to change the…

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Labour Party tears Tinubu apart over ministerial list

The Labour Party said Tinubu’s ministerial nominees were an assemblage of recycled and anti-democratic elements. The leadership of the Labour Party has torn apart President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list forwarded to the Senate on Thursday, July 27, 2023. The President sent 28 names to the Senate for screening and confirmation after weeks of speculation and…

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Security operatives uncover major illegal refinery in Delta

The military explained that the sting operation on Saturday followed a surveillance report on the activities of illegal oil refiners in the area. Troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and those of a private security firm have jointly uncovered a major illegal refining site in Delta….

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Agency raises alarm over trafficking of Malian girls into Edo for prostitution

Nwawenene said all hands must be on deck to curb the trafficking, particularly of Persons with Disabilities for exploitation and organ harvesting. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) raised alarm in Benin on Sunday about the trafficking of Malian girls to the Edo capital for prostitution. “We gathered intelligence reports…

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Why delays in passport issuances – NIS

Ezugwu, said that Immigration, at 60, had done so much in its core mandates as well as in the promotion of tourism and investment in the country. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has blamed discrepancies in National Identification Number (NIN) and the name filled in passport forms for delays in procuring passports beyond the recommended…

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Police arrest 44 suspects involved in looting of Adamawa food warehouse

Nguroje said that security personnel had been deployed to enforce curfew declared by the state government and securing public and private infrastructures as well as markets. The Adamawa Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 44 persons involved in the activities of stealing food and non-food items in government warehouses. SP Suleiman Nguroje, the command’s…

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