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Gov Fubara, judges at risk of UK, US visa ban amid Rivers crisis

The National Democratic Coalition (NDC) has called on democratic nations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and EU member states, to impose visa bans on Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and several judges accused of undermining the rule of law. At a press conference in Abuja, NDC convener Okwa Dan condemned Governor…

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I collected $400,000 on his behalf – Another witness indicts Emefiele in court

The seventh prosecution witness, Mr John Adetola, in the ongoing trial of the ex-governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, narrated how he collected the sum of $400,000 on behalf of the ex-governor. Adetola, who was the former personal assistant to Emefiele, made the revelation on Thursday while giving evidence before an Ikeja Special Offences Court….

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Tinubu asks Senate to confirm appointment of CCB Governing Board members

The Senate has received President Bola Tinubu’s request for confirmation of the appointment of three persons as members of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the letter was read on Thursday by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at plenary. The president, in the letter, said that the…

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No going back – Polytechnic lecturers insist on embarking on warning strike

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has insisted on plans to embark on a week warning strike from December 2, 2024. Kpanja Shammah, President of ASUP, said this while addressing newsmen at the end of its 112th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday in Abuja. Shammah said that the Federal Government was yet…

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FG hands over completed $3bn Port Harcourt-Aba railway project to NRC

The Federal Government has handed over the completed 62-kilometre, 3.02 billion dollar Port Harcourt-Aba railway project to the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). The Port Harcourt-Aba section is part of the larger Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern Narrow Gauge railway project, initiated under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Ayo Dada, Project Supervisor, Federal Ministry of Transportation, formally…

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ASUU raises alarm over increasing number of first-class graduates from private universities

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has frowned at the “increasing numbers of first-class graduates” churned out annually by private universities in the country. The ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, raised the concern on Thursday at an event organised by the body in honour of Prof. Andy Egwunyenga’s successful tenure as Vice Chancellor…

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FG hands over 15 CNG-powered buses to NURTW, others

The Federal Government on Thursday handed over 15 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses to the transport unions in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Clean Energy Transport Scheme. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Abuja, the Minister of Transportation, Sen. Said Alkali, said the scheme was designed to ease the burden of fuel subsidy…

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These movies are leaving Netflix soon; catch them before they’re gone

You know that gut-punch feeling when you scroll through Netflix, spot a movie you’ve been meaning to watch, add it to your list and a few weeks on, you don’t find it. Yeah, been there. That’s why we put together a list of some of the titles leaving Netflix by December. Netflix is doing the…

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New facts reveal that products loaded from PH Refinery had been there for 3 years

Contrary to the impression that the newly rehabilitated Port Harcourt Refinery has started churning out freshly refined products, Timothy Mgbere, Secretary of the Alesa community stakeholders, has claimed that the petroleum products loaded from the facility had been left in the storage tank in the last three years. Mgbere also alleged that only six trucks…

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TETFund suspends foreign scholarship for lecturers over high cost, abscondment

The Board of Trustees, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved the suspension of the foreign component of the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff (TSAS) Intervention with effect from January 1 2025. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday by the Director, Public Affairs of the Fund, Abdulmumin…

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