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Abuja shopping complex shut after assault on soldiers
Categories: HeadlinesContinue Reading: Abuja shopping complex shut after assault on soldiersAbuja shopping complex shut after assault on soldiers Banex Plaza, Abuja Officers of the Nigeria Army have reportedly shut Banex Plaza, a shopping complex located in the Wuse 2 area of the Federal Capital Territory, following attacks on some of its
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Lagos seals 840 event centres – Commissioner
Categories: HeadlinesContinue Reading: Lagos seals 840 event centres – CommissionerLagos State Government logo The Lagos State Government has sealed over 840 event centres and social facilities for safety violations and non-compliance with extant laws. The Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, which revealed
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Student loan: 1.2m beneficiaries listed as scheme begins Friday
Categories: HeadlinesContinue Reading: Student loan: 1.2m beneficiaries listed as scheme begins FridayStudent loan: 1.2m beneficiaries listed as scheme begins Friday Student Loan Bill The long-awaited student loan programme will take off on Friday with 1.2 million students in federal tertiary institutions across the country, the Managing Director/C
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Rectors debate proposal to replace HND with Bachelor of Technology
Categories: HeadlinesContinue Reading: Rectors debate proposal to replace HND with Bachelor of TechnologyRectors and Provosts of polytechnics and other TVET-awarding institutions will today (Tuesday) debate on the proposal to replace the HND programme with Bachelor of Technology, The PUNCH can confirm. A letter signed by the Director, Human Resources o
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What I learnt from Yoruba land
Categories: ColumnsContinue Reading: What I learnt from Yoruba landWhat I learnt from Yoruba land Azuka Onwuka When I get into a new environment, I study the way of life of the residents, in order to understand how and why they do things. Whatever I consider admirable, I copy it. Whatever I don’t consider specia
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FG, UAE plan new oil exploration deal
Categories: BusinessContinue Reading: FG, UAE plan new oil exploration dealFG, UAE plan new oil exploration deal An oil platform The Federal Government, on Monday, urged the United Arab Emirates to invest in the renewal and reconstruction of the more than 50-year-old oil pipelines in Nigeria, stressing that the facilities
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Assessing Abiodun years as Ogun governor
Categories: OpinionContinue Reading: Assessing Abiodun years as Ogun governorAssessing Abiodun years as Ogun governor Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun He came into office amid ceaseless assaults by a violent establishment. He had no handover notes. But he had an agenda, a steely resolve, and a burning passion to transform
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Nigeria’s minimum wage conundrum
Categories: EditorialContinue Reading: Nigeria’s minimum wage conundrumNigeria’s minimum wage conundrum Minimum wage FEW were surprised when the ongoing talks on the national minimum wage broke down on May 15. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress staged a walkout after rejecting the N48,000 per m
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Port Harcourt refinery begins operation July
Categories: BusinessContinue Reading: Port Harcourt refinery begins operation JulyPort Harcourt refinery begins operation July Port Harcourt Refinery The 210,000-barrel-per-day Port-Harcourt refinery may finally commence operations by the end of July after several postponements. The new date was disclosed on Monday by the Natio
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Three men arraigned for assaulting Ogun medical doctor
Categories: HeadlinesContinue Reading: Three men arraigned for assaulting Ogun medical doctorThree men have been arraigned before an Abeokuta Chief Magistrate Court for assaulting a medical doctor while performing his duty. The defendants, James Akode, Lekan Ajeigbe, and Rilwan Roheem, were arraigned on Monday on a three-count charge of con
