Professor Chris Piwuna has emerged as the new president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Prof. Piwuna, a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, succeeds Professor Victor Osodeke, a soil science expert from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State. The new ASUU leader …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has charged the next generation of Africans to step up with courage and contribute to the making of a united, peaceful and prosperous continent in science and technology, education and governance, entrepreneurship and the arts. He made the call as special guest of honour at the 25th …
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THE Federal Ministry of Works has assured Nigerians that the Akure-Ikere road dualisation project will be ready for inauguration by President Bola Tinubu in December. The Federal Controller of Works in Ondo State, Engr Olajide Hussein, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a fuel truck and three other vehicles loaded with 246 bags of skunk, a potent strain of cannabis, along the Suleja-Kaduna Road in Niger. NDLEA’s Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the seizure, …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has detained a female suspected drug peddler, for allegedly attempting to smuggle a large consignment of cocaine to Iran. The arrest took place at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers. According to a statement issued by the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, …
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THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Army and Navy, has uncovered an illegal artisanal refinery and illegal petrol station in Anambra. The illicit facility was discovered at Y-Junction, Nkwelle Ezunaka, in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra. NSCDC State Commandant, Mr Olatunde Maku, …
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Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has inaugurated a 100-bed Mother and Child Centre at Awo-Omamma General Hospital near Owerri, Imo. The state-of-the-art facility, constructed by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs), and named the Senator Oluremi Tinubu Mother and Child Centre, was inaugurated …
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Fidelity Bank Plc says it generated N105.8 billion as its profit before tax (PTB) for the first quarter of 2025. This represents a growth of 167.8 per cent compared to N39.5 billion in same period of 2024. The bank disclosed this in its unaudited financial statements released on the Nigerian …
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SOME bank customers, especially those of Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) say they will opt for electronic mail alert from their banks to cut costs and reduce charges on their accounts. Some of them who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, said they would …
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THE Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has dismissed the allegation of releasing poisoned rice seized from smugglers, which had reportedly resulted in multiple deaths in the town. The spokesman for the command, CSC Isah Sulaiman, denied the allegation in a statement on Sunday in Seme, Lagos. …
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