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• Okowa inaugurates project committee for 3 new universities

  07-04-2021 23:46
  
  Governor Ifeanyi Okowa
  Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Wednesday inaugurated Project Management Committee members for the three newly established universities in the state.
  Okowa, who performed the function in Government House, Asaba, said that the creation of three new universities in the state was to broaden the citizens’ access to university education.
  The Committee has Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare, as Chairman, with Ambassador Godson Echegile, Prof. Em
  
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• Ivory Coast president says Gbagbo ‘free to return’ after ICC acquittal

  07-04-2021 23:45
  
  Gbagbo
  Ivory Coast’s President, Alassane Ouattara, on Wednesday declared that his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo was welcome to return home after being finally acquitted of crimes against humanity during a civil war that pitted them against each other a decade ago.
  Ouattara said Gbagbo and his former right-hand man Charles Ble Goude were “free to return to Ivory Coast when they want”.
  He made the remarks a week after the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed that both were i
  
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• PDP governors donate N100m to Gusau market fire victims in Zamfara

  07-04-2021 23:30 via pulse.ng
  
  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum on Wednesday, donated N100 million to victims of the recent inferno that razed part of Tudun Wada Market in Gusau, Zamfara.Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto and Chairman of the forum made the announcement when he led five other PDP governors to commiserate with government and people of Zamfara over the incident.Tambuwal led the governors of Bauchi, Bala Mohammed, Adamawa, Umar Fintiri, Oyo, Seyi Makinde, Rivers, Nyeson Wike and Darius Gayus o
  
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• Uzodinma says Imo attacks were sponsored by aggrieved politicians

  07-04-2021 23:21 via pulse.ng
  
  Uzodinma says the attacks were sponsored by aggrieved politicians to destabilise the government of APC in Imo state.Governor Hope Uzodinman of Imo State says the recent attacks in the state were sponsored by aggrieved politicians. The governor said this while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.Recall that on Monday, April 5, 2021, gunmen attacked the Owerri Correctional Prison and freed over 1800 inmates.The attackers also
  
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• US President, Joe Biden, to announce anti-gun violence measures

  07-04-2021 23:19
  
  United States President, Joe Biden, will unveil measures on Thursday aimed at controling rampant gun violence in the country, White House Press Secretary, Jen Psaki said.
  The administration has not given details of what Biden will announce, but Politico reported earlier that he will issue executive actions to restrict certain types of gun sales.
  In particular, Biden is expected to target so-called “ghost guns,” homemade guns that are untraceable because they have no serial numbers.
  
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• Owerri jail invasion: NCoS recaptures 48 fleeing inmates

  07-04-2021 23:12
  
  Prison
  The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) says it has recaptured 48 fleeing inmates of the Owerri Custodial Centre.
  The recaptured inmates escaped from the facility on Monday, when gunmen invaded it, releasing about 1,844 inmates.
  The NCoS Spokesman, Mr Francis Enobore, disclosed this in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.
  Enobore noted that peace had gradually returned to the Owerri custodial centre in Imo, following the recent invasion of the
  
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• Owerri jail invasion: NCoS recapture 48 fleeing inmates

  07-04-2021 23:12
  
  Prison
  The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) says it has recaptured 48 fleeing inmates of the Owerri Custodial Centre.
  The recaptured inmates escaped from the facility on Monday, when gunmen invaded it, releasing about 1,844 inmates.
  The NCoS Spokesman, Mr Francis Enobore, disclosed this in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.
  Enobore noted that peace had gradually returned to the Owerri custodial centre in Imo, following the recent invasion of the
  
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• Osinbajo to Ag-IGP: Restore public trust, confidence in police force

  07-04-2021 22:55
  
  Says It’s time to improve police welfare
  The police force must work hard to regain the trust and confidence of the public by stamping out the excesses, abuses, and culture of impunity exhibited by some elements within the police according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.
  Prof Osinbajo stated this on Wednesday at the decoration ceremony of the new Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Akali Baba, at the State House in Abuja.
  The Vice President emphasized that under the leadership o
  
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• Police nab suspected murderer of vigilante member in Delta

  07-04-2021 22:33
  
  The Police Command in Delta says it has apprehended a middle-aged man over alleged murder of a member of a vigilante group in the state.
  The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Edafe Bright, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Warri.
  Bright said that the suspect, a 25-year-old man, had admitted to the crime.
  The police spokesman identified the murder victim as Onajite Okolejo, a member of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, Zone 12, Hausa Quarters, Warri.
  Bri
  
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• Anambra guber: Njoku’s APGA to conduct governorship primary

  07-04-2021 22:24
  
  Says APGA will win Anambra
  By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri
  The National leadership of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, under Edozie Njoku, yesterday revealed that he would conduct the governorship primary of November 6, 2021 of Anambra State.
  Njoku spoke in Owerri, after his meetings with stakeholders of APGA from Imo and other states of the federation.
  The National chairman said his reasons for planning to conduct the forthcoming governorship primary of Anambra state, was that by vi
  
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• FG to NARD: You’ve lost all legal, moral justification for strike

  07-04-2021 22:16
  
  ARM Holdings boosts healthcare facility in Lagos
  The Federal Government has again appealed to the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to call off its strike as it has lost all moral and legal ground to continue its seven days old action.
  Speaking to newsmen in Abuja today, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige said the Federal Government has not only substantially met the Seven-Point demand by NARD, but it has also demonstrated transparency in their implementation.
  
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• PDP Govs to APC: Tackle insecurity in Nigeria, stop poaching us

  07-04-2021 22:15
  
  By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt
  Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have urged the All Progressives Congress, APC, to as the ruling party in the nation pay attention to tackling the rising insecurity bedevilling the country and stop attacks on the opposite governors.
  This was as the PDP Governors’ Forum donated N100 million to victims of Zamfara state fire incident.
  These were disclosed in a statement released in Port Harcourt by the Special Assistant on Media to G
  
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• Nigeria generated $150m from coconut oil in 2020 — Minister

  07-04-2021 22:05
  
  Alhaji Sabo Nanono
  Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, says Nigeria generated 150 million dollars from the export of coconut oil and its derivatives in 2020.
  Nanono said this on Wednesday during the training of coconut farmers organised by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FEMARD) in collaboration with Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) in Benin.
  The minister, represented by Mr Bernard Ukattah, Deputy Director, FEMARD, said that coco
  
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• Five freed Afaka students reunite with their families in Kaduna

  07-04-2021 21:37
  
  By Ibrahim HassanWuyo
  Five of the 39 abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka who regained freedom, were on Wednesday handed over to their parents by the Kaduna State Government
  Government officials said the students have undergone thorough medical checks, preliminary psychological evaluation and certified physically and mentally stable.
  Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, listed the students as; Francis Paul, Maryam Danladi, A
  
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• UCH delivers first IVF triplets

  07-04-2021 21:30
  
  University College Hospital, UCH
  By Ola Ajayi – Ibadan
  The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, on Wednesday, took delivery of triplets of the first In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) which was carried out in the teaching hospital.
  According to information gathered, the procedure for the delivery commenced at about 1pm and it took about 46 minutes.
  The communication team, in a statement, said, “the mother and the babies, all females, are in good condition.”
  “The babies we
  
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• PDP constitutes screening committee for North-west zonal congresses

  07-04-2021 21:20
  
  The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted a screening committee for its aspirants for the North-West Zonal Executive Committee positions.
  A statement by the PDP National Organising Secretary, retired Col. Austin Akobundu, in Abuja on Wednesday, said that the committee would be chaired by Alhaji Shehu Agaie.
  Akobundu said that the NWC also approved the nomination of Alhaji Baba Iyali as Secretary, while Sen. Grace Bent, Hon. Nura Amadi and Dr Danl
  
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• Ex-IGP Adamu removal ignoble end to successful career ― Osita Chidoka

  07-04-2021 21:15
  
  IGP Mohammed Adamu
  Former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka has berated the immediate past Inspector-General of Police, Abubakar Adamu for accepting the extension of their tenures as approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.
  He said giving nod to such approval was not only a negation of the Federal Character principle, but blatant disregard of nation-building ethos by the present government.
  Describing the former IGP’s removal while on tour as a sad and ignoble end to a successful career,
  
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• Emergence of Olu of Warri-designate well deserved, says Tinubu

  07-04-2021 21:13
  
  By Oluwatope Lawanson
  National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, has described the emergence of the Olu of Warri-designate, Prince Utieyinoritsetsola Emiko, as well-deserved.
  Tinubu, in a congratulatory message on Wednesday, expressed joy over the announcement of the new Olu-designate.
  Emiko, 37, was unveiled as the 21st Olu-elect of Warri, following the announcement of the death of the 20th Olu, Ogiame Ikenwoli. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International
  
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• 2021 Post UTME: No cut off marks yet – Yaba Tech

  07-04-2021 21:10
  
  The Yaba College of Technology has distanced itself  from rumours in some quarters that it had released cut off marks for placement  of candidates into the institution for the 2020/2021 academic session.
  Mr Joe Ejiofor, the Deputy Registrar of the college,  told the Newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday  that the information was untrue and misleading.
   
  READ ALSOIMF proposes $ 650b special drawing rights to members — Kristinalina Georgieva
  “We advise candidates that
  
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• Kidnappers demand N10m for release of Chinese miners in Osun – Police

  07-04-2021 21:04
  
  The Police Command in Osun says kidnappers of  two Chinese miners at a gold mine  in Ifewara,  Osun on Monday are demanding for  N10 million as ransom.
  Spokesperson of the command, SP Yemisi Opalola, said this on Wednesday while giving update on the kidnapping incident to newsmen in Osogbo.
  Opalola explained that  the command was intensifying efforts towards ensuring that the  Chinese nationals were rescued unharmed.
  READ ALSOIMF proposes $ 650b special drawing rig
  
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• EFCC arrests IT expert, 6 others for alleged internet fraud

  07-04-2021 20:53 via pulse.ng
  
  EFCC says a car, cell phones, laptops, several incriminating documents were recovered from the suspects.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office, has arrested an Information Technology (IT) expert and six others for alleged internet fraud.This is contained in a statement signed by the commission’s spokesperson, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Ibadan.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspects were arrested at
  
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• 6m ammunition in circulation in Nigeria, says ex-Head of State, Abdulsalami

  07-04-2021 20:53
  
  *Adds: 80,000 have died due to insecurityBy Joseph ErunkeABUJA–THERE are 6 million ammunition in illegal circulation in Nigeria,the former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar,rtd.,has said.The ex-Nigerian military leader also said the insecurity ravaging the country has so far claimed over 80,000 lives, expressing concern that the proliferation of all calibre of weapons in the country may tear the country apart unless the situation was arrested urgently.Abubakar regretted
  
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• 6 million ammunition in circulation in Nigeria,says ex-Head of State,Abdulsalami

  07-04-2021 20:53
  
  *Adds: 80,000 have died due to insecurityBy Joseph ErunkeABUJA–THERE are 6 million ammunition in illegal circulation in Nigeria,the former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar,rtd.,has said.The ex-Nigerian military leader also said the insecurity ravaging the country has so far claimed over 80,000 lives, expressing concern that the proliferation of all calibre of weapons in the country may tear the country apart unless the situation was arrested urgently.Abubakar regretted
  
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• IMF proposes $ 650b special drawing rights to members — Kristinalina Georgieva

  07-04-2021 20:33
  
  …Harps on what Central Banks must do now
  …Says economic fortunes divergent dangerously
  Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief
  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to propose a $650 billion Special Drawing Rights (SDR) to its member countries in the organisation’s efforts to boost their reserve positions.
  The Managing Director (MD) of the IMF, Ms Kristinalina Georgieva, disclosed during a press briefing at the ongoing virtual IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, that the G20 had given
  
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• Security in Nigeria deteriorating, worrisome ― Olumide Aderinokun

  07-04-2021 20:32
  
  Olumide Aderinokun
  Chief Olumide Aderinokun has condemned the insecurity menace in Nigeria and he calls on President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to focus on securing lives and properties instead of politicising the recent events.
  Just before the Imo State Police Headquarters and a correctional facility in Owerri were attacked by gunmen which led to the release of over 1,800 inmates on Monday, the country has recorded several security challenges including kidnappings irrespective of age, robb
  
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• Can I improve on my technique?

  07-04-2021 20:29
  
  Dear Bunmi,
  Afewyearsago,Iwasinmy first serious relationship. Although I loved my partner, I was too tense during the physical side of love-making.
  I am currently involved with a nice and considerate man, and sex will definitely be on the menu. I don’t want to ask my new love to teach me the techniques of good sex. Do you have tips on how to improve my technique in bed?
  READ ALSOMinister appeals to NASS for speedy passage of Climate Change Bill
  Chidinma, by e-mail. Dear Chidinma, Ordinari
  
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• Acting IG promises professional, responsible leadership

  07-04-2021 20:28 via pulse.ng
  
  The Acting Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr Usman Baba, has promised to provide professional and responsible leadership in the affairs of the Nigeria Police.Baba said this on Wednesday in Abuja at a ceremony marking the formal handover by the immediate past IG, Mr Mohammed Adamu.The acting I-G said he was mindful of the yearnings of Nigerians for a policing system that would not only assure them of their safety, but also police them with civility.He said his administration would provide the
  
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• Nigerians eagerly await Tinubu’s emergence in 2023 — Group

  07-04-2021 20:27
  
  Bola Ahmed Tinubu
  By Chris Ochayi, ABUJA
  A political pressure group, Tinubu Vanguard, TV, said it was excited by the recent successful outings of the national leader of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Arewa House event and colloquium held in Kaduna and Kano States, respectively, to mark his 69th birthday anniversary.
  The Director-General of TV, Dr Johnny Ben, who made the remarks via a statement, Wednesday, in Abuja, also expressed optimism that another gr
  
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• He used me for sex

  07-04-2021 20:18
  
  Dear Bunmi,
  I am in my early forties, married and have children. My husband was married before and had a child from another relationship before his divorce. 1 am a trained nurse and, four years ago, I met this gorgeous man in the Male ward. He was actually a private patient brought in by one of our consultants, to use the facilities at the teaching hospital, where I worked.
  I was flattered when he started showing interest in me and, within weeks, we started a relationship, as he was in a privat
  
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• I didn’t file suit against Atiku’s citizenship, only a co-defendant — Malami

  07-04-2021 20:17
  
  Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami
  By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA
  Following the wave of criticisms trailing the recent affidavit he filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Wednesday, clarified that he was not the one that approached the court to query the citizenship of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar.
  In a statement, he made available to newsmen through his
  
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• JUSUN: Edo judiciary workers shun strike

  07-04-2021 20:14
  
  Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN
  By Ozioruva Aliu, Benin-City
  The Edo state chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), has shunned the nationwide strike called by the national body of the union because of their 2015 experience where they are still being owed seven months’ salary. The workers were on their duty posts as of Thursday
  One of the workers who spoke to our reporter on condition of anonymity, said they are not ready for the strike based on their experience whe
  
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• Ondo varsity lecturer found dead in his car

  07-04-2021 20:10
  
  — He has retired – varsity.
  Dayo Johnson Akure
  A lecturer at the Department of Earth Sciences in Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo state, Dr Olatunde Adegbuyi has reportedly been found dead in his car.
  The cause of his death remains unknown at the time of filing this report.
  A source in the university however told the Vanguard that the late Dr Adegbuyi who recently retired from the institution was however engaged on contract.
  Vanguard gathered that his dead body was dis
  
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• Kidnappers demand N10m ransom for abducted Chinese nationals

  07-04-2021 20:08
  
  By Shina Abubakar Osogbo
  Abductors of Chinese expatriates kidnapped at a gold mining site located at Okepa/Itikan village, Ifewara, Atakumosa West Local Government Area on Monday demanded the sum of N10 million ransom.
  Vanguard had reported that Messrs Zhao Jian, 33, and Wen, 50, were kidnapped by gunmen, who invaded the mining site around 4 pm after shooting two of the private guards at the site.
  Police spokesperson in Osun State, Yemisi Opalola on Wednesday while featuring on a private radio
  
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• Tiger Woods crash due to ‘unsafe’ driving speed

  07-04-2021 20:06
  
  Tiger Woods was driving at nearly double the 45 mph speed limit when he crashed in California in February, Los Angeles County’s sheriff said Wednesday.
  Woods’s SUV was travelling at up to 87 miles (140 kilometers) an hour before it flew off the road and flipped several times during the accident in Ranchos Palos Verdes, leaving the 15-time major champion with a shattered right leg.
  “The primary causal factor for this traffic collision was driving at a speed unsafe for the road
  
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• PDP moves to settle disagreement between Fayose and Makinde within 24 hours

  07-04-2021 20:06 via pulse.ng
  
  In a recent interview, Fayose said he could not refer to Makinde as his leader in the region. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has moved to settle the rift between Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose within 24 hours.This was announced in a statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.Fayose and Makinde have been at the centre of the leadership crisis rocking the oppositio
  
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• Owerri Jail Invasion: Operatives recapture 48 fleeing inmates

  07-04-2021 20:04
  
  By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA
  Security operatives have recaptured 48 fleeing inmates of the Owerri Custodial Centre who had escaped from the facility on Monday when gunmen invaded the facility, forcefully releasing about 1,844 inmates.
  Spokesman of the Nigeria Correctional Service NCoS, CC Francis Enobore disclosed this in a statement Wednesday in Abuja.
  He said; “peace has gradually returned to Owerri Custodial Centre in Imo State following the recent invasion of the facility by gunmen suspecte
  
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• Minister appeals to NASS for speedy passage of Climate Change Bill

  07-04-2021 20:01
  
  Senate
  By Joseph ErunkeABUJA-THE Minister of State for  Environment, Sharon Ekeazor has appealed to the National Assembly to speed up action on the passing into law, of the Bill on Climate Change, which she said has already passed second reading on the floor of the House.Ikeazor, speaking yesterday,in Abuja, while declaring open a 3-day National Council on Environment meeting,said this has become necessary so as to have a legal instrument that would address the myriads of Climate Chan
  
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• 2023 not business as usual, we’ve learnt our lesson – Northern Elders

  07-04-2021 19:57
  
  Professor Ango Abdullahi
  By Ibrahim HassanWuyo
  The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has said that 2023 would not be business as usual because Northerners have learnt their lessons at great cost and would only vote for people that cared for them.
  Chairman of NEF  and former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello university (ABU), Zaria, Professor Ango Abdullahi who spoke during the opening of the Northern People’s Summit at the Arewa House Kaduna on Wednesday, said Northerners will not vote along
  
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• A basic knowledge of The Nigerian Stock Exchange demutualisation

  07-04-2021 19:51
  
   
  The recent news of the demutualisationof the Nigerian Stock Exchange flooded the markets with great excitement following its long anticipation. But while a welcome development, a lot of investors still find the term and concept a bit too highfaluting.This article, while not a detailed exposé on the subject, looks to throw some light on what it really means and the opportunities it affords you as an investor.
  In simple terms, the demutualisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange means
  
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• You’ve lost all legal, moral justification for strike, Ngige tells NARD

  07-04-2021 19:46
  
  Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment
  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja
  The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, on Wednesday, appealed to the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, to call off its strike as it has lost all moral and legal ground to continue it’s seven days old action.
  Speaking to newsmen in Abuja today, the  Minister said the Federal Government has not only substantially met the Seven-Point demand by NARD, it has also d
  
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• 3 new Universities, will expand access to higher education – Okowa

  07-04-2021 19:41
  
  Delta Governor, Senator (Dr). Ifeanyi Okowa (middle), Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro (4th left), Commissioner for Higher Education and Chairman, Project Management Committee for the Smooth take-off of the three newly established Universities in the State, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare (4th right), and other members: Ambassador Godson Echegile (left), Prof John Enaohwo (3rd left), Prof Abednigo Ekoko (2nd left), Prof Sam Ukala (3rd right), Prof Ejiro Ujoh (2nd right) , and the Secretary of the
  
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• South-West Congress: PDP NWC moves to avert crisis

  07-04-2021 19:34
  
  By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja
  The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after an extensive meeting has scaled up processes for reconciliation in relation to its South-West zonal congress of the party.
  The congress earlier billed for Saturday, April 10 has been temporarily put on hold in obedience to a subsisting court order.
  A statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, spokesman of the party, stressed that beyond the legal conundrum “in our party’s formation i
  
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• Mixed reactions as FG extends NIN-SIM linkage

  07-04-2021 19:23
  
  Some Nigerians on Wednesday expressed divergent views on the extension of the National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) linkage by the Federal government.
  The subscribers and vendors reacted in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
  NAN reports that April 6, was supposed to be the deadline for Nigerians to link their NINs to their SIM cards but the exercise was extended again by one month until May 6.
  Mr Thomas Adegoke, a self
  
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• Striking doctors‘ve lost legal, moral justification — FG

  07-04-2021 19:19
  
  Dr. Chris Ngige
  By Victor Ahiuma-Young, Abuja
  The Federal Government Wednesday said the striking members of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, had lost every legal and moral justification to be on strike and advised them to call off the industrial action.
  A statement by the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan, said the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, insisted that the Federal Government had not onl
  
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• 2023 not business as usual, we’ve learnt our lessons — Northern Elders

  07-04-2021 19:12
  
  By Ibrahim HassanWuyo
  The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has said that 2023 would not be business as usual because Northerners have learnt their lessons at great cost and would only vote for people that cared for them.
  Chairman of NEF and former Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Professor Ango Abdullahi who spoke during the opening of the Northern People’s Summit at the Arewa House Kaduna on Wednesday, said Northerners will not vote along with ethnicity and faith in el
  
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• INEC urges political parties to practice proper internal democracy

  07-04-2021 19:11
  
   By Chinedu Adonu, Enugu
  Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has called on the political parties to practice proper internal democracy to help solve 80 per cent of electoral challenges in the country.
  INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Enugu State, Dr Emeka Ononamadu, made this call in a welcome address during a 3-day, “Capacity Building Workshop on Political Party Management and Administration and Party Audit’’ in Enugu.
  The participants of the ong
  
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• Appointment of new IGP did not follow due process — RULAAC

  07-04-2021 19:04
  
  …As former IGP Okiro urges new IGP to address insecurity
  By Emma Nnadozie and Evelyn Usman
  The reaction has begun to trail the appointment of Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, as the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre, RULAAC has described it as illegal.
  Consequently, it has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of acting contrary to both the 1999 Constitution and the new Police Act 2020 which he signed into law, last year.
  Executive Director, RULAAC, Mr Oke
  
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• Amotekun: Gov Oyetola advises other regions to establish their own security outfits

  07-04-2021 18:57 via pulse.ng
  
  Oyetola saysAmotekun was established to complement the conventional security agencies to tackle insecurity.Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has advised other regions to emulate the South-West by establishing regional security outfits to tackle insecurity in the country.The governor also called for the immediate decentralisation of the Nigeria Police Force, saying the current structure worsens the country’s unfortunate insecurity situation.Oyetola said this at the Second Annual Col
  
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• Resident Doctors in NAUTH, Nnewi joins NARD nationwide strike, paralyzes health care delivery

  07-04-2021 18:48
  
  By Chimaobi Nwaiwu – Nnewi
  Resident doctors at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, NAUTH, Nnewi, Wednesday joined their National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, nationwide strike, thereby grounding health care delivery service at the hospital.
  When Vanguard visited the hospital on Wednesday, doctors were nowhere to be seen, let alone attending to patients.
  Patients who were to see doctors were stranded as some of the departments where doctors render services, like Ultr
  
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• IGP Usman Baba: 'Our best in the police wasn't good enough, I'll improve things'

  07-04-2021 18:33 via pulse.ng
  
  Nigeria's new police chief has promised to enshrine a police culture that respects human rights.Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, says he's ready to confront the nation's internal security challenge head-on.Kidnapping, terrorism and banditry have all but subsumed the land, with Nigeria's police force famed for aiding and abetting crime than fighting it.Baba was appointed acting police chief on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 by President Muhammadu Buhari, with Mohammed Adamu who
  
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