Former head of state and founder of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), General Yakubu Gowon, has appealed to all Nigerians, corporate organisations, agencies of government and others to support the Scheme to consolidate on the successes recorded in the last 50 years.Gowon spoke in Abuja yesterday at the commissioning
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Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) said the National Assembly Complex will not be ready till August, despite pressure for the remodelling of the complex to be completed before the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly.The executive secretary of FCDA, Engr. Shehu Ahmad, who made this known during a press briefing
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The newly established African Aviation and Aerospace University (AAAU), Abuja, under the Ministry of Aviation, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nile University of Nigeria as the final step to kick off academic activities in the institution.The MoU which is aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two institutions
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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Baba Aliyu Haruna as the rector, Federal Polytechnic, Bida in Niger State.His appointment was contained in a letter signed by the minister of education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu and made available to newsmen in Bida yesterday.Haruna’s appointment takes effect from May 21 for a five
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The senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has vowed to challenge the $800 million loan sought by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.The President had sought Senate approval for $800 million loan to finance the National Social Safety Network Programme.According to the President, the loan from the World Bank is
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THE Federal Government has warned the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) against its planned strike action, saying there would be no payment for doctors absent from work during the period.The warning was issued in a statement signed by the Director, Press and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of
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Ebonyi State governor Dave Umahi has suggested a maximum tenure of three terms of four years each for federal lawmakers.Umahi also proposed an age limit for aspiring legislators.Speaking on Channels TV on Wednesday, May 17, the governor denied the allegation that former governors have turned the Senate to a retirement
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United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held a phone conversation with President-elect Bola Tinubu ahead of the inauguration of Nigeria’s next administration on May 29.According to the spokesperson for the US State Department Matthew Miller, Blinken during the phone conversation on Tuesday, May 16, assured of the
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President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Presidential Election Petition Court to dismiss the application filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Atiku Abubakar for a live broadcast of the election petition proceedings.Tinubu, through his legal team, led by Wole Olanipekun, describes Atiku’s application as an abuse of the court’s
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The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has presented a new curriculum for Nigerian universities, saying it will add value to the graduates from the universities.Adamu stated this at the public presentation of Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) Book 1 series for Nigerian universities and a book in his
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