The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has asked the Federal Government to separate the budget of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, from the education annual budget, saying such a step would enable effective budget implementation.ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this at the TETFund Alliance for Innovative Research,
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The Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), Haliru Nababa, on Thursday denied that the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) attempted to forcefully abduct a former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, from the custody of the NCS in Kuje, Abuja.Nababa said
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The Dangote $19 billion refinery in Nigeria is to commence fuel production as the first crude shipment arrives at the facility, marking a significant milestone for the country’s oil industry.Quoting industry sources and tanker tracking data, S&P Global, in a report on its website, spglobal.com, said that the OTIS tanker,
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The National Judicial Council, NJC, has suspended and recommended the compulsory retirement of Justice S. O. Falola of the Osun State High Court from the Bench.The Director of Information, NJC, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.He said that the recommendation was made sequel to the findings of
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The Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has dissociated itself from coalition/ merger talks with other opposition parties.National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr. Debo Ologunagba, made the disclosure in a telephone interview with Vanguard, yesterday.Asked if the party was involved in talks of forming a coalition or merger with other opposition
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The Nigerian Navy, on Thursday, said its Forward Operating Base, FOB, IGBOKODA, in Ondo State, apprehended a 77-meter-long Motor Tanker, MT VINNALARIS 1 LAGOS, involved in crude oil theft.This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, in Abuja.Ayo-Vaughan said the vessel, which
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The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been named in the 2023 "World's Most Powerful Women” on Forbes.Forbes, a renowned international business magazine, unveiled its annual list of the most powerful women in the world on Tuesday, with Okonjo-Iweala claiming the 87th spot.This is the second
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The Chief of Staff (CoS) to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has debunked reports that the sum of N10 billion has been proposed in the 2024 budget estimates presented to the National Assembly for the reconstruction and repair of his official residence.In a rebuttal on his X handle on Wednesday, Gbajabiamila
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Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, the President of the Court of Appeal, has relocated the Kogi Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal from Lokoja to Abuja.A statement by David Umar Mike, secretary of the tribunal, said that its sitting would now be at the National Judicial Institute on Umar Yar’Adua Way.It urged litigants to
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Protesters stormed the National Assembly premises in Abuja on Wednesday in reaction to the Sunday bombing of a village in Kaduna State.UNITY TIMES reports that the protesters, who occupied the National Assembly entrance gate for more than two hours, demanded justice for the victims and challenged the Minister of Defence,
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