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Polytechnic lecturers suspend strike after 65 days

The Academic Staff Union Of Polytechnics (ASUP) have suspended its 65-day-old strike, following an appraisal of the report indicating the gradual implementation of the items contained in the Memorandum of Action signed between the Union and the Federal Government. National Publicity Secretary of the group, Abdullahi Yalwa said the suspension of the …

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Nigeria’s President Receives First Made-In-Nigeria Cell Phone

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has taken delivery of the first ever made-in-Nigeria cellphone called ITF Mobile. The product was presented to Buhari by Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, just before commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. While presenting the product …

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2023 and political opportunists of insecurity

Like scavenger birds hovering above a decaying carcass, Nigeria’s out-of-job politicians have been gathering all over the country turning the alarming state of insecurity into a politically perfect ploy to short circuit the constitutional schedule and process for 2023 elections with subterfuge summits where mega-party formation is the hidden agenda. …

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June 12: IGP reads riot act to Zonal AIGs, command CPs

As June 12 commemoration of Democracy Day approaches, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has directed  Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police and Commissioners of Police in states and FCT to deal firmly with any person or group who may want to take advantage of the event …

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SERAP takes FG to ECOWAS court over Twitter ban

The federal government has been dragged to the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 176 concerned Nigerians, over Twitter ban in the country.   The group and the concerned Nigerians filed a lawsuit against the Buhari-led administration over “the unlawful suspension of Twitter …

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