Day: September 6, 2022

From Churchill to Liz Truss; One Queen, 15 Prime Ministers

Ganiyu Amodu

Full list of Prime Ministers that have come and gone during the reign of Elizabeth II as the queen of England   Liz Truss, who won the Conservative party leadership election on Monday, will become the 15th UK prime minister during the reign of head of state Queen Elizabeth II. The monarch will ask Truss to form a government on Tuesday, once Boris Johnson has formally tendered his resignation. Here is a list of the previous occupants of 10 Downing Street since the queen came to the throne in 1952.…

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Nationwide Outage Looms As Electricity Workers Threaten Fresh Strike

Ganiyu Amodu

The National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, on Tuesday said they were ready to embark on another nationwide strike. The Vice President of the Union, (East) Comrade Engr. Joe Oforka, alongside other executives the zonal Secretary of the Union in the South East/South South States, Comrade Ugboaja Joseph, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri. They alleged that the federal government after almost nine years has refused to pay entitlements of the some of the workers of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN. Also, they were angry that the…

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Lagos State Varsity Matriculates 6,377 For 2021/2022 Session

Tade Salako

What the VC of LASU, one of the few public universities in Nigeria that is running despite ASUU Strike, said at the matriculation of students into various faculties   The Lagos State University on Monday matriculated 6,377 students into various Facilities and Schools in the University for the 2021/2022 academic session. READ ALSO ASUU: Nigeria Hikes Varsity Lecturers Salary By 23.5% ASUU Has Been On Strike for 1,744 Days in 16 Years — Report Three LASU Lecturers Win N9m Research, Innovation Grant Story Of Betty, World’s Highest-Paid Human Oddity Born With…

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Niger Gov Sani Bello Tasks CAN Chairman on Interfaith Unity

Daniel Atori

“Collect your PVCs, Vote only credible leaders”- Bishop Yohanna MINNA: As part of efforts to ensure peaceful coexistence amongst various faiths, the Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello has urged religious leaders to continue to promote interfaith unity, peace and to push for the betterment of Nigeria. Governor Sani Bello who was represented by the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Barrister Nasara Danmallam, made this disclosure at the formal inauguration of the new Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State Chapter, Most Rev Bulus Dauwa Yohanna…

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ASUU: Nigeria Hikes Varsity Lecturers Salary By 23.5%

Aliyu Aliyu

35% increment will be enjoyed by professors – Minister   The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Tuesday said the government could only afford 23.5 percent salary increase for lecturers, while a 35% increment will be enjoyed by professors. The minister also noted that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) warned against signing agreements which the government will not be able to meet. Adamu disclosed this while speaking during the meeting with vice-chancellors and other stakeholders in the university system. READ ALSO: ASUU Has Been On Strike for 1,744…

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Kerosene Prices Skyrocket To N789.75 Per Litre

Abibat Babalola

Ekiti, Osun; list of states where prices of commodity have hit the roof Kerosene price rose N789.75 per litre in July, up 3.68 per cent month-on-month (MoM) on N761.69 in June, according to the latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) which also shows the rising cost of cooking gas. NBS ‘Transport Fare Watch” for July 2022 listed states with the highest average price per litre to include Enugu (N1,003.68,), Ekiti (N989.58), and Osun (N949.12). States with the lowest average price per litre included Bayelsa (N643.06), Benue (N654.76),…

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9 Year-Old Girl Beats 450 Colleagues to emerge UK Math Champion

Abibat Babalola

An exceptional 9-year-old girl, Danielle Boadu has beaten over 450 colleagues of hers to win the “Sum it Up” national maths competition for the Year 3-4 category in the United Kingdom. Danielle Boadu, a student of the Heritage Park Primary School in Peterborough, England, was awarded for presenting her unique visual interpretation of how she pictures maths in her school playground. The “Sum it Up” maths competition was launched in the UK by leading ed-tech provider Renaissance Learning, inviting local primary school children to get creative to mark World Maths…

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