Month: November 2023

Tinubu Pledges Full University Autonomy

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said his administration was working towards the introduction of the policy that will grant full autonomy to universities. President Tinubu represented by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Engr. Abubakar Momoh said this in Benin at the weekend during the 48th convocation of the University of Benin. He said he was convinced that university autonomy would enhance the quality of university education. “University autonomy transfers the responsibility performance directly to the individual institution. This administration believes that this is the right step in the right direction,”…

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Govt Mulls Cooking Gas Price Crash, Raises Committee

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Government has moved to crash the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) otherwise known as cooking gas as it has initiated a process to resolve challenges bordering on the supply and pricing of the product. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, said he waded into the issue following a rise in the price of LPG per kg from about N700 to above N1,100 in some parts of the country. According to a statement issued by the Spokesman to the Minister, Louis Ibah, the meeting…

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Once Upon Weah

ADEOLA YUSUF

GEORGE Oppong Weah is the story of an African child who rose from the slums of Clara Town, Monrovia to glittering heights in Europe and America but never lost his sense of purpose. Rather, after he had become quite rich and famous, he returned home to give back part of his wealth, and overcame serious obstacles by entrenched local and foreign interests to lead Liberia. He is holding his head high in the process of exiting the Presidency; leaving yet another positive example to be emulated, not just by Liberian…

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TotalEnergies Egina FPSO Lost 3,000 Barrels To Nov 15 Spill – NOSDRA

ADEOLA YUSUF

About 3,000 barrels of crude oil were lost to the Nov. 15 oil spill from the offshore Egina Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel of TotalEnergies. The FPSO located 130 kilometres off the Atlantic coastline from Port Harcourt has capacity to produce 200,000 barrels of crude daily and can store 2.3 million barrels on board.   Director-General of the National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Mr Idris Musa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that the clean-up of the spill was still on-going. READ…

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Catholic Priest Remanded For Raping, Impregnating Teenage Girl In Anambra

ADEOLA YUSUF

An Awka Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court of Anambra State, has remanded a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Nwaigwe Stephen to the Nigerian Correctional Center, for allegedly raping and impregnating a teenager. The priest was also accused of forcefully taking the pregnant minor to Benin City, Edo State, where she delivered her baby, but police investigation revealed that the whereabouts of the said baby are still unknown. The offence of sexual intercourse with a minor is punishable under section 34(2) of the Child’s Rights Law of Anambra State, 2004. READ…

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UK Mulls Temporary Visa Closure As 143,000 Nigerian Doctors Migrate In 9 Months

ADEOLA YUSUF

The United Kingdom Government has started considering closing temporary visa schemes for care workers as the country recorded the highest numbers of migrants in the last nine months. The move was a result of the call made by the New Conservatives party which urged the country’s ministers to end temporary visa schemes for care workers as part of an effort to reduce net migration. The group, which is reported to be supported by former Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, and former UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, stated that the government could…

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Lecturers Shortage Hits Varsities, ASUU Blames Japa, IPPIS

ADEOLA YUSUF

Universities in Nigeria are battling a severe shortage of staff as thousands of lecturers leave the tertiary institutions to seek greener pastures in foreign lands amid the high number of retirements at the varsities. The Academic Staff Union of Universities branches in separate interviews with The PUNCH on Sunday confirmed this, adding that the shortage was due to the surge in the exit of the lecturers out of Nigeria and the concerns around the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System. ASUU at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, said about 100…

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Coup Scare Rocks Sierra Leone

ADEOLA YUSUF

There is fear of coup in Sierra Leone and the government have imposed a dusk to dawn curfew all through the country. The Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chemor A. Bar in a statement said that some unknown persons attempted to break into the country’s military armoury at Wilberforce Barracks but were repelled by security forces. READ ALSO Olurotimi Badero: Closeup On First Combined Heart And Kidney Specialist In History My Side of Story + What Davido Got To Do With It – Isreal DMW’s ex-Wife Between Sugar And…

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Olurotimi Badero: Closeup On First Combined Heart And Kidney Specialist In History

ADEOLA YUSUF

His record as the World’s only board-certified interventional cardio-nephrologist is yet to be matched by any human       DR OLUROTIMI BADERO M.D, M.B.Ch.B, F.A.C.P, F.A.S.N, F.A.S.D.I.N, F.A.S.N.C, F.N.K.F, F.I.C.A, F.A.C.A, F.A.C.C, F.S.C.A.I Dr. Badero is a fully trained, Board-Certified Interventional Cardio-Nephrologist (Combined Heart & Kidney Specialist Physician) who has been recognized as the world’s FIRST and ONLY board-certified interventional cardio-nephrologist. He has received several awards for his accomplishment in this emerging field of medicine and has been recognized globally for his contributions as a pioneer in this medical…

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CBN Moves To Increase Capital Base Of Banks

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it will soon be announcing a new capital base for banks in the country as it said Nigerian banks were not well capitalised to meet the needs of the economy. The CBN governor, Dr Olayemi Cardoso, in his first public speech at the 2023 Bankers Dinner on Friday night, said while there has been stability in the banking sector, banks in the country were not adequately capitalised to meet the need of a $1 trillion economy which the present government was…

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