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By Joseph Erunke Abuja—The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has strongly opposed the Federal Government’s decision to exempt candidates seeking admission into the Nigeria Certificate in Education, NCE, programme from writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, warning that the policy could further weaken standards in the teaching profession. National President of the NUT, Audu Amba, […]

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) screening committe for aspirants into the Ebonyi house of assembly says  it did not disqualify any aspirant during its screening exercise in Abakaliki.

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The Plateau State Government has declared a “state of war with terrorists and enemies of the state,” vowing decisive action against the wave of coordinated attacks that have affected parts of the state in the last four months.

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Environmental experts have stressed the need for prompt action to tackle the challenges of noise pollution following World Health Organisation (WHO) reports stating that 970 million people are being exposed to harmful noise, with €990 billion economic loss as a result of noise induced impact on healthcare and productivity annually.

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Crude imports drop 95% By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Despite an increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, daily consumption rose by 10.78 percent in April to 52.4 million litres, from 47.3 million litres recorded in March, data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has […]

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By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday alleged that its operatives were attacked and trapped inside the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, UUTH, during a visit linked to an ongoing fraud case involving a suspect accused of defrauding multiple microfinance banks in Akwa Ibom State. The anti-graft agency […]

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