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By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar CALABAR — Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Stephen Odey, has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Education and Entrepreneurship (UEE) chapter, to suspend its planned strike, assuring the union of swift government action on its outstanding demands. Odey made the appeal on Wednesday in […]

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The party said Nigerians had endured soaring food, transport and energy costs for three years, only for government to suddenly unveil a huge intervention as the 2027 elections draw closer.

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…Says Tinubu has students’ back, Renewed Hope reforms must continue By Joseph Erunke, Abuja ABUJA — The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has urged the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, and other student leaders to mobilise 10 million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Alausa said continuity of […]

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…PDP candidate harps on issue-based campaign By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki ABAKALIKI — The Ebonyi State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2027 election, Chief Ifeanyichukwuma Odii, has said he will not embark on white elephant projects if elected governor of the state. Odii said his administration would prioritise projects that directly […]

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For Nigerians and other countries’ citizens who travel frequently for business, tourism, family visits or other commitments, a five-year multiple-entry visa can make international travel considerably easier.

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ABUJA — Amnesty International Nigeria has criticised the alleged failure of security agencies to hold the Chairman of Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, to account over comments allegedly threatening violence against residents who refuse to vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC. The human rights organisation made the […]

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KAMPALA — Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has formally declared his intention to contest the country’s presidency in 2031, signalling his ambition to succeed his father. Kainerugaba, 52, made the declaration in a series of posts on X on Tuesday, putting to rest speculation over whether he would eventually seek Uganda’s highest […]

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By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The 36 state governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have rejected allegations that sub-national governments failed to account properly for funds accruing from the removal of petrol subsidy. The governors also backed the proposed National Affordable CNG Transit Programme (NACTP), saying the initiative could reduce transportation […]

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