President Muhammadu Buhari has given the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, a two-week ultimatum to resolve the issues surrounding the ongoing 5-month strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU has been on strike since February 14th this year to compel the government to fulfill a number of …
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The Senate suspended legislative activities on Tuesday and adjourned it till Wednesday in honour of a member of the House of Representatives, Jude Ise-Idehen, who died recently. The Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, who stood in for the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, called for the motion for adjournment. At plenary, …
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In this interview with THE COMMERCE AFRICA, the Director, Industrial Development Department in the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Adewale Bakare speaks the mandate of the department and on some of the steps being taken by the government in promoting industrialization. EXCERPTS… The IDD is structured to …
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Mr. Jelani Aliyu, is the Director General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), who is working assiduously to turn Nigeria into an auto hub. He appears girded and fitted to bring to fruition the chapter of auto boom that has been forecasted for Nigeria. An automobile genius, he was …
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In this interview with THE COMMERCE AFRICA Magazine, the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission, Mr Garba Abubakar spoke on the reforms being implemented at the Commission and steps being taken to position the CAC into a world class company registry. EXCERPTS… What is your vision for the CAC? The …
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Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ambrose Alli University chapter, Prof.Cyril Onogbosele, has said that a total of ten lecturers have lost their lives since the ongoing strike action by universities in Edo state He blamed the demise of the lecturers to unpaid salary arrears. Onogbosele disclosed …
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he Federal Road Safety Corps has mobilised 700 personnel and 20 equipment to highways in Kogi State to ensure the free flow of traffic during the Sallah celebration. The Kogi Sector Commander, Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, stated this on Wednesday in a statement issued in Lokoja. “We have deployed more …
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Suspected terrorists on Tuesday, near Dutsinma, Katsina State, ambushed the convoy of cars conveying the Presidency’s advance team of security guards, protocol and media officers, killing two policemen in the process. The Presidency officials were travelling to Daura ahead of the trip of President Muhammadu Buhari to his hometown for …
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The Chairman Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Uba Sani, has reiterated the willingness of the National Assembly to continually support the debt recovery efforts of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). He said the support has become critical because AMCON remains a strategic national institution …
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The Zamfara State Government has directed residents of the state to obtain guns to defend themselves against bandits’ invasion. This became necessary following the increase in the activities of bandits in various parts of the state. In a statement obtained on Sunday, the Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Magaji Dosara, revealed that …
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