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NLC Threatens Showdown as Tinubu Government Fails to Address ASUU’s Demands

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  The crisis rocking Nigeria’s education sector has deepened once again, as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened a major showdown with the Tinubu-led federal government over its continued neglect of the demands made by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This renewed warning comes amid rising tensions across the nation’s tertiary institutions, where lecturers have embarked on a two-week warning strike to press home their long-standing grievances. In a strongly worded statement issued by NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero , the labour body accused the government of insincerity and deliberate non-compliance with previous agreements signed with ASUU. The statement, as reported by Sahara Reporters , expressed deep frustration at what the NLC described as the government’s consistent habit of entering into pacts it later abandons. Ajaero noted that the government’s approach to industrial relations in the education sector had become increasingly provocative, esp...

To combat counterfeit drugs, Governor Soludo unveils a plan to establish a centralized wholesale drug center in Anambra.

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As part of his efforts to standardize the drug market and eradicate fake and counterfeit drugs, Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has announced plans to construct a coordinated wholesale drug center in Oba, Idemili South LGA. The relocated and standardized Ogbo ogwu market, Onitsha's arguably largest open drug market, will be housed in the new center. "As a government, we are already building a coordinated wholesale drug centre in Oba, Idemili South LGA, that will accommodate the new and standardised Ogbo ogwu market. This is our own contribution to ending the current chaotic market environment where fake and counterfeit drugs thrive. "Onitsha remains the largest trading hub in Africa, we will further expand this status to a more befitting height," he said. Onitsha's Ogbo ogwu and adjoining market were visited by Soludo, who learned that the nearby plumbing materials market had been shut down because of shops selling illegal drugs. The governor ordered an ex...

Minister pushes for transition from 9-3-4 to 12-4 system of education

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Abuja-The Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa, has proposed a 12-year fundamental training model in Nigeria. The minister talking on Thursday, at the 2025 Unprecedented Public Board of Training, a gathering of the greatest policymaking body, held in Abuja, demanded that it is reasonable to change from the 9-3-4 to the 12-4 arrangement of schooling. “By doing so, Nigeria will align with global standards in preparing students for better tertiary education.” “A 12-year basic education model will ensure a continuous, uninterrupted curriculum, promoting better standardization and fostering quality assurance in the education system. “It will also guarantee that students receive a more comprehensive and continuous learning experience, improve educational outcomes, and contribute to a more educated populace that drives Nigeria’s economic development. “A second key agenda to be discussed today at the extraordinary meeting is the conversion of federal science and technical colleges into feder...

Ododo approves funds for WAEC, JAMB, other examinations

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Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has delivered N661 million for the installment of 2024/2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for SS3 Understudies in Government funded Schools across the State. This was made known by the Commissioner for Education Hon. Wemi Jones in his office on Tuesday in Lokoja. Eighteen Thousand 700 and 34 (18,734) has been selected to profit from the arrival of the asset. He noticed that the past Adminisration of Governor Yahaya Bello endorsed into regulation the Kogi State Free Assessment, Enlistment Bill for Kogi State Understudies and Understudies in State funded Schools and Different Issues Associated therewith; and it has turned into the obligation of Government to pay for all the Inward and Outside Assessment Expenses for Understudies and Students in Open Essential and Optional Schools in the State. The Commissioner said that the Public authority of Ahmed Usman Ododo has gone on in the heritages and establishment worked by His...

Police Rescue Woman From Suspected Ritualist In Abuja, Launch Manhunt

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The Federal Capital territory (FCT) Police Command says it has effectively safeguarded a young lady from the grasp of a thought furnished looter and ritualist. As per the assertion, the occurrence happened in an inn in the Wuse area of the FCT where a 25-year-old person, Commitment Eze, from Ebonyi State, was found attached to a little seat with her mouth canvassed in mortar. She was supposedly tracked down oblivious and in trouble, however officials acted right away, liberating her from imprisonment and surging her to Wuse Area District  Hospital, where she was revived. As per the police, primer examinations uncovered that the casualty had looked into the lodging on January 30 with a man who recognized himself as Emmanuel Okoro from Lagos State. The casualty later revealed that she had met the suspect on the web, where he presented himself under the moniker Michael Prince, professing to be an oil organization representative situated in Delta State. The statement reads, “The Federa...

ICYMI: US-based Nigerian doctor held family hostage before suicide, father-in-law alleges

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A US-based Nigerian cardiologist, Dr Ikenna Erinne, purportedly kept his alienated accomplice and their youngsters on lock down at gunpoint for three hours prior to ending his own life when police showed up, his father by marriage, Francis Van-Lare, has claimed. The awful demise of the 36-year-old cardiologist has ignited serious discussion and far reaching responses from Nigerians both at home and abroad. At first accepted to have ended his own life because of monetary strain from a $15,000 month to month youngster support administering, new disclosures propose that his last minutes were undeniably really upsetting. Francis Van-Lare, the dad of Erinne's alienated accomplice, has affirmed that before his self destruction, the departed specialist kept his girl and grandkids on lock down at gunpoint for three hours. He at last directed the weapon back toward himself when police showed up. Van-Lare, a socialite and well known person, made the case on his authority Facebook account on ...

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