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Whilst it is true that the economic recession afflicting the nation has forced state governments to devise ingenious strategies and policies to keep themselves afloat, the intervention of the Federal Government to halt the ongoing reduction of workers’ salaries and truncation of work hours, carried out by some state governments…
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By Mustapha Aleem A regional group head of the United Bank for Africa, UBA, Mr Babajide Bewaji, has called on government to dedicate more funds to the health sector in order to improve the productivity of the sector. He made this known in an interview with our correspondent on the…
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Eight workers of the Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun Osun State, have been quizzed at the headquarters of the Osun State Police Command in Osogbo, over an allegation that they planned to kidnap the Registrar of the college, Mr Aderiola Adeoti. The police acted on a petition that…
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One of Nigeria’s foremost banks has announced plans to restore its operations in Ibokun community of Osun State a year after it shut down due to a robbery attack. The bank’s plan to reopen operations came after a lawmaker refurbished an armoured personnel carrier stationed in the community and handed it over to…
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The Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of Representative, Hon Lasun Yussuff, has lamented that the overdependence of Nigerians on the government was the major reason why the country’s economy was limping. In a statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Speaker, Wole Oladimeji, Hon Lasun said…
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The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the 2016 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). NECO says 88.51% of the candidates obtained five credit pass and above including English Language and General Mathematics. The Registrar and CEO of NECO, Professor Charles Uwakwe, announced the release of the results on Friday…
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The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called on Nigerians to respect all Nigeria’s national symbols. The Agency made the call in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, during a sensitisation parade to mark the 56th anniversary of the replacement of the British national jack flag with the Nigerian flag. Return…
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The Spirit of the Drum Continues: American-Born Father and Son Installed as Chiefs in Nigeria…A First! By April Ronee Silver In the world of African music, there are few American-born percussionists who have mastered traditional drumming in the way that Neil Clarke has. Born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn in 1951, Clarke…
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Award-winning Nigerian musician Davido is Africa’s new king on Instagram with 2.9 million followers which makes him unseat Tanzanian hitmaker Diamond Platnumz, Naseeb Abdul Juma, who commands 2.7 million supporters. Nigeria’s Wizkid, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, comes on strongly on the heels of Diamond Platinums with 2.5 Million followers to boot….
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Academic activities at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, will from next week be grounded as the university chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has resolved to embark on an industrial action. Chairman of ASUU in the university, Dr. Biodun Olaniran, while speaking with journalists in Ibadan Thursday, said the decision to proceed on the industrial action was reached at the congress of…
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