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……ASUU may suspend Strike

….issued the directive at the virtual inauguration of capital projects at UMTH

The Ogun State Government says that th deworming drugs being administered on school-age children in 14 local government areas in the state are in no way poisonous. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, who made this known in the wake of the news making rounds that two school children in Abeokuta died from complications occasioned by the drugs, said the same drug was administered on her alongside other top government functionaries at the flag-off of the exercise. She said that the drugs were administered on 249 pupils of the said school out of which two children who lived within…

Lagos, Nigeria. 10, November, 2020 Verve International has rewarded 1,250 customers so far, after its sixth weekly draws in the ongoing Verve ‘Good Life’ promo for Verve cardholders across the country.The lucky 1,250 cardholders’ winnings amount to a total of N11.5 million out of the over N27 million in cash and airtime allotted for over 2,500 cardholders nationwide in the ongoing Verve ‘Good Life’ promo.The Verve Good Life Promo which was initially slated to run from September 1, 2020 till November 29, 2020 has now been extended by two weeks, till December 13, 2020, to give more Verve cardholders the…

ST. LOUIS (November 19, 2020) – The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), the American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (ASA/WISHH) and the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) co-hosted the African Trade Exchange to strengthen trade with the African continent and discuss partnership opportunities to build demand for U.S. Soy. In total, nearly 300 U.S. Soy customers and soy industry representatives from more than 30 countries registered, and the conference’s virtual platform will allow participants to access sessions on-demand following the event. The two-day virtual conference took place November 9-10 and showcased globally renowned and highly regarded speakers…

….. Urges APC government to accept failure.

….. Urges government to accept failure.

In view of the precarious situation of the Endsars protests and its urgly aftermaths, that led to 5 demands and further demands for good governance, as a fundamental parthway towards achieving this great milestones and optimal panacea, the apex umbrella coalition body of the various Nigerian youth led organizations: Nigerian Youth Coalition(NYC), alongside Coalition of Southern Groups (CSG) led by Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide (YCYW),Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth Council, Ijaw Youth Council, Association of Southern Nigerian Students(ASONIS), while Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) led by Arewa Consultative Forum and others presented three cardinal bills: National Youth Development Commission Bill, National…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved the Finance Bill 2020 conceived to enhance incremental changes in the nation’s tax laws but assured Nigerians that there would be no fresh levy. Briefing reporters at the end of the FEC meeting in the State House, Abuja, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, explained that the bill was not conceived to increase taxes as tax rates and the 7.2 per cent value added tax (VAT) remain the same. According to her, the objectives of the bill include improving extant tax laws as well as reducing other forms…

A Lagos State High court on Wednesday (today) sentenced popular prophet and Sheperd-in-charge of CCC Global Genesis church, Prophet Israel Oladele Ogundipe to two-year imprisonment for defrauding an American based woman. The trial judge, Justice Olabisi Akinlade sentenced Prophet Oladele after she found him guilty of two count charges out of the seven he was charged with. Justice Akinlade in a judgment that lasted for about four hours sentenced the defendant, prophet Oladele to a year imprisonments for count two and four. She however discharged him of counts 1,3, 5 ,6 and 7 for lack of evidence against him. Oladele…