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AAU No fewer than 13 members of staff of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, have been dismissed for various cases of misconduct by the staff disciplinary committee (USDC) of the University. Besides, unspecified number of others were demoted for other offences. The Acting Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Asomwan …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will on Thursday commissioned three housing estates, located in Gbagada, Odo-Onosa Ayandelu and Agbowa, areas of the state. The estates include Ndubuisi Kanu Estate in Gbagada, LagosHoms Odo Onosa/Odo-Ayandelu, and Resettlement Scheme in Agbowa. The state Commissioner for Housing, Moruf …

Barring any last minute change in plans, President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday commission the national headquarters of the Nigeria Customs Service. The unveiling of the edifice, estimated to have gulped the sum of N19.6bn is coming barely 24 hours after the President commissioned the Dangote Petrochemical Refining Company. The …

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its five-day warning strike. Orji Emeka Innocent, the association’s president, confirmed the development to DailyTrust on Sunday, stating that the doctors would resume work by 8am on Monday. “Progress will be reviewed on 2nd June 2023 during the association’s general meeting …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to “account for the spending of $460 million Chinese loan to fund the failed Abuja Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) project.” The Court last week, also ordered the government to “publish the total amount of money paid to …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday said it has uncovered plans by some politically exposed persons (PEPs) to flee the country after their tenure on May 29. The PEPs include governors, ministers and political appointees under watch. In a statement issued by its Head of Media and …

Chief Michael Olasubomi ‘Subomi’ Balogun who founded First City Monument Bank is dead. According to reports, Balogun died on Friday in a London hospital at the age of of 89. It was gathered that Balogun’s death has not been made official but the family had informed the Awujale of Ijebuland …

Osun state Governor, Ademola Adeleke. The Osun Government has assured labour unions in the state that the ongoing staff audit is not to witch-hunt or sack workers. A statement by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, on Friday in Osogbo, said labour leaders in the state had …

NYSC DG, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig Gen YD Ahmed, has said the discharge certificate being paraded by Enugu State Governor-elect, Peter Mbah, was not issued by the body. Brig Gen Ahmed, while appearing on Arise TV’s breakfast programme on Friday …

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, on Thursday, visited the okada rider, who was assaulted by some police officers in a viral video. Three policemen were seen in a viral video brutalising the Okada man. One of the policemen was seen hitting his baton on the man as …