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As court fixes Friday for report of settlement The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, on Wednesday, agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Federal Government so as to suspend the strike action they embarked on since August 2. The Association took the position at the resumed proceedings in the suit the Federal Government instituted against them …

Nigeria is sick at present. A sickness made worse by the lukewarm patriotism of her successive leaders, making cure remote. Lip-service to nation building is an early sign of a country in decline. And in no sector is this made more manifest than in education and health. These two critical sectors are not dead though, but the terminal date can be predicted …

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has slated Friday 17 (tomorrow) for the inauguration of its national convention organizing committee. The 270-member committee is chaired by Adamawa state governor, Ahmadu Fintiri while Governors Duoye (Bayelsa) and Seyi Makinde (Oyo) serve as deputy chairman and secretary respectively. Also appointed as members are former governors elected on the …

Civil servants under local government employ in Cross River state on Wednesday barricaded various entrances of the New state secretariat along the  Muritala Mohammed Highway, Calabar in protest against the non-payment of their four years salary. The civil servants from the 18 local government areas (LGAs) of the state converged and barricaded all the gates leading to the State’s New …

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has signed into law a bill to prohibit open rearing and grazing and provide for the establishment of ranches in the state. The bill was passed into law by the state House of Assembly yesterday (Tuesday). Signing the bill into law on Wednesday at the state Council Chambers, the governor vowed to ensure that …

The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Elias Mbam, on Wednesday, lambasted the 36 state governments and the 774 local government areas in the country for not thinking of new ways to generate revenue for the Federation. He spoke as a guest on NTA’s ‘Good Morning Nigeria’ breakfast programme monitored by The PUNCH. According to Mbam, governors and …

All students ordered to vacate hostels and University premises Following protest by students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) against alleged imposition of N20,000 late registration charge on students, which disrupted activities in Ugbowo-Oluku area of Benin earlier today, the Vice Chancellor, Lilian Salami has approved the closure of the institution. According to the statement released by UNIBEN registrar, the …

By Igbotako Nowinta, Alltimepost.com Nigeria Bureau Chief Protesting students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), who locked down Ugbowo highway, for about 7 hours over the alleged imposition of N20, 000 late registration charges by authorities of the Ivory Tower, have opened the roads, but vowed to continue the protest tomorrow with more vengeance. The student leaders made the vow, …

Movement of vehicles was disrupted today at Ugbowo section of Benin-Ore highway as students of University of Benin protested the alleged imposition of N20,000 late registration  charge by the institution. The students mounted road block at the entrance of the university’s main campus in Ugbowo, on Tuesday morning, which affected free flow of traffic, according to report by Vanguard Nigeria …

Civil society organization, the New Nigeria Initiative (NNI) embarked on a peaceful protest in Benin today at the premises of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Benin City, demanding the passage of its bill that seeks to ban open grazing in the heartbeat of the nation. In a statement circulated to journalists at the …