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Academic Staff Union of Universities and government reach deal to end lecturers' strike

GOVERNMENT negotiators and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (Asuu) have reached a fresh agreement that will see striking lecturers going back to the classroom within the shortest possible time.

 

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Cuba to help Nigeria with research into medicine, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals

CUBA has pledged to collaborate with the Nigerian government on research in medicine and biotechnology as part of a plan to improve the country's healthcare delivery programme through the sharing of expertise.

 

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Ekiti State PDP adopts Fayose's deputy Kolapo Olusola as its 2018 governorship candidate

EKITI State deputy governor Professor Kolapo Olusola has emerged as the consensus candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming 2018 gubernatorial elections.

 

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Elder Ekefre tells Biafran agitators to leave Akwa Ibom alone as they treated Phillip Effiong with disdain

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) leader in Akwa Ibom State Elder Enefiok Ekefre  has urged those campaigning for the south-south to be included in Biafra to desist from doing so as the defunct republic's former number General Philip Effiong was treated with disdain.

 

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Zambian head coach expresses confidence in his team's ability to beat Eagles in Uyo next month

ZAMBIA'S head coach Wedson Nyirenda has expressed confidence that his Copper Bullets team popularly known as Chipololopo can beat the Super Eagles when they meet in Uyo on October 7 and qualify for the 2018 World Cup.

 

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Women's affairs minister Aisha Alhassan throws her weight behind Atiku for 2019 elections

WOMEN affairs minister Senator Aisha Alhassan has caused consternation within Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) by declaring that she will back former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar against President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.

 

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EFCC to resume probe of Saraki's business associate Kennedy Izuagbe after winning court case

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials plan to resume their investigations against senate president Dr Bukola Saraki by prosecuting one of his close associates Lagos businessman Dr Kennedy Izuagbe.

 

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NFF pays Eagles full match winning bonus for 1-1 draw against Cameroon in Yaounde

NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials have opted to pay players and officials of the Super Eagles the full match bonus for Monday’s World Cup qualifier against Cameroon despite the fact that the team drew 1-1 in Yaounde.

 

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Military officials claim to have killed two senior Boko Haram commanders over the Sallah period

MILITARY officials have claimed that the Nigerian Army killed two Boko Haram commanders in Borno State during the Sallah break as part of an operation to finish off the insurgents.

 

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Katsina man dies during traditional Fulani Sharo duel involving a fight to win woman's hand in marriage

KATSINA man Ahmed Saidu  has been arrested by the police and looks set to be charged with manslaughter after killing another local Yari Inusa during a traditional marriage ritual that involved both of them fighting it out to win a lady's hand.

 

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