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FG, ASUU Set To Continue Strike Negotiations Friday

Daniel Ojukwu The Federal Government is set to resume talks with the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Friday. It is expected that talks shall resume on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System introduced by the FG to pay workers\’ salaries. ASUU had earlier opposed the system, proposing the University Transparency and Accountability Solution …

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Democrats Again Elect Pelosi To Lead Faction In Congress

Daniel Ojukwu US Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday chose House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 80, to lead the party into the Joe Biden era and preside over their narrow House majority as the most powerful person in Congress. “Congratulations to @SpeakerPelosi, once again elected by House Democrats to be our fearless leader and nominee for Speaker of …

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IGP Approves Posting Of DIG, AIG To New Departments

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu on Tuesday approved the posting of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Sanusi Lemu and Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Usman Alkali Baba to new departments in the Force In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by Force spokesperson, Frank Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police …

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[BREAKING] Lekki shootings: LCC submits footage to judicial panel

The Lekki Concession Company, operators of the Lekki toll gate, has submitted video footage recorded by its surveillance camera on the night of October 20, 2020, when soldiers allegedly opened fire on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate. The Managing Director of LCC, Abayomi Omomuwa, submitted the video footage on Tuesday to the Judicial …

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Ikeja Electric implements revised service reflective tariff

Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) says it has commenced implementation of the revised Service Reflective Tariff (SRT), as approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) effective Nov. 1. The electricity distribution company made the announcement in a public notice posted on its official Twitter account on Sunday. The previous SRT which began on Sept. 1 …

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President Buhari Urges Nigerian Youths To Shun Protests, Present ‘Concrete, Practical Ideas’

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the youths to end street protests and participate in meaningful discussions with the government aimed at comprehensive reforms to end all forms of police brutality against Nigerians. The President made the appeal at the maiden edition of the National Youth Day celebration, observed on November 1, coinciding with the …

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Lagos Judicial Panel Sitting In Lekki Enters Day Three

The sitting of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution set up by the state government to look into the allegations of brutality and highhandedness by personnel of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has entered day three. At the resumed sitting on Saturday in Lekki, the panel headed by a retired Chief …

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#EndSARS: Lagos Panel Of Inquiry Visits Military Hospital, Morgue

The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution set up to look into brutality and high-handedness by the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police Force has visited the Military hospital in Falomo, the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. Members of the panel were initially denied access but later allowed into …

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Nigerian cop, Ugorji, selected for UN police award

Chief Superintendent Catherine Ekwutosi Ugorji of the Nigeria Police Force has been selected by the United Nations as one of two runners-up for the UN Woman Police Officer of the Year award for 2020. The PUNCH gathered that Ugorji is serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali. Her selection was announced in a …

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