Fintech
November 6, 2024
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The Theatre Commander Operation LAFIYA DOLE Major General Faruk Yahaya has issued a strong warning to Borno communities, warning them to stop collaborating with Boko haram elements wagging an Islamist war against the Nigerian state. The warning was contained in a press release issued by a spokesperson for the Theater Command, Colonel Ado Isa after a meeting with components of the Multi-National Joint Task Force in Maiduguri. “We also wish to warn all groups or…
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The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the federal government to address funding anomalies in the nation’s research institutes and Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). This is happening at a time when the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had been on an indefinite strike since March over funding issues related to IPPIS and non-implementation of agreements the federal government reached with it in…
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Benjamin Kalu, the spokesman of the house of representatives, says President Muhammadu Buhari may appear before the lawmakers on December 10 or 15, to explain the federal government’s efforts to address security challenges across the country. Speaking with reporters in Abuja on Thursday, Kalu said no president in the history of the country has appeared before the federal lawmakers to answer questions on any issue. On Tuesday, the lawmakers in Nigeria’s House of Representatives summoned…
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The Nigerian military says the country’s civilian government will decide if mercenaries will be hired to assist the military in the fight against Boko Haram. Last week, Boko Haram slaughtered 40 farmers while working on a rice field an incident that led to renewed calls for the country to hire mercenaries to assist in the fight against Boko Haram. Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, had earlier made the call when he hosted a federal government…
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Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the President of Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, has said the union is yet to call-off its 9 months strike but rather consultation is ongoing as regards the union’s response to the government offer of last Friday. On Friday, the Federal Government agreed to exempt ASUU from the IPPIS and also increased the academic earned allowance to N70bn. This and some other issues were the major bone of contention between ASUU…