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Britain on Tuesday imposed sanctions on several Ugandan politicians, including the speaker of the east African country’s parliament, following claims of corruption. London said it was the first time its new “global anti-corruption sanctions regime” had been used on individuals facing corruption claims in Uganda, and that it was part of a worldwide crackdown. Anita…
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The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 1st May, 2024 public holiday to commemorate this year’s Workers’ Day celebration. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government called for excellence, efficiency, and equity in all spheres of labour. In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the…
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No fewer than 931 staff of Nigerian Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education have graduated from an intensive 13-week training on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support their teaching, research, and community engagement. The training programme with support from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), was organised by the National Universities Commission (NUC),…
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The Nigerian government recently claimed that President Bola Tinubu secured an investment of $600 million from Danish shipping and logistics company, A.P Moller-Maersk, to expand existing port infrastructure to accommodate more container shipping services to Nigerian ports. Officials of Moller-Maersk, however, have declined to comment on the said investment as announced by the Nigerian government,…
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The Nigeria Association of Patent and Proprietary Medicine Dealers (NAPPMED) has resolved to settle a dispute with the regulatory agencies to resume their trade. The medicine dealers who had challenged the continual confiscation of their products after the vacation order from Sabon Gari and Mallam Kato premises are seeking an alternative resolution to end the…