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UNICEF, 19 Nigerian Universities Launch BIRDLab To Improve Child Health

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with 19 leading Nigerian universities, the Federal Ministry of Health, and the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, has launched the Behavioural Insights Research and Design Lab (BIRDLab) to apply behavioural science to child survival and development. The initiative, described by UNICEF as “the first of...
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Sen Fadahunsi Urges Constituents To Embrace Farming

Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, representing Osun East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has urged Nigerians, particularly youths in Osun State to embrace farming as a means to achieve food security and economic stability. He warned that the nation must avoid a return to the recent era of widespread hunger and hardship. Speaking during a...
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Workplace Safety, Social Protection Fundamental Pillars Of Social Justice – NSITF

The Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Olúwaṣeun Faleye, has emphasized that workplace safety and social protection are fundamental pillars of social justice, human dignity, and economic sustainability. Faleye stated this while presenting a lead paper titled Enhancing Workplace Safety and Social Protection: The Role of the Employees’ Compensation...
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FERMA Completes Emergency Repairs On Eric Moore-Iganmu Road

The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has announced the successful completion of emergency repairs on critical sections of the Eric Moore-Iganmu Road in Lagos State, reaffirming its commitment to ensuring safe and motorable roads across Nigeria. The intervention, executed through direct labour by the agency’s Lagos II West Field Office, is expected to ease traffic...
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NCAA Launches First SERVICOM Integrated Service Charter

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Tuesday launched its first SERVICOM Integrated Service Charter, aimed at improving transparency, accountability, and service delivery in the aviation sector. Speaking at the event in Abuja, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Barr. Festus Keyamo, said the initiative reflects NCAA’s commitment to delivering world-class services to stakeholders...
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Moghalu Dismisses Disqualification Rumour

Labour Party’s governorship candidate in Anambra State, Chief George Moghalu, has dismissed reports claiming that a court has disqualified him from contesting the November 8 governorship election. Moghalu described the reports as baseless and politically motivated, insisting that his candidacy is not under threat. In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr....
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NDU Lecturers Call On Tinubu To Reconsider Scheme

Lecturers of Niger Delta University (NDU) have called on President Bola Tinubu to reconsider the Federal Government’s proposed loan scheme for lecturers, describing it as a diversionary move aimed at impoverishing academics. The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), NDU chapter, Comrade Lucky Bebeteidor Oyinkepreye, made this known during a peaceful protest...
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UniAbuja ASUU Protests Withheld Salaries

The University of Abuja chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday joined a nationwide protest demanding the immediate payment of withheld salaries, arrears, and the implementation of a renegotiated agreement. Despite heavy rainfall, lecturers gathered at the university’s main gate carrying placards and voicing frustration over what they described as government’s...
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