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Why Nigerian public universities must learn from Ghana, By Mohammed Dahiru Aminu

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- For decades, Nigerian universities have been trapped in a cycle of recurring strikes. Students lose months and sometimes years of their academic lives to these stoppages, while lec... Read More


Protesters burn Nepal's parliament building, force Prime Minister to resign

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli, has been forced to step down as demonstrators defied the curfew imposed on Monday and took to the streets for a second day of protest. ... Read More


Protesters force Nepal's Prime Minister to resign, burn parliament building

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli, has been forced to step down as demonstrators defied the curfew imposed on Monday and took to the streets for a second day of protest. ... Read More


Group laments Nigeria's rising debt burden, calls for preventive mechanism

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- Amidst concerns over Nigeria's rising debts, the Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI) has criticised the National Assembly for not sufficiently checking the... Read More


Professor J Isawa Elaigwu: The exit of a mentor, By Jideofor Adibe

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- I met Professor Elaigwu through his former teacher and mentor, the late Professor Ali Mazrui, who transited to glory on 12 October, 2014. My meeting with Mr Mazrui was fortuitous. ... Read More


Experts fault Nigeria's forest economy plan for sidelining charcoal, urge policy reform

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- Nigeria's plan to unlock $2 billion from its forest economy is facing criticism from industry experts. At a roundtable in Lagos over the weekend, stakeholders said the government ... Read More


Police arrest 30 suspects, recover weapons during Maulud procession in Minna

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The Niger State Police Command has arrested 30 suspected thugs during the Maulud procession in Minna on 6 September. The command disclosed this in a statement issued by its Public... Read More


NASS insists Akpoti-Uduaghan can't resume despite exhausting suspension period

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The National Assembly has insisted that Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, cannot resume legislative activities despite the expiration of her six-month suspension from ... Read More


Ebonyi man gets N10m from Gov Nwifuru after trekking from Lagos to Abakaliki

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru, has rewarded Jeremiah Obaji with N10 million for trekking 633 km from Lagos to Abakaliki. The 37-year-old businessman undertook the journey... Read More


Bandits ambush bus in Kogi, abduct three passengers, kill one

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- Armed men have attacked a passenger bus in Kogi State, killing a bystander and abducting three travellers in the latest incident of highway violence to hit the state. The incident... Read More