ATBU shut down due to student protests | Headline News
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The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) in Bauchi has been shut down following protests by students, the Director-General for Information and Public Relations, Zailani Bappa, announced on Monday. Mr. Bappa, who announced the closure at a press conference in Bauchi City, said the school would be closed for one week. He said student protests continued…
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taolid Lagbaha, has condoled with the Tudun Biri community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State and apologized for the act. A military spokesperson in a statement said the army chief arrived in the community early in the day.
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The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Florence Obi, has directed that the new fees introduced by the university be put on hold until further notice. The directive was contained in a statement issued by the university’s registrar, Mr. Gabriel Egbe, and made available to the media on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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The Benue House of Assembly on Monday examined and approved 21 interim local government chairpersons of Makurdi out of 23 candidates submitted by Governor Hyacinth Aria. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Hyacinth Dajo (APC-Gboko West), earlier read out a communication from Alia requesting the House to select and confirm 23 persons as custodians…
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The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has disengaged from a planned protest by the organization demanding the resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmoud Yakubu. IPAC National President Sani Yabagi stated this in a statement in Abuja on Monday, saying IPAC was not involved in the protests…
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