The National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) on Wednesday, July 1 declared that the Federal Government will not pay salaries of staff schools in the nation’s tertiary institutions.
The Executive Chairman of the Commission, Chief Richard Egbule, made this known at a news briefing in Abuja.
NAN reports that the University workers under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) had threatened to embark on strike for non-funding of staff schools by the Federal Government.
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These are definitely not interesting times for the nation’s economy, particularly the national currency, the naira, no thanks to the depleting reserves and the subsequent banning of importers of 41 items from the foreign exchange market by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Barely 10 days after the CBN stopped forex sale to importers of rice, textile and 39 other items, the naira on Wednesday crashed to 230 against the United States dollar at the parallel market, down from 218 recorded on June 23 when the new forex rule was introduced.
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The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday rejected the appointment of Mrs. Amina Zakari as the Acting National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The PDP also asked that the first female to head the country’s electoral body be sacked immediately because her appointment was allegedly facilitated by a relationship with the Presidency and ties with some new governors in the north.
The opposition party equally alleged that Zakari’s appointment would give the All Progressives Congress an upper hand at the various election petitions tribunals.
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An Abia State-based constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Dr. Anthony Agbazuere, has warned the leadership of the ruling All Progressive Congress to treat with caution, the leadership crisis rocking the National Assembly, saying it can consume both APC and President Muhammadu Buhari if not carefully handled.
Agbazuere, who gave the warning Wednesday at a press conference in Umuahia, advised APC hierarchy to “swallow their pride and accept Senator Olusola Saraki and Hon. Yakubu Dogora as Senate President, and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively in the interest of the party and to move Nigeria forward.”
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A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed the money laundering charges levelled against a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The trial judge, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, in a judgment on Wednesday, freed Fani-Kayode after holding that “the prosecution case is feeble” and had failed to prove the allegations against the accused person beyond reasonable doubt.
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Davido's latest video 'Fans Mi' featuring international rapper Meek Mill has crossed over a million views and has caught the attention of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.

According to the New Telegraph, the agency are currently the activities of the HKN pop star because of the implied cocaine use in the video directed by Sesan.
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As far as cities go in Nigeria, Port Harcourt makes the list as the main hub of the South-South region of the country.
With several oil companies camped in this oil rich city, it's no surprise that Pot-Harcourt or the Garden City has grown to be one of the biggest cities in Nigeria.
Port-Harcourt is also known for its interesting cuisine, centring expectedly as a riverine state, on seafood -peppersoup, periwinkles, plantain (bole) and fish, to name a few.
But how does one let off steam in Port Harcourt after a long day and hearty sea-food meal? Enter the burgeoning Port-Harcourt night scene.
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At least 10 Egyptian soldiers were killed when a car bomb planted by suspected Islamist militants exploded at a military post in North Sinai, a military spokesman said on Wednesday, adding that 22 “terrorists” had also been killed.
Other security sources said that at least 30 soldiers had been killed in a wave of attacks targeting at least six military checkpoints. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the officials said militants took other soldiers captive and seized several armoured vehicles south of the town of Sheikh Zuweid.
Witnesses reported hearing explosions in Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah, prompting many residents to leave their homes.
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Lateef Raji, has warned that the recent attacks on the party’s National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will lead to the destruction of the ruling party.
Raji, who is the immediate past Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to former Governor Babatunde Fashola, said this in a statement on Tuesday.
Raji said Tinubu was the pillar of the APC and if he was pushed out of the party, the APC may not live to see another election.
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The Head of the Countering Violent Extremism Department in the Office of the National Security Adviser, Dr. Fatima Akilu, told President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday that no fewer than 22 women and girls recruited as suicide bombers by members of the Boko Haram sect are now undergoing rehabilitation under the programme.
She said the female trained as suicide bombers by the sect were being rehabilitated after voluntarily embracing the agency’s de-radicalisation programme.
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