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The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has pleaded with recent Medicine and Surgery graduates of Edo State University, to stay back and practice their profession in the country. The Deputy Registrar of MDCN, Dr Victor Kolawole, disclosed this at the Induction/Oath Taking Ceremony of the 2022–2023 Batch B Medicine and Surgery graduates of the school on Friday. Kolawole, while lamenting the current syndrome of doctors going abroad for greener pastures, stated that only 58,000 doctors renewed their annual…

Ahead of the May 1, Workers Day celebration across states in the country, the President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Festus Osifo, on Friday, said the minimum wage announcement may not be realistic. Osifo' said this in Abuja while speaking with newsmen. Recall that the TUC had pegged its minimum wage demand at N447,000, while the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) demanded N794,000 per worker. However, following the disparity in their demands, in a fresh proposal to the government, both parties…

Vera Anyim, the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Law Graduates who became an instant ‘celebrity' after she was accused by Pastor Paul Enenche of Dunamis Church of making a false testimony, has pleaded with Nigerians to help her get accommodation. Anyim, who spoke in a video she posted on her Facebook Page, stated that she does not have enough money to get accommodations that will befit her new ‘celebrity’ status. The NOUN Law graduate who had recently come back from an all-expense-paid vacation at a…

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has sealed some establishments, including a Catholic Church for noise pollution. Other affected establishments are Seventh Heaven Bar & Lounge, 1602 Hotel, Lourita Hotel & Suites, Wonderful Bible Prayer Ministries, God’s Porch Ministries, White Pavilion Hotel, Quest Hotel & Suites, Honey Comb Confectioners Ltd, and Excel Hotel & Suite. LASEPA said that the sealing of the establishments was a comprehensive enforcement operation which cut across…

Armed men have allegedly ambushed a Military commander of an army camp located at Sabon Garin Dan’Ali, in the Danmusa local government area of Katsina state. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday evening after residents alerted the camp of an impending attack on Malali village. Security personnel had arrived and reportedly fired shots in the air to scare the assailants. According to Daily Trust, there was no form of resistance until the commander was said to be on his way to the village. The deceased was…

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has warned students against patronizing fraudulent websites advertising about a Federal Study Loan. NELFund's Media and Public Relations Lead, Nasir Ayitogo in a statement on Friday, stated that it has no association with the fake websites. He disclosed that there were adverts on some news sites where the website, www.fedstudyloan-gov.ng is being advertised as the application portal for the highly anticipated student loan scheme of the Federal Government. “NELFUND wishes to clarify…

Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Arc. Sonny Echono, has enlisted the support of Registrars of tertiary institutions in the country to ensure maximum utilisation of Tertiary Education, Research, Applications and Services, (TERAS). TERAS was launched by TETFund in 2023 to provide a centralized hub for tertiary education services, fostering collaboration, efficiency, and innovation by providing a wide range of capabilities and functionalities for tertiary education institutions, students,…

Abia State Government says it will recover funds not accounted for by the past administration and bring to justice those who played a role in siphoning the state’s funds. The Special Adviser to Governor on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma alleged that the level of impunity by Former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu was worrisome. Mr Ekeoma revealed that the facts and evidence to back up their claims would soon be made public. Recall that Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, had during his recent visit to Johns…

Despite a Supreme Court judgement in Ukeje vs Ukeje in 2014 which affirmed that women have the same right to inherit their fathers’ estates as their male counterparts, many Igbo women are being denied access to such by their male counterparts. BEN AROH explores this denial in selected locales of Enugu State. I’m Unaware Of Such – Udenu woman Mrs Uchenna Odo is a native of Ezimo in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State. She is unaware that she ought to have inherited anything from her late father. She said,…

The Lagos State government has denied reports that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced a new minimum wage of N70,000. Speaking on Wednesday at the launch of the Eko Cares, an umbrella of all Lagos State Government social intervention programmes, the governor had said that since January, civil servants had been earning the N35,000 wage award directed by the Federal Government, which means that those earning N35,000 now earn N70,000. This was, however, interpreted in some media reports as Sanwo-Olu announcing a…