They are the latest international body to up the pressure on the East African nation since 19-year-old Noura Hussein was sentenced to death by a Sudanese court earlier this month.
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Osinbajo said this in Enugu on Friday during the inauguration of one of the facilities for the training located at the Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company complex, Emene.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the institution was shut on Tuesday following sustained protests by the students over the management’s “no school fees no examination’’ directive.
Okoh made the appeal in his presidential address at the Second Session of the 10th Synod of the Diocese of Abuja, holding at Basilica of Grace, Gudu, Abuja, on Friday.
A copy of the statement dated May 17, with reference number: HQ/JOHESU/ADM/VOL.III/563, was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto.
Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said the President spoke on the issue when he received a telephone call from the US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo on Thursday.
Emmanuel Ugwu, came overall best out of 60 final year students of statistics, who participated in the competition held at National Mathematical Centre on Friday in Sheda, FCT, Abuja.
He said the aim of the emergency congress was to inform union members that UNN has received N1.3billion from government as part of earned allowance arrears for 2009 to 2012 to ASUU members.
Dr Aminu Waziri, the Executive Secretary of the agency, who disclosed this during a media briefing in Katsina, said 500 houses were also damaged by the disaster which occurred Thursday evening.
It said: “The University stakeholders, staff, students should stay clear of these expelled students as anyone who hobnobs with them will face dire consequences as well as sanctions.’’
Busari-Akinnadeju restated in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Friday that Dr Omoigui, John Ilechukwu, Eme Etim Akpan, B.A Ogunnaike and P.O Aderibigbe; as well as the late Pa Benedict E. Odiase composed the lyrics of the present Nigerian National Anthem.
Peter Babalola, Chairman, Local Government Service Commission, disclosed this in Osogbo on Friday.
The Commissioner for Education in the state, Ahmed Tijjani, disclosed this while assessing the schools in Doma on Friday.
“The Secretary noted the longstanding relationship between the Nigerian and American people and underscored the themes of the April 30 official working visit of President Buhari to the White House.
“In total since the start of the epidemic, there have been 45 cases of hemorrhagic fever, including 10 suspected cases, 21 probable cases, and 14 confirmed cases,” the ministry said in a statement on Friday.
Babalakin said if this is done, the judiciary would be able to “guide the development of the nation in a manner consistent with the due process of law”.
Those pushing for the sack of Idris want him out before the 2019 general election, arguing that it will be the country’s worst poll if he is allowed to superintend over it
NiOMA Organising Committee Chairman, Lanre Alabi, said in a statement issued on Tuesday that the postponement was necessitated by the Ramadan, which altered the plans of some of the key personalities expected to grace the event
If the violence continues unchecked, Nigeria may slip into a killing field where the government and security agencies will become increasingly helpless, the National Working Group on Peace
The position of NABTEB was contained in a statement by its image maker, Tom Chiamen.