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Tribune Online Aviation unions drag Sirika, FAAN to court over airports’ concession plans Aviation unions have unanimously dragged the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) before a law court over the plans to concession the four most lucrative airports in the country. The unions, under the aegis …

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Tribune Online It’s not too late to confirm NAMA MD There is no doubt that the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika must by now be faced with the reality that whatever has a beginning must have an ending as his tenure comes to an end on May 29, 2023, a date which signals the …

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Tribune Online Nigeria to export skilled labour to Europe —NBTE The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) says Nigeria will begin exporting skilled labour to Europe and other parts of the world under the Nigerian Youths Skills Empowerment (NYSE) Programme. A statement by the NBTE head of media, Hajiya Fatima Abubakar, in Kaduna on Tuesday …

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Tribune Online Mouth cancer is preventable — Don By Sade Oguntola A professor of Oral Pathology at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Professor Bamidele Kolude, says that mouth cancers are preventable and stemming it requires putting in place regular oral screening processes, accurate early diagnosis with appropriate equipment and manpower, and the inclusion of molecular …

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Tribune Online The planned removal of petrol subsidy LAST week, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, said that the Federal Government would remove the controversial petrol subsidy before the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure on May 29. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the Voice of …

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Tribune Online Why we chose climate action to commemorate Commonwealth Day — British Deputy High Commissioner By Paul Omorogbe Deputy British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn Jones has described climate change as a generational challenge and as a demonstration of the UK’s strong commitment to tackling climate change, the British High Commission in Nigeria …

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Tribune Online Buhari upgrades state house clinic to medical centre By: Leon Usigbe, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-designation of the State House Clinic back to Medical Centre. Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja after a pre-commissioning inspection of the new Presidential (VIP) Wing of the State …

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Tribune Online Buhari upgrades state house clinic to medical centre By: Leon Usigbe, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-designation of the State House Clinic back to Medical Centre. Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja after a pre-commissioning inspection of the new Presidential (VIP) Wing of the State …

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Tribune Online Niger: Court sentences three persons to death by hanging over armed robbery, culpable homicide By: Adelowo Oladipo – Minna Three Persons have been convicted and sentenced to death by hanging after they were found guilty on two counts of armed robbery and culpable homicide.  Justice Maimuna Aminu Abubakar of the Minna State High …

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Tribune Online World Water Day: African civil society urges leaders to stop promoting water privatisation By: Paul Omorogbe In commemoration of World Water Day 2023, civil society, labour, and community activists leading the Our Water, Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC) have called on local, national, and regional leaders to heed the lessons of history by …

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