April 2023
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Former President Donald Trump is feeling confident in the face of his indictment as polls show his numbers are up, Dick Morris, who has served as an adviser to Trump, said on Newsmax Sunday. “I was with him last night and the first thing he said when he saw me was ‘how am I doing [with] my…
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Honorary degrees are academic degrees that have been granted by a university (or another degree-granting institution) without requiring any of the usual requirements. It is also known as ad honorem (“to the honor” or honoris causa (“for the sake of the honor”). A Honorary Doctorate is given to people who have made a significant contribution…
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Cultural Excellence and Employee Wellbeing are comparable to the two sides of a coin. Mental health is not just a prevalent aspect of workplace discussions. Depression, anxiety, stress, and workplace bullying are a global healthcare challenge, a scourge afflicting people everywhere who, sadly, consider the conditions a taboo that can jeopardize their reputation, professional career,…
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Mr Oyakhilome Bello, APC United States National Youth Leader, says the call by some individuals to protest the emergence of Sen. Bola Tinubu as President-elect on April 3 in the U.S has no merit. Bello, who is also the Deputy Director North America Youth Wing Campaign Council, said this in a statement on Friday. He…
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Europol has announced the bust of an international drug smuggling network and confiscated billions of dollars worth of cocaine. A team of investigators seized 17 tonnes of the stimulant drug and assets worth about $87 million, with 15 individuals arrested during the operation. The ring, one Brazil’s most active trafficking organisations, has flooded Europe with…
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The Executive Chairman, Board of Directors, Geregu Power Plc, Mr Femi Otedola, says there has not been improvement in Nigeria’s power sector since he was born. Otedola disclosed this on Friday at the “Closing Gong ceremony” of the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX in Lagos. He decried that the real problem facing Nigeria’s power sector is…
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Jose Peseiro is still the head coach of the Nigeria senior male national team. It could have been different if the team didn’t pull off a narrow 1-0 win over Guinea-Bissau in Bissau on Monday. The win came three days after the Djurtus shocked the Super Eagles by the same scoreline at the Abuja National…
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The two-month cash crunch caused most Nigerians untold hardship. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, had introduced the policy to strengthen the Naira, curb money laundering and stop vote-buying the 2023 general elections. The apex bank had also explained that the new policy would help to limit the use of cash for illicit activities such…
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Good afternoon! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Members of the Muslim community in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Friday, staged a protest following the alleged invasion of a mosque in the Ilare area by some Oro adherents. The protesters said on Thursday, the traditionalists entered the mosque, where some Muslims had gathered to observe…
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A honorary doctorate is not the same as a traditional doctoral degree in terms of academic significance. Even if celebrities and other prominent people are granted an honorary doctorate from a university, the degrees do not carry academic value. Taylor Swift received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from New York University. In his acceptance…
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