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Swansea Varsity Reinstates Nigerian Disqualified for Alleged Late Fees Payment

<p>EXCERPT: "I’m grateful the university did their own internal investigation and found that the fault was not on my part, it was beyond my control and that there was nothing I could do about it." </p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.arise.tv/swansea-varsity-reinstates-nigerian-disqualified-for-alleged-late-fees-payment/">Swansea Varsity Reinstates Nigerian Disqualified for Alleged Late Fees Payment</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.arise.tv">Arise News</a>.</p>

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Hardship: Nigerians Are Tired Of Meetings, Summits And Rhetoric – TUC Slams Tinubu Govt

<p><img width="727" height="465" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/TUC-nigeria.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Hardship: Nigerians Are Tired Of Meetings, Summits And Rhetoric - TUC Slams Tinubu Govt" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/TUC-nigeria.jpg 727w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/TUC-nigeria-300x192.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px" /></p> <h2>The <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/tuc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trade Union Congress</a> (TUC) has called on the government of President Bola Tinubu to urgently find a solution to the rising food prices and general economic hardship in the country.</h2> <p>The call was made by the TUC president, <strong>Festus Osifo</strong>, on Friday.</p> <p>According to him, Nigerians are tired of meetings, summits, and rhetorics being put forward by the government and demand action to change the current situation which was brought about by the decision of the Tinubu government to remove fuel subsidy and float the naira.</p> <p>Osifo said this during an interview on Channels Television Politics Today while lamenting that prices of commodities have skyrocketed and the common man is struggling to survive.</p> <p><em>“As an average Nigerian, one of the things you spend your hard-earned money on is actually food. The government must do something,” the TUC chief added.</em></p> <p><em>“We’ve had a lot of rhetoric: ‘We’ve declared a state of emergency on food security’. We have had a lot of meetings and summits on issues like this. Nigerians are tired of meetings, summits, and rhetoric. Today, the cost of items in the market has skyrocketed and gone over the roof</em>,” he said.</p> <p>Amidst the prevailing hardship, the government has repeatedly appealed to Nigerians to exercise patience, saying the reforms would yield results of a better tomorrow very soon.</p> <p>Nigerians, however, seem to be running out of patience as <strong><a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/02/07/just-in-protest-resurfaces-in-suleja-over-economic-hardship-under-tinubus-govt-photos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">protests have broken out</a></strong> in some cities over the level of hardship in the country.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/02/09/hardship-nigerians-are-tired-of-meetings-summits-and-rhetoric-tuc-slams-tinubu-govt/">Hardship: Nigerians Are Tired Of Meetings, Summits And Rhetoric – TUC Slams Tinubu Govt</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>

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Four Feared Dead In Ogun Lone Road Accident

<p><img width="1000" height="600" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/FRSC-at-an-accident-scene-1000x600.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Six Die In Enugu Tragic Road Accident" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/FRSC-at-an-accident-scene-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/FRSC-at-an-accident-scene-590x354.jpg 590w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/FRSC-at-an-accident-scene-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></p> <h2>The Federal Roads Safety Corps (<a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/frsc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FRSC</a>) has reported that no fewer than four individuals lost their lives in a recent lone accident on the Sagamu-Ore-Benin expressway.</h2> <p>During an interaction with journalists in Abeokuta on Friday, the corps Public Education Officer in Ogun State, <strong>Florence Okpe,</strong> revealed that the incident occurred at the Ijebu-Ode axis of the highway, resulting in the fatalities of all the vehicle's occupants.</p> <p>According to her, the accident involved a Toyota Camry car with the registration number BDG 184 FY.</p> <p>The driver of the vehicle, she noted, was travelling at high speed, leading to a loss of control and ending in a swamp.</p> <p>The victims of the crash were identified as three adult males and one adult female, <strong>Naija News</strong> reports.</p> <p><em>“The suspected cause of the lone crash was excessive speed which led to loss of control. The vehicle veered off the road and somersaulted into a swamp.</em></p> <p><em>“The corpses of the deceased were taken to the State General Hospital morgue in Ijebu-Ode,”</em> Channels Television quoted Okpe saying.</p> <p>Okpe mentioned that the sector commander, Anthony Uga, has recommended that drivers embarking on long journeys should take a 15-minute break after every four hours of driving to prevent fatigue.</p> <p>Additionally, it is advised to adhere to the prescribed speed limit while driving.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/02/09/four-feared-dead-in-ogun-lone-road-accident/">Four Feared Dead In Ogun Lone Road Accident</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>

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