Emeka Ejere || The U.N. migration agency Friday called on social media giants on to make it harder for people smugglers to use their platforms to lure West African migrants to Libya where they can face detention, torture, slavery or death. The smugglers often use Facebook to reach would-be migrants with false promises of jobs…
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Ebun Francis || The federal government on Wednesday approved the establishment of six new private universities. The approval was given at this week’s federal executive council meeting chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. The minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, made this known to journalists at the end of the meeting. According to the minister, the approval…
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Chidi Samuel || President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said that regional cooperation is now needed more than ever to tackle the global threat of violent extremism. The President made the observation at a bilateral meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan, on the sidelines of the counter-terrorism summit hosted by the Jordanian leader in the…
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