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Nigeria’s president Bola Ahmed Tinubu is saying that the good life Nigerians lived prior to his administration was fake and capable of collapsing the country.

The president who was represented by Wahab Egbewole, the vice-chancellor of the University of Ilorin spoke over the weekend, during a convocation ceremony of the Federal University of Technology Akure, in Ondo state.

Tinubu was quoted to have said the that the removal of the petrol subsidy and the unification of exchange rates were necessary to save Nigeria from the brink of collapse.

A trending video showing men bursting water bags in factories and trucks, has now become a subject of controversy after the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, refuted claims that the men were it’s Officials.

The Lagos state commissioner for environment and water resources, Tokunbo Wahab, had in post on X claimed the men in the video were NAFDAC officials carrying out an enforcement exercise targeting ‘
sachet water products that do not comply with the agency’s standards.

NAFDAC however in response to Wahab’s post, said the destruction in the video are not part of its enforcement activities describing it as “unprofessional”.

Investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, who was arrested by Nigerian army over the weekend revealed key details of his recent encounter with the army, on Arise TV.

He accused the army of being complicit with oil bunkers and
called for a complete overhaul of the country’s security structures.

In Kenya, some American Tech companies like Meta and Open AI are being sued by Digital workers, who they employed for as little as $2 dollars a month to sift through horrific online content to train AI.

The digital workers accused the tech giants of Slave Labour saying that they were underpaid, overworked, and got inadequate mental health support. They spoke to Leslie Stal of 60 minutes.

The American University of Nigeria, famed for its academic care for displaced persons including some Chibok escapees, honored it’s founder, former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, over the weekend, for his numerous contributions to society, especially his advancement of education and human development.

The university in its 20 years of establishment, is ranked among the top three Nigerian universities in Times Higher Education 2024 global impact ranking, owning to the numerous community service and outreach projects executed by students, alumni, faculty, and staff of the university.

Atiku in his speech thanked everyone who have supported the university, saying they are not only celebrating a milestone, but a movement and a vision that has touched countless of lives.

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