{"id":33741,"date":"2020-12-22T16:10:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T16:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=33741"},"modified":"2020-12-22T16:10:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T16:10:59","slug":"breaking-former-minister-of-education-jerry-agada-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/breaking-former-minister-of-education-jerry-agada-is-dead","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Former Minister of Education, Jerry Agada is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former Minister of State for Education, Professor Jerry Agada is dead.<\/p>\n<p>Agada was confirmed dead on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>He died at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Makurdi, Benue State.<\/p>\n<p>He was also the Chairman Benue State Civil Service Commission.<\/p>\n<p>The former minister was born on 11 November 1952 at Orokam in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Minister of State for Education, Professor Jerry Agada is dead. Agada was confirmed dead on Tuesday morning. He died at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Makurdi, Benue State. He was also the Chairman Benue State Civil Service Commission. 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