Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the University of Ibadan (UI) branch on Monday protested what they described as “merciless treatment” of university lecturers by the Federal Government. The protesting lecturers moved within the campus with placards and sang to register their displeasure. A congress would be held immediately after the rally. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the heinous killing of Eze Ignitius Asor, the traditional ruler of the Obudi-Agwa community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo and others. In a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Tuesday in Abuja, the president directed security agencies in the State to thoroughly investigate the dastardly […]
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo on Monday tackled the presidential candidate of the Labour party, Peter Obi, in a lengthy opinion piece. The former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor said Obi knows he cannot win the 2023 presidential elections and is only playing a game. “Let’s be clear: Peter Obi knows that he can’t and […]
Aston Villa are reportedly interested in signing Nigeria’s Samuel Chukwueze from Villareal, who was a former player under Villa’s new coach Unai Emery. According to Team Talk, Chukwueze is one of three Villarreal players that Emery is trying to bring to the Premier League in January. Chukuweze performed well while Emery was in charge at […]
The House of Representatives is making arrangements for a N170 billion fund for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the 2023 budget. Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying the move will provide a level of increment in the welfare package of university lecturers. According to […]
The Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has sworn in members of the Election Petition Tribunal for the 2023 general elections. The event took place on Monday at the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja, the country’s political capital. Having administered the oath of office on the members of the Tribunal, the […]
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq has stated that from assessment carried out so far by the ministry, Bayelsa State is not among the top ten most affected states by the recent floods. Addressing State House correspondents at the weekly ministerial briefing on Thursday, the minister said, instead, Jigawa […]
The former deputy governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to publish the list of all unclaimed Permanent Voter Cards. The PUNCH had reported that the commission’s Public Affairs Officer in Lagos, Mrs Adenike Oriowo, put the number of uncollected cards at 963,884 as of October 21, 2022. […]
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu on Thursday sworn in 19 newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). At the INEC headquarters in Abuja, venue of the event, Yakubu charged the newly sworn in RECs to devote their loyalty to Nigeria and not to compromise the integrity of the commission. He […]
New ‘Twitter Blue’ subscription feature is on track to be deployed next week – or else employees will be fired On Sunday, Elon Musk informed Twitter engineers that they had little more than a week to roll out a $20 per month fee for users to remain verified According to a report, Musk said that […]
