NASU gives conditions for suspension of strike
STRIKING members of the Non-Academic Staff of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) in the nation’s universities, have given three major conditions to be met by the Federal Government before their ongoing industrial action could be suspended.
MEND decides on ceasefire tonight
AS the countdown to the deadline for the amnesty granted Niger-Delta militants begins, the main rebel group in oil-rich region, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), says it will make public its decision after midnight on whether or not to renew its unilateral ceasefire which expired yesterday.
Agip ignites communal crisis in Burutu communities
Operations of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) in riverine Burutu local government council area of Delta State have stirred up multiple land ownership problem, with the Gbekebo people charging the traditional ruler of Obotebe kingdom to desist from threatening the company, insisting that the land belongs to them.
ASUU Strike: UNIJOS might lose a session more
By Taye Obateru Jos – Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jos, Prof. Sonni Tyoden has again expressed hope for a quick end to the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), saying the institution might lose another academic session if it persists. He told journalists, yesterday, that unless the strike is called-off by […]
Tsav condemns calls for emergency rule in Benue
By Peter Duru MAKURDI – Former Lagos State Police Commissioner, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, has condemned calls for the declaration of a state of emergency in Benue State, saying the agitation is ill motivated and unacceptable. The critic who noted that the security situation in Benue State had not degenerated to the level warranting the calls, […]
MFB operator commends CBN’s move to sanitize the sector
The Managing Director of Fieldreams Micro-finance Bank, Mr. Cally Odoemenam, has commended the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to turn the heat on microfinance banks, MFBs, saying such will breed professionalism and eliminate the increasing rate of illiquidity in some microfinance banks.
Tears, as Gani is buried
AMIDST tears, the body of the late legal icon and human rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, was committed to mother earth yesterday at his Oka palatial building beside his late mother, Alhaja Munirat Fawehinmi, in Ondo town.
NSE allays fears over SEC’s probe of market operators
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has debunked reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has commenced probing the activities of the NSE, CSCS and stockbroking firms for alleged infractions, declaring, instead, that SEC is only conducting a routine inspection of capital market operators.
UNILAG, Microsoft empower lecturers, students with Laptops
The University of Lagos in collaboration with the Software giant, Microsoft is partnering on IT academy in a scheme known as Laptops for All Staff and Students scheme.
Gani – Like No Other
CHIEF Ganiyu Fawehinmi’s death brought foes and friends to extol him. Nobody can afford to be indifferent to a man who defined the law and extended the frontiers of justice. Those who rate him the most committed activist in Nigeria’s human rights activism understate the man. What defined Gani? Was it just his activism? Was […]
PDP wants 8-yr serving officials replaced
By Emeka Mamah Kaduna – The Federal Government’s directive which caused 140 directors in the Federal Civil Service (FCS) to lose their jobs for serving eight years and above in their respective positions, has now spread to the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The party may have directed that any of its officials who have […]
