Usman noted that though the Nigeria Police had not got all it needed in terms of personnel and equipment to discharge its duties and responsibilities, urging them to put in more commitment and dedication with the little resources at their disposal.

Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Osun state has disclosed that the school spends over N80 million monthly on electricity bill and another N2 million on diesel to power its generators.

DELTA State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, Wednesday, appointed Mr Festus Ovie Agas as Chief of Staff, Government House.

THE Senate President, Dr. Ahmed Lawan, Wednesday, restated his commitment to advancing women’s right and full participation in governance, just as he pledged support for the revised Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill, GEO, Bill.

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Wednesday suspended its two-month-old nationwide strike. ASUP’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Abdullahi Yalwa, made the disclosure in a press statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the suspended would take effect from Thursday (June 10). The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that ASUP embarked on a […]

By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja House of Representatives has given nod for the second reading of a bill seeking to make the Nigeria Navy-University known as Admiralty University a conventional one. The sponsor of the bill, Yusuf Adamu Gagdi said that the bill if eventually passed into law will grant full legal status to the Institution. Leading […]

Flays Gov el-Rufai for increasing Kaduna varsity fees after sack of workers By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–PRESIDENT of the Nigeria Labour Congress,NLC,Ayuba Wabba, Wednesday,flayed the governor of Kaduna State,Nasir el-Rufai over increment by over 500 percent in the school fees of the state university. Wabba said the action of the governor which came at a time […]

–Okays 722bn FG’s borrowing request to fund security —Seeks restructuring of N39bn World Bank loans By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, Wednesday approved the draft 2021 supplementary budget of N895,842,462,917. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the […]

The National Association of Liberated Tigers , NALT, Club International, a non-for-profit social justice organisation, has sued for peace and dialogue to halt the raging killings and violence in the country.

The statement read in parts, “The Akwa Ibom State University Staff Unions under the aegis of Joint Action Committee shall on Wednesday June 9, 2021 suspend the strike.

The National Association of Polytechnic Students, NAPS, has thrown its weight behind the decision of the Federal Government to place a ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria.

He said said “When we say that PDP is the largest party in the continent, we are not grandstanding but stating the obvious. There is no nook and cranny of this country that you won’t find PDP members.

…As party inaugurates e-registration committee By Dirisu Yakubu National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has said being in opposition does not rob the party of its enviable position as the continent’s biggest political platform, by a mile. The chairman made the remark, Wednesday, at the inauguration of the party’s e-registration […]

“NYSC will provide the land that would be used to train Corps Members while NALDA is very much interested in the partnership. The collaboration will boost the country’s Gross Domestic Product.

According to him, Twitter is not bigger than Nigeria, adding that it is an entity, while Nigeria is a sovereign country.