Private institutions not money-making ventures (2)
LAST week, I commenced a discussion into one of the most controversial issues in the Nigerian education sector – the administration of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, which has been a subject of arguments for the inclusion of private institutions in the scheme.
Stray bullet kills plantain seller, as cult groups clash in Oyo
By Ola Ajayi A 60- year-old woman, identified as Iya Oluso, who sells roasted plantain at Ilupeju area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, was reportedly hit by a stray bullet during a bloody clash between two rival cult groups Monday. It was gathered that the fight between the groups started Sunday at a party […]
Borno Gov Zulum welcomes new service chiefs
Ndahi Marama – Maiduguri Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has welcomed the appointment of new service chiefs, while expressing gratitude to outgoing service chiefs, particularly chiefs of army, and Air Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai and Air Marshall Abubakar Sadique with whom Borno government worked more closely in the fight against Boko Haram. […]
Let Amotekun, other outfits thrive, Catholic Bishops tell new service chiefs
By Luminous Jannamike Catholic Bishops, on Tuesday, appealed to Nigerians to prevail on the new service chiefs to allow alternative and lawful initiatives established for protecting life and property such as Operation Amotekun to thrive in the country. They also want the authorities to support and optimise such initiatives as complimentary security outfits for the […]
ESN, ARMY CLASH IN ORLU: Mbazulike Amechi, MASSOB, others allege hidden agenda
…Ask security operatives to stop clampdown on Orlu residents …Civil Society coalition give herders Feb 28 ultimatum to quit forest in Igboland …Imo House backs peace efforts By Anayo Okoli, Dennis Agbo, Chimaobi Nwaiwu, Chinonso Alozie & Ikechukwu Odu ELDER Statesman and prominent Igbo leader, Chief Mbazulike Amechi has expressed surprise and shock over the […]
Minimum wage, others: Teachers give Bayelsa govt 14-day strike notice
…We’re working to meet their demands —Govt By Emem Idio BARRING any last minute intervention by the Bayelsa State and local government areas in the state, primary school teachers under the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, have resolved that they would be left with no other option than to embark on an industrial action at […]
BREAKING: Nollywood actor Ernest Asuzu is dead
Nollywood actor, Ernest Asuzu is dead. Details later…
Buhari directs action on out-of- school children in Nigeria
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to coordinate the deployment of a national plan to address the issue of out-of-school children in the country. The President gave the directive while inaugurating the 18-member Presidential Steering Committee on Alternate School Programme, ASP, co-chaired […]
Cheers, jeers, hope as new service chiefs take over
*We hope new service chiefs’ll justify Buhari’s confidence in them — ACF *Nothing special — Afenifere *Wrong not to have S-East appointee — M-Belt Forum *PANDEF lauds Buhari *Nwodo disdains non-appointment of Igbo as service chief *APC expresses confidence in new service chiefs *PDP, Fayose want probe of ex-service chiefs By Kingsley Omonobi, Dapo Akinrefon, […]
Hisbah arrests organizers of sex party in Bauchi
The Bauchi state Hisbah says it recently arrested no fewer than six youths who specialized in organizing sex orgies and fomenting trouble in Dolam village, in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state. Malam Aminu Idris, the permanent commissioner in-charge of Hisbah and Sharia implementation, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency […]
IPMAN appoints Akpodoro Delta State coordinator
The Independent Petroleum Marketers of Nigeria, IPMAN, has appointed an ex-militant leader, Eshanekpe Israel, a.k.a Akpodoro, the Coordinator, Sector ‘C’ of the Pipeline Surveillance and Intelligence, Delta State.
Telecoms: Matching industry stats with subscribers peace of mind
There is a total lack of shame when the puissant political opportunists who superintend our lives claim credit for every minuscule strand of progress, appropriate credit for everything but the ugly. Soon and very soon they will claim credit for the rising and the setting of the sun except that such foolhardiness will attract the […]
Forensic audit ongoing on data price deflation ― NCC boss
Professor Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that forensic audit was ongoing on data price deflation in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that reduction in data price was made in 2019. He said that the commission needed to get to the root why consumers were experiencing data […]
MPC retains MPR at 11.5% in first 2021 meeting
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday held its 277th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, the first in 2021, where members voted unanimously to retain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 11.5 per cent. Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the CBN disclosed this while reading the communiqué from the meeting. Emefiele said the MPC also agreed […]
Kidnapped NIS spokesperson in Benin regains freedom ― Police
The Police Command in Edo has confirmed the release of abducted spokeswoman of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Edo Command, Mrs Bridget Esene. The Police Public Relations Officer in Edo, Mr Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed her release to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the telephone in Benin on Tuesday. The NIS spokeswoman, who was […]
Fire engulfs 70 shops in Somolu Market ― LASEMA
The Director-General Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, says 70 lockup shops have been destroyed by fire in Alade Market in Somolu He added that goods worth millions of Naira were also damaged by the inferno. According to him, the Agency received distress calls on Tuesday at 1.05 a.m. concerning the fire […]
