Strike: FG sets up c’ttee to address SSANU, NASU demands
The Federal Government (FG) says it has set up a joint committee to address anomalies complained of by Non Teaching Staff Unions of Universities as it threatens nationwide strike on Feb. 5. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this while addressing newsmen at the end of a closed door meeting with the […]
What Amanda Gorman reminds us of the ‘unity’ of poetics and politics
By Segun Ige ORGANIC unity, theoretically speaking, speaks of the interconnectedness which exists between ‘form’ and ‘content’. As far as form and content are concerned, the bottom line is that whatever could potentially hold some liquid, for example, is no more significant as the liquid itself: Both are equally useful and necessary to serve a […]
Gridlock: 8.72km Apapa port link to Lagos-Ibadan railway project ready for take-off — Contractor
As local pre-paid meters producers in Lagos kicks off operation end of February By Olasunkanmi Akoni The contractor handling the over $1.6 billion Lagos-Ibadan railway project has completed been fully connected to the Apapa port in Lagos awaiting inauguration by President Muhammadu Buhari. The contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, CCECC, disclosed in a statement […]
I don’t have any rift with Onu — Umahi
CONTRARY to insinuations in some quarters, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, has made it clear that he doesn’t have any issue with the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu.
5.7m Nigerian women, girls use contraceptives — Study
By Sola Ogundipe Over 5.7 million women and girls now use a modern method of contraception in Nigeria, according to new figures released by Family Planning 2020, FP2020. As a result of modern contraceptive use in Nigeria, more than 1.9 million unintended pregnancies were prevented, and 705,000 unsafe abortions and 13,000 maternal deaths averted in […]
COVID-19: YSFON postpones Ramat Cup
Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) has announced the postponement of this year’s Ramat Cup. The tournament which is the oldest grassroots football competition in the country was earlier scheduled to hold at the Kano Pillars Stadium from February 5~13, 2021. ALSO READ: We’ve traced forfeited assets to 25 locations in Nigeria — FG Announcing the […]
