Obaseki flays denial of women representation in Nigeria’s democracy

Obaseki flays denial of women representation in Nigeria’s democracy

By Gabriel Enogholase, Benin Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has slammed the National Assembly for rejecting five bills seeking affirmative action and inclusion for women in politics and other spheres of the society. The governor, in a statement in Benin City, yesterday said: “The recent development at the National Assembly, in which five bills […]
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Dental patients groan over exorbitant billings by LUTH

Dental patients groan over exorbitant billings by LUTH

  Some patients at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Idi-Araba in Lagos State on Thursday groaned over exorbitant billings by the hospital. The patients  speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said that they paid for services not fully rendered to them by some of the dental unit of the hospital. A  dental […]

NDIC declares 100% liquidation dividends to 22 DMB’s in-liquidation

NDIC declares 100% liquidation dividends to 22 DMB’s in-liquidation

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has declared 100 percent liquidation dividends to depositors of 22 Depositors Money Banks (DMs) in-liquidation. The Corporation said what that meant was that NDIC has realized enough to pay all depositors of the concerned DMBs 100 percent of their money trapped in those banks. READ ALSO:Fidelity […]

We are not recruiting now ― Army

We are not recruiting now ― Army

The Nigerian Army has advised the public to disregard a fake online recruitment portal being circulated on social media and other platforms advertising recruitment of candidates into its 83 Regular Recruit Intake. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, gave the advice in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said there was no […]

Reps reject bills seeking to stop children of public officers from schooling abroad

Reps reject bills seeking to stop children of public officers from schooling abroad

…reject bill to repeal NSIA act, transfer assets to finance ministry By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja A bill seeking to regulate international studies for the children of public officials and strengthen educational institutions in Nigeria has been rejected by members of the House of Representatives. The members said the bill was an affront to their fundamental human […]

We won’t participate in any renegotiation with FG, says ASUU

We won’t participate in any renegotiation with FG, says ASUU

Adds: We have since concluded negotiation By Joseph Erunke ABUJA- ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has vowed not to involve itself in any round of renegotiation with the federal government concerning its 2009 agreement with the latter. The union’s position came as the government reconstituted a renegotiation team on the 2009 agreement, following the […]

CNG calls for mass action, country shutdown over ASUU strike

CNG calls for mass action, country shutdown over ASUU strike

The students’ wing of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG-SW) has called on all stakeholders to embark on massive public mobilisation in readiness for an impending National Day of Action should the federal government fail to resolve the ongoing crisis in Nigeria Universities education sector.

Ukraine, Russia agree to create safe corridors to evacuate civilians

Ukraine, Russia agree to create safe corridors to evacuate civilians

A member of Ukraine’s delegation in talks with Russia says the parties have reached a tentative agreement to organize safe corridors for civilians to evacuate and for humanitarian supplies to be delivered, AP reported. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who took part in Thursday’s talks in Belarus near the Polish border, […]

JED to invest N800m in Benue to improve power supply

JED to invest N800m in Benue to improve power supply

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Jos Electricity Distribution Company, JED, has pledged to invest over N800million in Benue state to improve power supply in parts of the state. This came as Governor Samuel Ortom launched the National Mass Metering Scheme of JED in the state to ensure metering of all customers in the state. The […]