Varsity strike: How labour shut down Abuja in solidarity protest
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its affiliate unions, yesterday, shut down Abuja with mega rally in solidarity with striking university-based unions, with workers taking the protest to the National Assembly. NLC also said it was criminal for the Federal Government to stop workers salary over its alleged ‘no work, no […]
STATE OF THE NATION: God can make Nigeria great again — Kumuyi
STATE OF THE NATION: God can make Nigeria great again — Kumuyi
Cabal preventing Buhari from releasing Nnamdi Kanu —Mbazulike Amechi
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu ELDER statesman and First Republic Aviation Minister, Mbazulike Amechi, yesterday, said that left for President Muhammadu Buhari, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, would have since been released and the pro-Biafra group’s disagreement with his government would have since been given political solution. Amechi, however, alleged […]
Asagba of Asaba @98: Osanebi felicitates with longevity monarch
Deputy Governorship Candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, and immediate past Deputy Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Friday Osanebi has felicitated with the Asagba of Asaba, Obi (Prof.) Chike Edozien. The felicitation contained in a personally signed statement made available to news men this morning in Asaba, Osanebi described […]
Nigerian universities suffer from poor funding
Nigeria’s education budget N742bn, Ghana:N1.1trn; South Africa: N9.1trn By Adesina Wahab AS public universities in the country have been shut down since February 14 this year due to strike action by staff unions whose demands are mainly financial in nature, unless drastic steps are taken, the issue of poor funding may linger in the sector […]
GRV declares for gov, promises Lagos that works for all
Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour, a former senatorial candidate in Lagos State, has declared his intention to run for the office of the governor of the state in the 2023 general election.The MIT-trained architect made his intention known in the presence of the national executive members of the party, friends and family, the press and concerned Nigerians […]
Job creation: FG, GIZ train, donate tools to youths
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja THE Federal Government, in partnership with the German Development Cooperation, GIZ, has empowered 60 youths with training, and start-up tools, aimed at creating employment for them. The 12-week fashion designing training programme at AFS Vocational Hub, Abuja, and the start-up tools were funded by the Federal Government in partnership with GIZ […]
Expect more system collapse, poor electricity supply — Labour
By Victor Ahiuma-Young General Secretary of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, and a Deputy President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, in a chat on the crisis in the nation’s power sector, warns Nigerians to expect more system collapses and power failures among others. Excerpts: THE corruption in the power sector is […]
Dependence on IT for data Mgt. heightening info, privacy risks – Minister
Dependence on IT for data Mgt. heightening info, privacy risks – Minister
Tension grips Abuja, environs over rising insecurity
The wind of insecurity blowing across the country, especially in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, gathered pace yesterday, sending panic through the whole of Abuja and its environs.
IPOB warns herdsmen against reprisal attacks on Abia communities over killing of cows
By Steve Oko The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has sternly warned Fulani herdsmen against any reprisal attacks on communities in Umunneochi Council area of Abia State, over the killing of cows grazing on farmlands. IPOB in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary Emma Powerful, commended Eastern Security Network, ESN, operatives for the […]
