2009 agreement: Nationwide strike looms as ASUU, non-academic staff issue ultimatum
Nationwide strike looms as both the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and non-academic staff, under the aegis of National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, have alerted the federal government of their plans to embark on the action to pressure the federal government to implement the 2009 agreement reached with themselves.
Rely on Social Register for humanitarian intervention, Benue govt urges devt partners
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Director General of Benue State Bureau for International Corporation and Development, BICD, Dr Leo-Angelo Viashima has urged development partners and humanitarian organisations in the state to make use of the Social Register as tool for providing humanitarian intervention in the state. Dr. Viashima who made the call in Makurdi during […]
Nigeria, World Teachers Day and nonviolence
By EBUKA UKOH Honoured in Word and Deed“Nigeria’s teachers carry the future on their shoulders, but the nation is crushing their spirit. It is time to replace empty words with fair pay, and speeches with real investment.” Every October 5, the world pauses to honour teachers—the unsung architects of our tomorrow. This day is deeply […]
China marks national day with N5m donation to 10 Nigerian families
By Juliet Umeh In commemoration of the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary, the Chinese community in Lagos has donated food items worth N5 million to 10 low-income Nigerian families. The donation, coordinated by the Chinese Consulate in Lagos in collaboration with […]
ACPN flags off campaign to promote Pharmacy Rx Emblem
By Aishat Aliu The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has declared October as Pharmacy Rx Emblem Month, a nationwide initiative to promote the visibility, trust, and professional integrity of community pharmacists across the country. National Chairman of the association, Pharm. Ezeh Ambrose Igwekamma, made the declaration during a press conference held at the […]
20 AAU students receive from Opay’s N1.2bn scholarship grant
By Boluwaji Obahopo Twenty students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, have received N300,000 each as beneficiaries of the N1.2 billion OPay National Scholarship Initiative for undergraduates. The disbursement was facilitated for AAU by the Edo State Government through the Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Opay had […]
