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Vice President Professor Yemi Osibanjo, has reacted to the killing of a pregnant woman, Harira Jubril and her children in Anambra State, describing the crime as callous, brutal, and demeaning, capable of creating ethnic conflict across the country and hence must be condemned by all and sundry. The Vice President stated this yesterday, while speaking with journalists shortly after meeting All Progressives Congress APC delegates in Makurdi, Benue State in continuation of his […]

The Minister of Labor and Employment, Chris Ngige yesterday said the Federal Government will spend about 34 billion Naira as arrears of Minimum Wage Consequential Adjustments in the education sector effective from 2019, aimed at resolving the lingering crisis in the sector. Ngige made this known while speaking with newsmen on the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU,and others in Abuja. The former Governor said that the beneficiaries […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the Nigerian Air Force for living up to its constitutional responsibilities of securing the nation and justified the investments of the government of the day in the force. Buhari stated this yesterday while speaking at the ceremonial parade to commemorate its 58th anniversary in Kano. The President noted that the Air Force had transformed into a formidable entity, ready to confront immediate and future challenges. […]

The Governor of Anambra State Professor Chukwuma Soludo has presented a revised 2021 budget of 170 billion Naira as against the existing appropriation of 142 billion Naira to the Anambra State House of Assembly. Soludo while presenting the revised budget on the floor of the Anambra State House of Assembly said his government hit the ground running as promised and remained committed to creating a livable homeland for the Anambra […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates UAE to meet with the country’s new President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Buhari will convey his condolences on the passing of the ex-President and ruler of Abu Dhabi, His Highness, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and return to Nigeria on Saturday. His Senior Special Assistance on media and Publicity Garba Shehu said his […]

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics ASUP has issued a fourteen-day ultimatum to the federal government of Nigeria over its plans to embark on an indefinite strike if its demands are not met, warning that it would be compelled to emulate the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, if urgent action is not taken on its demands. A copy of the ultimatum, emanated from an emergency meeting of the National […]

The Supreme Court today invited President Muhammadu Buhari to appear before it on Thursday, May 19 for a hearing in a suit he instituted against the National Assembly challenging Section 84 subsection 12 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2022. Also invited to be in court on the same day are the National Assembly and its leadership to defend various constitutional breaches raised against them by the Presidency. A hearing notice […]

The Igbo youth council led by Okwu Nnabuike has expressed outrage over the reported attack on the Igbo residents in Sokoto State on Saturday. Several reports in the media indicated that businesses of the Igbo in Sokoto were subjects of attack as Muslims protested the arrest of two suspects involved in the killing of Miss Deborah Samuel , a female student accused of blasphemy. The protesters were said to have […]

The immediate past Minister of State for Education Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba the Federal Government is working on a funding structure for public universities in the country as part of moves to tackle the incessant strikes by lecturers in these institutions. Nwajiuba who noted that the government’s funding of public universities is unsustainable, yesterday said he has proposed a new scheme in which universities have a different way of earning money to […]