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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it will not back down on the current industrial action, accusing the Federal Government of not keeping to its promises. President of the union, Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this today, more than two weeks after ASUU declared a one-month warning strike over the Federal Governments inability to honour its agreement with the body. Osodeke stressed that the members were tired of the federal […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the maltreatment of Nigerians and Africans at the Ukraine-Poland border. Video making the rounds on social media showed Africans being relegated to the back of the queue and prevented from entering the train to Poland from Ukraine, including a mother with her baby, who were forced to give up their seats for Ukraine citizens. The President, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant […]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC), Enugu State Command has warned petroleum products marketers in the State who hike their pump price of petrol above the official pump price or hoard the product for selfish reasons to desist from such. While sympathizing with the citizenry on the hardship occasioned by the artificial scarcity of petroleum products in the State, the NSCDC State Commandant, Afrika Ezenyimulu, said the corps Anti […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs has summoned the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema for failing to appear before it to defend a proposed amendment to the 2022 Appropriation Act. The Chairman of the committee, Buba Yakubu, noted that the minister was invited before the committee to explain why the ministry was asking for an amendment of its 2022 budget. Yakubu said the committee had discovered in […]
The reconciliatory meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities yesterday ended inconclusively. Both parties failed to reach an agreement at the meeting held yesterday in Abuja, where the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who convened the meeting, led the government delegation while Asuu President, Emmanuel Osodoke, attended alongside other leaders of the union. Ngige, during the meeting, said the government was surprised that […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will now sign the re-worked Electoral Act Amendment Bill on Friday, February 25. A source close to the Presidency, who had earlier indicated that the President would assent to the bill today, confirmed the new date to newsmen, which he said will be honoured by the President. This comes at a time when President Buhari is presiding over the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House […]
The presidency has assured that in a matter of hours, President Muhammadu Buhari would sign the re-worked Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina made this known today during an interview with newsmen. Recall that Adesina had yesterday slammed those accusing the President of delaying the signing of the bill, stressing that the Nigerian leaders action was still within the […]
The United Kingdom's Minister for Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, Vicky Ford is set for a maiden visit to Nigeria. The British High Commission in a statement yesterday explained that the visit will take forward efforts by both countries to build on the UK-NIGERIA partnership and strengthen strong security, anti-corruption, and economic ties. The visit was confirmed following the UK-NIGERIA Security and Defense Partnership Dialogue in London earlier this […]
Abia State Government has confirmed the killing of eight persons by gunmen at new Cattle Market in Omuma-Uzo in Ukwa West Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. Commissioner for Information, Eze Chikamnayo, who confirmed the incident in a statement made available to newsmen in Aba yesterday, condemned the attack, revealing the government responded swiftly by mobilising security agencies to the scene to secure the lives and property of […]
