Professor Jacinta Opara has been appointed as second substantive Vice Chancellor of Dominican University, Ibadan-Nigeria. The appointment followed a stringent recruitment exercise carried out by a professional recruiting firm and topnotch academics, in line with best global practices in headhunting for strategic positions in higher education institutions. In an official statement by the Chairman, Board … [Read more…]
…call for more support as committee rates quality of road construction high Enugu State House of Assembly members have commended the commitment of the state governor, Dr. Peter Mbah Mbah, over his infrastructural initiatives and good governance spread across the state. Members of the House Committee on Works and Infrastructure led by Hon. Clifford Obe, … [Read more…]
100m hurdles world record holder Tobi Amusan has been cleared to run in the Paris Olympics after the sport’s top court on Friday dismissed appeals against the decision to clear her of a doping offence. Amusan, 27, was charged in July 2023 with missing three anti-doping tests in a period of 12 months but was … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has faulted the comments credited to governors that states should determine their minimum wage in their domains. “This notion is not only dictatorial but also undermines the very essence as well as the model adopted for creating a national minimum wage in Nigeria,” the NLC said in a Friday statement … [Read more…]
Nigeria has a total Treasury Bills (T-Bills) debt of N10.4 trillion, a 60% rise in just three months, according to data from the Debt Management Office (DMO). This is the largest T-Bills debt balance on record based on an analysis by Nairalytics, the research arm of Nairametrics, dating back to at least 2010 per central … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order to introduce zero tariffs, excise duties and Value-Added Tax (VAT) on imported pharmaceutical inputs, a statement by the coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate has said. Pate said the order introduced zero tariffs, excise duties, and Value-Added Tax (VAT) on specified machinery, equipment, … [Read more…]
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has been conferred with a National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, Award by the Office of the Vice President on the World MSME Day for his outstanding contributions to the MSME sub-sector in his state. Presenting the award on behalf of the Vice President during this year’s … [Read more…]
…consoles and urges family and friends of the deceased to maintain calm The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, psc (+), has ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police incharge of the State CID to conduct a full-scale, thorough, and expeditious investigation to unravel the circumstances of the alleged shooting and murder of … [Read more…]
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has declared that the incumbent Area Council Chairman in the Federal Capital Territory would remain in office till 2026. Yakubu made the clarification on Friday at a meeting with the leadership of political parties. Against the backdrop of agitation for the conduct of fresh elections … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB ) has announced the release of the results of candidates, who participated in the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted between Friday, 21st and Saturday, 22nd June 2024. The spokesperson of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known on Friday in a statement in Abuja. He noted … [Read more…]
The federal government has disclosed plans to share N50,000 to 100,000 households across the country’s 36 states for three months and purchase food items worth N155 billion to be distributed across the country. President Tinubu disclosed this during the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting held in the Presidential Villa on Thursday where he rolled out … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s external reserve hit a new milestone in June, rising to $34.07 billion, the highest level since March 2024. This information comes from the Central Bank’s external reserve position as of June 26, 2024. Nairametrics reported last week that the external reserve reached a three-month high when it rose to $33.5 billion. Reserves have continued … [Read more…]