ASUU’s ultimatum to FG ends, lecturers say demands unmet The Federal Government has begun moves to prevent an industrial action in the country’s public universities as the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ three-week deadline ended on Sunday. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, said the … [Read more…]
Political pressure group sets up political academy for youths The PowerShift 2023 Movement, a political pressure group, says it has established a political training academy to groom young and emerging politicians on good governance and proactive leadership. The Convener of the movement, Mr. Nonso Nnamani, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that … [Read more…]
The Idea behind the Ije Awele 2023 movement is to ensure a Peaceful Transition of Governance in 2023 through conversations- Ogbuekwe, Convener As discussions towards the 2023 Guber race in Enugu continue, a political movement christened Ije Awele Enugu East Senatorial Zone 2023, has identified the need to ensure a peaceful handover of the reins … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, commissioned the 40.27 kilometres Nenwe-Oduma and Ishiagu-Mile 2 roads connecting Enugu and Ebonyi states. Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya Onu, said the project was a demonstration of his administration’s commitment to improve road transport infrastructure in the country. Breaking News, Nigerians … [Read more…]
The wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has flayed the perceived nonchalance of some critical stakeholders in the efforts to end the menace of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the country Mrs Buhari, who spoke at the 2nd Annual Conference of the Nigeria Governors’ Wives Forum, in Abuja, accused the … [Read more…]
THE National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has named the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare, as the ‘2021 Best Performing Minister.’ The recognition came barely one week after NewTelegraph newspaper honoured him as the ‘Most Innovative Personality of the Year 2021’. The youths said the minister emerged as winner … [Read more…]
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday, commenced mass distribution of Osun Health Insurance cards to 69,273 vulnerable citizens in the state. Osun Health Insurance Agency has successfully enrolled 69,273 vulnerable persons who have been receiving healthcare services in the last two years under the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund. A statement by Ismail … [Read more…]
Ebonyi Construction Site Abduction; Arrested suspects confirm killing, burial of victims as Gov. Umahi suspends civil servants from area “I can rid the hoodlums within 72hours, and the stakeholders should heed to the directive to prevent a different story on Effium community,” he said. Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has announced the immediate suspension of … [Read more…]
The World AIDS Day, which is one of the 11 official global public health campaigns marked by the World Health Organisation, is designated to be observed on December 1. On this day, people around the world unite to show support for people living with HIV, remember those who have died from AIDS-related illnesses, and … [Read more…]
No fewer than 34 students of Madinatu Ahbab Islammiya School, Badau, in Kano State and their teacher traveling from Badua to Bagwai town were killed in a boat mishap, yesterday. Other passengers in the ill-fated boat included the driver and five other passengers. Breaking News, Nigerians can now work in Nigeria and get … [Read more…]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said, yesterday, the review of the 2021 budget has led to discovery of 257 duplicated projects worth N20.138 billion. Chairman of ICPC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, made the disclosure at the third national summit on Diminishing Corruption in Public Sector, with the theme: Corruption and … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Wednesday confirmed the first case of Omicron variant in Nigeria. The Centre said in line with the routine travel test required of all international travellers and Genomic sequencing at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) through Its National Reference Laboratory (NRL), Abuja, confirmed Nigeria’s first … [Read more…]