Majority of Nigeria’s 36 states have agreed that states should have their own police, an official has said. Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna disclosed this after the 146th National Economic Council (NEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday. Central to the agenda of the meeting was the issue of state police … Read more
The National Economic Council (NEC) has resolved to reinforce the implementation of the National Electrification Strategy in a bid to end the collapse of the nation’s power grid. This is just as Vice President Kashim Shettima, who is Chairman of NEC, told members of the Council that access to energy is a fundamental right and … Read more
In a bid to support education amidst economic challenges, the UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), has increased grant prizes for its 2024 National Essay Competition (NEC). The foundation disclosed the increment in a statement announcing the commencement of the annual competition with a call for entries. … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Nigerian government and the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) over unmet demands. The Coordinator, Zone C of the union, Nurudeen Masopa, said in a statement that the union resolved to issue the ultimatum after a recent National Executive Council (NEC) … Read more
A committee set up by Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, will meet on Wednesday with the representatives of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the issues fuelling the union’s threat of another strike. The planned meeting is part of the government’s efforts to avert lecturers’ strike in public universities. ASUU Vice President, … Read more
Nigeria’s National Economic Council (NEC) has endorsed the N-774 programme as a primary platform for combating malnutrition in the country. NEC endorsed the programme Wednesday at its 144th meeting chaired by Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, a decision that followed a presentation on the state of nutrition in Nigeria by the Coordinating Minister of Health … Read more
In 2023, the region’s data centre deals hit a record high of US$3.45 billion, according to LSEG. That tally is set to be surpassed this year, with at least a couple of large transactions in the pipeline. Data centres are secure, temperature-controlled facilities that house large-capacity servers and data-storage systems, with multiple power sources and … Read more
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State on Thursday declared a purported list of the state’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caretaker Committee members , circulating in the media, as fake. Mr Fubara disclosed this at the inauguration of the Port Harcourt International Automobile Spare Parts Trading and Commercial Centre project in Oyigbo Local Government Area of … Read more
