The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed frustration with the Nigerian government over unresolved issues, which it claimed had at different times in the past led to industrial actions. The union accused President Bola Tinubu of ignoring issues affecting the nation’s university system. Speaking at a press conference held at Olabisi Onabanjo University, … Read more
The federal government has indicated its plans to list the annual Ojude Oba as one of the festivals backed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The Minister of Culture, Arts and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa-Musawa, said this on Tuesday at the 2024 edition of the festival at Awujale’s pavilion, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun … Read more
We have this understanding that he let me know whenever he arrives the country from his United States base, for a chance to hold conversations on literature, the arts and invariably the state of the nation he loves so passionately. It is a self-serving proposition on my part that has enabled me to scoop fellow … Read more
About two decades ago, having a cable device to watch international channels at home was a luxury only the elite in Nigeria could afford. Viewing centres bridged the gap for many football fans, allowing them to watch their favourite stars play for European clubs and catch exciting weekend games. Consequently, setting up a viewing centre … Read more
An aircraft maintenance repair facility and a flight training school for pilots and auto engineers are set to commence operation at the Gateway International Agro-cargo and Passenger Airport in Ogun State. The facility would ensure that aircraft in the country no longer need to travel overseas for routine maintenance. The President, Air First Maintenance and … Read more
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said that a policy that would enforce road worthiness of truck heads plying roads in the state would implemented. Addressing the Minister Stateate for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, and his entourage, who paid him a courtesy call in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, after visiting the site of … Read more
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has condemned the discriminatory incident against a passenger with reduced mobility at the KFC outlet located at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Tuesday. In the statement issued Thursday by its Executive Vice Chairperson, Adamu Abdullahi, the FCCPC said it strongly condemns any form of discrimination against … Read more
The Minister of State for Health, Tunji Alausa, has called for a total ban on the importation of medical syringes into the country to encourage local production. Mr Alausa, who visited the Afrimedical Manufacturing and Supplies Limited Syringe factory in Ogun State, alongside other government officials and stakeholders, reaffirmed the determination of the government to … Read more
More universities have reacted to the viral report that claims that the National Universities Commission (NUC) uncovered more than 100 fake professors in Nigerian universities. The authorities at Bayero University Kano (BUK) and Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, in separate statements, denied the list of ‘fake’ professors being circulated on social media in the country. … Read more
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has called for legislation against unexplained wealth, as a way of checking the criminal activities of treasury looters in the country. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, in a statement, quoted Mr Olukoyede as making the call at a two-day International Law Conference organised by … Read more
