Two months after President Bola Tinubu approved the release of withheld four months’ salaries for Nigerian lecturers, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said its members are yet to receive the salaries. ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, a professor of soil science, also said most of its demands that the Nigerian government claimed to have … Read more
The Senate on Saturday approved the securitisation of the outstanding debit balance of N7.3 trillion of the Ways and Means Advance in the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) of the Federal Government. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the approval after majority of the lawmakers supported it through a voice vote during the plenary. Ways and … Read more
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Friday, pledged the commitment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to end the reign of terror in the South-east. Mr Shettima stated this at the unveiling of the Peace in South East Project (PISE-P) by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, in Bende Local Government Area of … Read more
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday expressed alarm at the high number of out-of-school children in Nigeria, his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, wrote in a statement. ”We must address this issue by establishing more schools, recruiting teachers, and providing at least one meal a day for the school children, aligning with the progressive ideology we aim to … Read more
The Tinubu administration will not rest on its oars until victims of the gruesome attacks on communities in Barkin Ladi and Bokkos Local Government Areas of Plateau State get justice and the residents are safe. The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, gave the assurance when he visited crisis-ravaged communities in Plateau State to condole with the … Read more
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, on Monday, advised President Bola Tinubu on certain steps that must be taken to make Nigeria better. He warned the Nigerian leader that neither God nor history would forgive him if he failed as president. Mr Kukah said this in a Christmas message where he described Nigeria … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has berated some elders of Rivers State for rejecting the outcome of President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the raging rift between him and Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Mr Wike, a former Rivers State governor and his successor, Mr Fubara, have been fighting over the control of political … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Michael Achimugu, an estranged aide of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, as a director at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Mr Achimugu accused his former boss, Atiku, of corruption and gross financial impropriety. But he assumed office on Friday as the new NCAA … Read more
A former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has denied granting an interview in London recently where she allegedly indicted the current Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal. A newspaper had reported that the ex-minister, who served during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, spoke with journalists in London during which she begged to be allowed to … Read more
The Nigerian government has listed key demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that it has met. The demands by the union had resulted in years of incessant strikes, leading to the shutdown of Nigerian public universities for months at various times. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, a professor, on Thursday listed … Read more
