The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it may not honour further calls by Federal Government for a meeting on the way forward over the current strike by its members. The union’s National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, said this on the sideline of a news conference on the update of the union’s struggle to […]
The Federal Government may have been tacitly telling its workers that they are “on their own” as it delays in renewing the Group Life Insurance Policy (GLIP), with N15 billion worth of claims alleged to have been lost. Months after GLIP cover expired, insurance operators have been calling on the government to renew the premium […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to grant international and local observers access to its situation room during the elections. It said the call became imperative because of President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and alleged manipulations during the Osun State gubernatorial […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is worried that the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will impact negatively on its preparations for next year’s general elections. The chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Festus Okoye, disclosed this in Abuja yesterday during a one-day seminar on Media and Gender Sensitive […]
Operators in the real sector have called for an effective implementation of the 2019 budget and the creation of a favorable environment for the private sector. Citing challenges such as parlous infrastructure and poor patronage of locally manufactured goods, they said the effect of the budget will be felt in the sector if government monitors […]
The Nigerian Senate, Thursday, confirmed the appointment of Uwani Abba Aji as the justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. “Hon. Justice Uwani Musa Abba Aji, JCA is confirmed as Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria,” the Senate president Bukola Saraki said during the plenary on Thursday. “On behalf of my colleagues, I congratulate […]
President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday officially commissioned the newly-built international terminal for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The terminal, which is said to process over 15 million passengers annually, will also offer free Wi-fi and trolley services to passengers in line with international standards. Buhari said the event represents yet another significant milestone […]
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of Staff to the President Abba Kyari, and some top security officers held a closed-door meeting yesterday with a view to fishing out the killers of former CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh. Unknown gunmen shot the late officer along the Keffi-Abuja road on Tuesday. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday presented a budget proposal of N8.83 trillion to a rowdy joint session of the National Assembly. The entire programme was punctuated with cheers and boos, climaxing with the president having to leave the chamber even before the formal conclusion of the session. There were also moments of heated verbal exchanges and […]
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has suggested solutions to some barriers associated with the electoral process in Africa. Obasanjo, on Tuesday in a meeting at Abeokuta, urged leaders to put in place the Information Communication Technology (ICT) to ease electoral processes in Africa. He spoke alongside the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral […]