The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has stated that the strike will continue despite payment of the unsolicited minimum wage arrears by the Federal Government (FG) which is not part of their core demands. This was contained in a circular by the University of Lagos (UNILAG) branch of theContinue Reading
By Baba Adamu Barely five days after she was kidnapped by heavily armed bandits in her country home of Numbu in the outskirts of Gwantu – Headquarters of Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Hajiya Aisha, the wife of Kaduna state coordinator of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN),Continue Reading
By Boyi Akimu & Philomena Ebere Chukwuma The Chairman of Keffi Local Government Council in Nasarawa state, Alhaji Baba Shehu and his Special Assistant, Muhammad Tanimu alias Senior Man, who were kidnapped by heavily armed gunmen have finally been released. The duo who were released yesterday (Saturday) after paying theirContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa It is no longer news that the battle for Who succeeds Governor Elrufai has been intensified and now the coast is clear with The choice of the masses and the Governor’s Preferred candidate. One leading Aspirant under the platform of the APC who has more ofContinue Reading
By Boyi Akimu Contrary to our earlier report that the heavily armed gunmen who kidnapped the Chairman of Keffi Local Government Council in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Baba Shehu have released him, we have on strong authority that the chairman and his SA are still with their captors, who are demandingContinue Reading
By ABAH SUNDAY ADAH, Abuja Nigeria’s sole administrator of education tax proceeds for educational institutions of higher learning in the country, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has reaffirmed its readiness to partner with the Innovation Start Ups centre of excellence, otherwise known as Innov8 Hub, in Abuja for practicalContinue Reading
By Philomena Chukwuma Ebere Following the expiration of the first three year term tenure of Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as Chairman, and sixteen other members, of the Governing Council of Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved re-appointment of the 17-ManContinue Reading
By ABAH ADAH, Abuja In pursuit of result based education and academic excellence in Nigeria’s institutions of higher learning, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has expressed readiness to expand the frontiers of its partnership with the United Kingdom, especially in the areas of research development and Information and CommunicationContinue Reading
By ABAH SUNDAY ADAH, Abuja Nigeria’s Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) on Monday inaugurated a steering committee for its ongoing digitisation of thesis project, first of its kind in the life of the Fund. Explaining the rationale behind the move in his inauguration remarks, the Executive Secretary, Arc. Sunday Echono,Continue Reading