A U.S. military service member set himself on fire, in an apparent act of protest against the war in Gaza, outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The man was transported to an area hospital after the fire was put out by U.S. Secret Service officers,Continue Reading
The West African alliance holds Abuja summit amid political crises that have rocked the region. The West African regional bloc is lifting most sanctions imposed on Niger over last year’s coup, in a new push for dialogue following a series of political crises that have rocked the region in recentContinue Reading
Berlin should talk to Moscow instead of sending weapons to Kiev, Matthias Moosdorf has said Nations willing to bet on military force alone in their relations with Moscow are bound to suffer a defeat, Matthias Moosdorf, a member of the German Bundestag’s Foreign Affairs Committee, warned at a parliamentary sessionContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa The Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) has perfected preparations to hold its Founders’ Day on the 29th of February, 2024. Activities lined up for the Founders’ Day, according to program of events sent to Education Monitor, include 2024 NIALS Biennial 18th Fellowship Confernment ofContinue Reading
By Waziri Mahdi Isa & Latonia Akubuko The National President of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Comrade Muhammad H. Ibrahim has commended the Chairman of the association’s ABU Zaria branch, Comrade Muhammad A. Yunusa as well as other staff members for their support to his administration, describing ABUContinue Reading
By Samson Yaki The Plateau state Governor Barrister Caeb M. Mutfwang has announced the dissolution of the Governing Council of Plateau State University Bokkos. In a statement signed by the Secretary to Government of Plateau State (SSG) Arch Samuel N. Jatau, said the dissolution is with immediate effect. The statementContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON, has pegged the Hajj fare for 2024 within the range of N4.5m and N4.9m depending on the centre of take-off. A statement emanating from the Hajj commission said the Chairman of the commission Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi had initiallyContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa One time Chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, branch, Professor Muhammad Kabir Aliyu mni, has been elected as the chairman of Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI), Kaduna branch, of National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPS), KuruContinue Reading
By Samson Yaki The federal government has approved the appointment of Dr. Obarakpo Samuel James as the Acting Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa in Nasarawa State, following the expiration of the tenure of Dr. Abdullahi A. Ahmad who served between January 2018 and December, 2023. The appointment, which wasContinue Reading