The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has kicked against establishing a private University to be named after President Muhammadu Buhari. The union was reacting to a recent disclosure by the wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, of the proposal. ASUU Chairman, University of Ibadan, Professor Deji Omole and formerContinue Reading
Ekele Franklin, a 15-year-old boy from Imo, who emerged the overall best candidate in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME), conducted between April 11 and April 15 has attributed his feat to regular participation in competitions. Ekene who scored 347 said his target was to make a score ofContinue Reading
By Mariam Sanni, Abuja In line with its objective of enhancing financial inclusion and the development of the payment system by increasing access to deposit products and payments services through a secured technology-driven environment, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued Approvals-in- Principle (AIP) to three Payment Service BanksContinue Reading
By Mariam Sanni Nigeria governors have demanded an audit of money owed to states by the Federal Government as a condition for repayment of the N614 bailout fund. The governors issued the condition at the end of the Nigerian Governors Forum meeting late Wednesday in Abuja. The Chairman of NGFContinue Reading
Temporary normalcy appears to have returned to the Edo State House of Assembly following the last two weeks ruling by the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt. The court ruled that the National Assembly has no legal right to take over the business of the state legislature even asContinue Reading
BY JONATHAN IPAA The Northern Governors Forum has adopted the proposed Federal Government’s National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) as a system that would engender modernisation of pastoral activities. But more to this, the region believes it is one sure way it could end the perennial clashes between herders and farmersContinue Reading
BY YAKUBU WUYEP, JOS Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) has said Nigerians are waiting to see whether the judiciary has been finally cajoled and intimidated by the executive to do its bidding forever. Ozekhome who spoke with journalists recently in Jos, said the judgement was capable of encouraging corruption and underminingContinue Reading
By Genevive Okafor with agency reports Participants at a workshop on the dangers of drug abuse and addiction to national development have decried the involvement of Nigerian youths in the deviant act. They blamed the prevalence of the act partly on poor parental upbringing and bad peer group influences, amongContinue Reading
By Dominic Akpensuen In the words of Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa: “Education is the most powerful weapon which can be used to change the world.” The appointment of Professor Suleiman Bala Muhammed as the Vice Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, NSUK, is an indication of puttingContinue Reading