…Says Opportunity Abounds To Train Newly Sworned In Council Chiefs, Councillors Inline With NILDS-Kwara APC Partnership. The Director General, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS National Assembly has urged the newly sworned in Chairmen of the sixteen Local Government Areas of Kwara State to make service to the people their watchwords. Professor Sulaiman…
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has condemned the recent election in Edo State, describing it as a blatant example of state capture that must not be allowed to stand. In a statement shared on his X handle on Monday, the former Governor of Anambra State criticised the flawed leadership recruitment…
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has explained his decision to engage in dialogue with bandits, despite accusations of sponsoring them. In an interview on Tuesday, Matawalle revealed that he was encouraged by residents of his state to pursue this approach. Matawalle recounted how, upon assuming the role of governor, he evaluated the…
President Bola Tinubu has asked the United Nations to prioritise debt forgiveness from creditors and multilateral financial institutions for Nigeria and other developing countries. President Tinubu who is the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of States and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) made the call while addressing world leaders…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address unresolved issues dating back to 2009. In a statement on Wednesday, ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke called for the conclusion of the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement, based on the Nimi Briggs Committee’s 2021 Draft Agreement. The…
Anambra State’s new Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor has called for complete paradigm shift in the operations of Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) to enable her meet up with current challenges of strategic communication. The commissioner, who made the call during his familiarization visit to the station, observed that ABS as the flagship of information…
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Saturday’s Edo State governorship election, on his victory at the polls. Senator Okpebholo was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, having defeated other contenders for the position. President Tinubu commends APC national leaders, Edo State…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Prof. Medinat Folorunsho Salman as the pioneer Acting Vice Chancellor of the newly established Kwara State University of Education (KWSUED) Ilorin. A professor of mathematics education, she was until the appointment a senior lecturer at the department of science education and coordinator of the Educational Technology Centre at…
The Anambra State President Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Comrade Nicholas Aromeh, has described the September twenty-eight local government election in the state as very critical to the people of the state,especially the local government workers in the state. The President of the union in Anambra state, Comrade, Aromeh, who made the disclose…
A two-day training for journalists on mineral governance and host community rights in Nigeria, on Monday commenced in Abuja for increased sensitization of the mining host communities on the provisions of the Mining Act and the Community Development Agreement. Discussants and participants at the training believe the ignorance of the host communities is a major…
