The Federal Government on Thursday urged Nigerians to look beyond the horizon of bagging varsity degrees and start investing in skills acquisition and technological advancement. The appeal was made by the Director General of the National Productivity Centre, Baffa Dan Agundi, at the National Unity Robot Project held at the National Stadium in Abuja. To…
The Federal Government on Thursday urged Nigerians to look beyond the horizon of bagging varsity degrees and start investing in skills acquisition and technological advancement. The appeal was made by the Director General of the National Productivity Centre, Baffa Dan Agundi, at the National Unity Robot Project held at the National Stadium in Abuja. To…
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, yesterday issued a 15-day ultimatum to the federal government to address its grievances. In the ultimatum which commences on Monday, October 7, 2024, the union threatened to shut down polytechnics in the country on its expiration, if government failed to address their demands. It also accused the National…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has denied having anything to do with popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye known as Bobrisky and his alleged assistance to help get a presidential pardo n while he served his term in Kirikiri prison. Recall that social activist, Very Dark Man, last week released a purported audio conversation between Bobrisky…
Justice Evelyn Maha of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order prohibiting the Directorate of Road Traffic Services, also known as the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), from stopping vehicles on the road, impounding or confiscating them, and imposing fines on motorists. In a ruling on Thursday, Justice Maha delivered the order in…
The Federal Government has announced value added tax (VAT) exemptions for various energy products, including diesel, liquefied natural gas (LNG), also known as cooking gas, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), electric vehicles, among others, to crash prices. This is contained in a statement by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun,…
Nigerian Minister Adelabu Says Electricity Tariffs To Drop Soon As Power Generation Increases He emphasised that “the price of electricity is still the cheapest in Nigeria, compared to other African nations such as Togo, Mali, and Niger Republic.” The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has announced that ongoing enhancements in power generation and distribution may…
‘ Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has lauded Governor Peter Mbah’s development strides in Enugu State, noting that he was turning the state around through multiple projects across all sectors. Shettima, who was in Enugu on Tuesday to commission the Enugu State Garment and Fashion Hub as well as unveil the 5th Expanded National Micro,…
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma CON has earlier today Thursday October, 3rd, 2024 inaugurated two important boards which are the Imo State Scholarship Board alongside the Imo State Pilgrims Board. The inauguration took effect a day after the Imo State House of Assembly made some amendments and passed the Imo state pilgrims board law. The…
The Rivers Governor, Siminalyi Fubara, has regretted that his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), will not be taking part in the October 5 Local Government Election in the state. Governor Fubara stated this on Thursday during a meeting with some stakeholders of the party at the Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt. He…
