The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said the Federal Government’s plan to automatically deduct 40 percent from universities’ Internally Generated Revenue will impoverish the university system. This is a sequel to the notification of the academic institutions across the country in October, by the Ministry of Finance of its plan to automatically deduct 40…
Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria in Lagos State, as at the time of this report have complied with the directive of the two labour unions to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike. Following the National Executive Council meeting of the labour unions, held on November 13, 2023, in…
The Wife of the Governor of Ebonyi State, Her Excellency, Chief Mrs Uzoamaka Mary-Maudline Ogbonna Nwifuru, has set in motion, a human-interest foundation to develop Ebonyi women and make their lives better. The foundation known as “Better Health for Rural Women, Children Internally Displaced Persons (BERWO), will solely cater to developing potentials in Ebonyi women,…
Nigerian Labour Congress, Kano chapter has risen in solidarity with the NLC nationwide strike as situation in Kano reports that primary and secondary schools, as well as tertiary institutions, have also joined the strike. In compliance with the directives from the national chapter, primary and day secondary school pupils who went to school as early…
Federal Government of Nigeria revealed its commencement into the investigations of the visa cancellations of 264 passengers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The investigation which commenced on Monday entails the sad occasion of Nigerian passengers who were airlifted from Lagos and Kano to Jeddah on Sunday. The said flight departed from Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos…
Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser of Nigeria has come out to openly condemn the past administration as spearheaded by Muhammadu Buhari, for leaving the country bankrupt before handing over to his successor, Tinubu. Ribadu declared this at the just concluded Chief of Defense Intelligence Annual Conference 2023 which took place in Abuja, with the…
Nigeria’s official currency, Naira has continued to decline as a result of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s order to allow the free flow of the country’s exchange rate in June on the official Investor & Exporter forex window. Before this move, the naira traded at the official market on the FMDQ at 471.67/$ and at…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its members to join the nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) The union shared a message on its X platform which reads, “No Retreat, No Surrender! Strike starts by Midnight! Greatest Nigeria Students, Solidarity Forever!”.
Prof. Patrick Egaga, the Director of Servicom at the University of Calabar, was kidnapped last night by gunmen at the university staff quarters. The professor in the Department of Special Education in the institution, was said to have been abducted at his residence. The Police Command in Cross River, which announced the abduction in an…
President Tinubu has directed the withdrawal of police personnel from VIP security duties, and developing a community policing strategy, amongst others. The Minister of State for Police Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim made the development known on Monday during a two-day management retreat at the Ministry of Police Affairs. While noting that the Nigeria Police Force and…
