The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says 84 of its members died between May and August 2024 due to economic hardship and unpaid salaries. ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, said this on a live television programme in Lagos. “In the past three months, from May to August (2024), Nigerian universities lost 84 academics to death….
Anambra State, under Governor Soludo, has continued to achieve remarkable success in education by winning FIVE prestigious awards at the 2024 President’s Teachers and Schools Excellence Award, held at the Eagles Square Abuja as part of the World Teachers’ Day activities organized by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The awards won by Anambra State are…
As teachers in Anambra State join their counterparts across the globe to celebrate World Teachers Day, Governor Chukwuma Soludo has been commended for making the teaching profession in the state more attractive to the younger generation through his investment in the education sector. Some stakeholders in the sector bared their minds on the sidelines of…
A statement from the Ministry of Finance on Saturday said the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, announced implementation of the initiative approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) started on October 1, 2024. Speaking after a post-commencement review meeting, Edun disclosed key stakeholders assured of the commencement of the…
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 Nigerian naira faced a significant depreciation in the official market on Wednesday, trading at ₦1,669.15 to the dollar. Data from the FMDQ Exchange, which manages the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, indicated that the naira lost ₦127.21, marking an 8.24 percent decline compared to the previous trading session on Monday, September 30, when it…
A female resident of Lagos State participating in the ongoing nationwide #FearlessInOctober protests has lamented that she considers committing suicide over the extreme hunger and hardship under the President Bola Tinubu-led government. The woman who blamed the Tinubu’s administration for making it completely impossible for her to feed her children and take care of her…
Amidst plans by the Federal Government to allocate fresh funds for conducting integrity tests on all dams in the country, findings have shown that a total sum of N179.77bn was allocated for the construction and rehabilitation of dams across the country over the past 10 years. This is according to an analysis of budgetary allocations…
In what has been popularly described as weird and out of ordinary, an automobile mechanic apprentice, simply identified as Chidike, who was said to have recently completed his (mechanic) training has been ‘bathed’ with condemned engine oil during his graduation ceremony. The graduation ceremony, which reportedly happened over the weekend, was captured in a video…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has extended heartfelt congratulations to Nigerians on the momentous occasion of the nation’s 64th Independence anniversary, urging a united endeavor to elevate the country to the greatness envisioned by its esteemed founders. In a reflective press statement released on Monday, Atiku emphasized that this milestone is not merely a commemoration…
