Students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo State have barricaded the roads in a solidarity protest for the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The protesting students blocked the Benin-Lagos expressway in the school axis, resulting in outcoming and incoming vehicles getting stuck in...
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed Federal Government’s readiness and commitment to the effective actualisation of the Strategic Roadmap (2021 to 2025) of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. Osinbajo made the commitment at the official inauguration of the Strategic Roadmap in Abuja. According to...
The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to ensure that Nigerians have effective power supply through renewable energy. Mrs Margaret Oyinboade, Senior Information Officer, Ministry of Power, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Oyinboade quoted the minister as saying...
The Federal Government has charged radio stations in the country to uphold the trust of their listeners by shunning fake news. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the charge in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday to mark the 2022 World Radio Day. The...
The Federal Government says the N621 billion Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) tax intervention for road construction, is ensuring speedy realisation of the completion of the Suleja-Bida and Lambata -Bida roads. The Director, Highways Construction and Rehabilitation, Mr Folorunso Esan, said this at the inspection of the Dualisation of...
The Federal Government says it had recruited 40, 000 police officers in the past four years, in an effort to re-energize and improve the personnel of the force to tackle increasing security challenges in the country. The Minister of Police Affairs, Dr Maigari Dingyadi disclosed this in his remarks,...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on Nigerians to prevail on the Federal Government to prevent imminent strike by fulfilling its promises. Prof Ayo Akinwole, the ASUU Chairman, University of Ibadan chapter, stated this in Ibadan on Tuesday, in an interactive session with newsmen. Akinwole, who...
There are two recent exciting events in the country that provided side light to this particular piece. Fortunately also, both are education sector-specific. First, the recent in Abuja while receiving members of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) led by the Co-Chairs, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace has announced its readiness to resume direct scheduled flights to Dubai, United Arab Emirates on March 1. The airline’s spokesperson, Mr Stanley Olisa, whi disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Lagos, said the airline was also set...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it would soon embark on an indefinite strike to press home their demands one month after it suspended a nine-months-old strike. Dr Lazarus Maigoro, Chiarman of the University of Jos chapter of the Union, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday...
The Senate on Wednesday advised the Federal Government to evolve and implement holistic reforms in the Nigerian Police Force. It believes employing more able-bodied personnel, injecting more financial resources for the purpose of procuring arms, ammunition, and other policing gadgets, as well undertaking regular training will ensure efficient policing...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday said revenue generating agencies of the Federal Government were capable of generating N3 trillion annually if efforts were made to ensure prudent spending. Lawan made this known in Abuja when he declared open an interactive session on the need to improve...
The Federal Government is to begin inspection of organisations for the grant of additional slots of Expatriate Quota facilities, Renewal of Expatriate Quota Positions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that expatriate quota application in Nigeria immediately comes after the registration of company in Nigeria by foreigners seeking...
The Federal Government says it is set to amend its relevant statutes and code to enforce the operational conditions of Twitter in Nigeria on other social media platforms. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this in Cairo at a meeting with his counterpart, Egypt Minister...
The Federal Government has revealed plans to make additional provisions for fuel subsidy in the 2022 budget amid an outcry by labour unions and other stakeholders. Initially, the government had suggested the fuel subsidy scheme may end in June, a move supported by the World Bank, with a cash...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Contrary to the initial misconception, the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said both pregnant and lactating mothers can be given COVID-19 vaccines. Responding to frequently asked questions on their updated site dated 07/01/2022, NPHCDA also assured that even people with underlying health...
Chief Dan Orbih, National Vice-Chairman, South South of the PDP has advised the Federal Government to make bold and informed decisions that would put an end to insecurity in Nigeria. Orbih gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday. He...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has intensified measures on environmental health and sanitation in order to curtail the outbreak of Lassa fever in the country. The Minister of State for Environment, Chief Sharon IKeazor, made this known in a statement issued by Mr Saghir el Mohammed,...
At Least 112 illegal refineries have been discovered in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. Chairman of the council, Samuel Nwanosike told Channels Television that 99% of the discoveries were made in a particular community located along the OML 17 trunk lines. The discovery comes on the heels...
The Trade Union Congress on Saturday gave conditions for the removal of fuel subsidies. The Federal Government has hinted that it may end the subsidy programme in June but the move has been opposed in several quarters. At the end of its National Executive Council, the TUC in a...