UNIVERSITY of Jos Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has rejected the Federal Government’s loan scheme for university lecturers and other workers in tertiary institutions. Prof. Jurbe Molwus, the chairman of the union in the university, said this during a press conference on Tuesday in Jos. Report stated that the Federal Government […]
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, has issued an ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet its demands before 28 August or risk industrial action. Prof. Louis Omenyi, the union’s branch chairman, announced this on Tuesday during a news conference at the university. He said that members of the […]
TROOPS of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have eliminated top Boko Haram commanders and dozens of their fighters in multiple counter-insurgency operations across Borno and Yobe States in the last one week. A credible military source stated that the operations were conducted between 21 and 23 August by ground forces with support from the Air Component. […]
ORGANISERS of the 8th Kaduna International Film Festival (KADIFF) have urged the Kaduna State Government to resuscitate the Ministry for Arts and Culture which served as a tool of social transformation. Recall that in 2019, former Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i had issued an Executive Order that restructured the State’s Ministries including abolishing the Ministry of Youth, […]
IN a response to recent allegations, the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has denounced petitions submitted to the National Sports Commission (NSC) against the Federation’s constitution ahead of the forthcoming board elections in 2025. The petitions, reportedly lodged by Engr. Emeka Onyeama, chairman of the FCT Cricket Association, and an individual identified as Pakribo Darego – […]
By MAGNUS ONYIBE THE recent revelation by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), that more than 7,000 Nigerians are currently stranded in Libya, inspired this intervention. Her statement revived painful memories that moved me, eight years ago in March 2017, to publish an article lamenting the surge of illegal migration […]
By EMMANUEL AGBO ON a mildly sunny morning in January, Blessing Bolaji squeezed into a packed Toyota Space Bus headed from Ogudu to Lagos Island. As the bus cut through traffic, a conversation among passengers stirred something painful in her. Ms. Bolaji joined in, recalling the long, exhausting commutes she once endured from Ogun State […]
IRAN has vowed to take appropriate reciprocal action after Australia’s expulsion of the Islamic Republic’s ambassador over allegations of “anti-Semitism,” stressing that acts of religious discrimination have no place in the nation’s culture, history, or faith. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei made the remarks during a presser on Tuesday, shortly after a related announcement by […]
CHAIRMAN of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN) Task Force, Harrison Jalla, has called for urgent reform in Nigeria’s football ecosystem, advocating for the players union to take a central role in managing their welfare. Jalla, who was reacting to the visible absence of senior officials of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the National […]
By OLUSEGUN KOIKI WESTSTAR Associates Limited, the authorised general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria, has raised the alarm over the global increase in counterfeit automotive parts. This followed Mercedes-Benz’s 2024 report revealing alarming figures, which claimed that 793 raids conducted worldwide led to the seizure of more than 1.5 million fake Mercedes-Benz products. A statement […]