The Federal Government has agreed to release N30 billion earned academic allowance to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The Government will pay the money in tranches between May 2021 and January 2022. As part of the concession to end the seven-month strike, the government also pledged to spendContinue Reading
The Federal Government has directed civil servants who have not been going to work since March when the lockdown declared to curtail the spread of COVID-19 started to return to work from Monday. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha; and the National Coordinator, Sanni Aliyu,Continue Reading
Founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, has expressed support for the #EndSARS protests rocking the nation. Dorsey retweeted links for donations through his handle @Jack. He tweeted, “#EndSARS. Flag of Nigeria.” Dorsey also retweeted several articles that were favourable to the protests. The Twitter founder shared a tweet by @Feministcoalition, aContinue Reading
The consumer price index which measures inflation increased by 13.71 percent year-on-year in September 2020. This is 0.49 percent points higher than the rate recorded in August 2020-13.22 percent. According to the September CPI/Inflation report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), on a month-on-month basis, the Headline indexContinue Reading
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has lamented that one of his drivers died as a result of the #EndSARS protest in Abuja on Wednesday. He narrated that the driver, Mr. Yohanna Shankuk, was hit by a vehicle around the Berger area of Abuja. AccordingContinue Reading
The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has demanded the immediate withdrawal of the nomination of Lauretta Onochie as a commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. President Muhammadu Buhari named Onochie and a few others in the nomination he sent to the Senate during the week for confirmation.Continue Reading
Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has promised to work towards developing all parts of the state, irrespective of political differences. He said last Saturday’s victory at the polls belonged to the people. Akeredolu spoke Tuesday at the Akure office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after he and hisContinue Reading
Youths numbering over 1000 have barricaded the Kogi State Government House protesting against SARS brutality in the state. The youths who blocked the gate of government denied everyone, including security operatives, government officials, access into the complex. They are insisting that the disbandment of SARS by the Inspector General ofContinue Reading
Governor Samuel Ortom on Wednesday expressed his willingness to forgive the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in the N10billion libel suit he instituted against the former Edo state governor. The Governor Ortom slammed the suit on Oshiomhole after he, in an APC sponsoredContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed November 18, 2020, to rule on the no-case submission filed by Internet personality, Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha, who is facing money laundering charges. Justice Mohammed Liman fixed the date on Wednesday, after Mompha’s lawyer, Mr Gboyega Oyewole (SAN), moved the no-case submission,Continue Reading
