Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, says Nigeria is currently in a “vulnerable” position because the country depends on importation. Utomi spoke on Thursday in an interview with Channels Television. There have been concerns over the rising cost of food items, and the country’s inflation rate hit a five-year high in June 2022. […]
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has sworn that unless lecturers of the Kaduna State University, KASU; return to classrooms; he will sack them and declare their positions vacant He spoke on a live radio programme in Kaduna on Wednesday night, saying the lecturers had no problem with the Kaduna State Government and therefore; […]
Members of the armed forces have assured President Muhammadu Buhari of adopting a new strategy to deal with terrorists and bandits who wreak havoc across the country. This was disclosed by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno, who briefed reporters after a Security Council meeting on Thursday in Abuja. “Members of […]
The father of late school girl, Hanifa Abubakar, Malam Abubakar Abdulsalam on Thursday said he was happy that the little Hanifa got justice. Abubakar stated this while reacting to the court judgment sentencing the killer, Tanko Abdulmalik and his accomplice, Hashimu Ishyaku to death by hanging. He however hailed the court’s judgment. “I’m happy […]
Shehu Sani, a former Senator representing Kaduna Central, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari should have been impeached months ago. Senators from the opposition parties had on Wednesday threatened to impeach the President over the worsening insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and the country at large. The opposition senators gave the President […]
Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, running mate to the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has backed the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in its quest for a bill that seeking to ban foreign education for public office holders. Earlier this year, a member of the House of Representatives, Sergius Ogun (Edo, PDP), […]
The federal government has reportedly procured six attack helicopters from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). The helicopter, T129, has the capacity to perform well in hot temperatures and high altitudes. According to Defense News, Temel Kotil, general manager of TAI, said the company will deliver a batch of six T129 attack helicopters. Kotil did not […]
Former national chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Senator Victor Umeh has said that the amended Electoral Act 2022 has inspired confidence in the electorate that votes would count in the 2023 general election. Umeh who is now the senatorial candidate of the Labour Party for Anambra Central district, insisted that there […]
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has introduced a marginal increase of the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Mr. Patrick Areghan, Head, Nigeria National Office of the council, stated this while visiting a marking centre in Abuja on Thursday. He said each student writing the examination now has to pay N18,000 as against the […]
At least 42 people have died and nearly 100 others have been hospitalised in western India after drinking toxic alcohol, police said on Thursday, with authorities ordering a crackdown on bootleggers. Dozens of people became ill earlier this week after drinking methanol — a poisonous form of alcohol sometimes used as an antifreeze — […]
