The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Nsukka Zone, has stated that it is not sharing in the joy of one year in office of President Bola Tinubu due to the administration’s unfulfilled promises Addressing journalists on Friday at the Benue State University, Makurdi, the Zonal Coordinator, Raphael Amokaha who decried the insensitivity of successive […]
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate on Friday said the enrolment quota in medical, nursing, and other health professional schools has been increased from 28,000 to 64,000 yearly. Prof Pate said this at the sectoral ministerial press briefing to mark the first anniversary of President Bola Tinubu in office […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday said Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declined by 2.98 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024. In its latest report, the bureau put the nation’s current growth rate at 2.98 per cent, saying the growth rate is higher than the 2.31 per cent recorded […]
Delta state government has banned the use of commercial motorcycles, otherwise known as “Okada” as a means of transportation within the state capital territory. The state government also banned scrap metal scavenging, otherwise known as ‘iron condemn’, in the state capital, Asaba. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Kingsley Emu, who spoke to […]
Sanusi Muhammadu has been reinstated as the Emir of Kano after receiving his letter of appointment from Governor Abba Yusuf on Friday. His reinstatement took place at the Government House in Kano, four years after he was deposed by the immediate past governor of the state Abdullahi Ganduje. Traditional rulers, kingmakers, and other top […]
Madu Onuorah, the publisher of the Global Upfront Newspaper, who was abducted by the police on Wednesday, has been released on bail. His release was disclosed on Friday through a press statement issued by his paper. According to the statement, Onuorah’s release was secured from the Enugu State Police Command on Thursday night, after […]
Gz Zhen, a Chinese man, has been arrested for alleged involvement in the death of Miss Ocheze Ogbonna, one of his staff who worked as a crane operator. Ogbonna was allegedly killed by the Chinese national who wanted to be in a relationship with her. Chris Nkwonta, the member representing Ukwa East/Ukwa West Federal […]
David Umahi, minister of works, says the federal government will revert to the gazetted route within some kilometres of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project to save submarine cables. Umahi spoke on Thursday during the 3rd stakeholders’ meeting of the coastal highway project in Lagos. During the meeting, lawyers, traditional rulers, property owners, and ICT […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered an interim forfeiture of the sums of $4,719,054, N830,875,611, and several properties linked to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele. Justice Yellim Bogoro made the order on Thursday, May 23, 2024, following an ex-parte application by counsel to […]
Six Boko Haram members, including a terrorist commander, have surrendered to troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF). The insurgents gave up their terrorist activities and handed themselves over to the military on Thursday, May 23. Disclosing this in a statement on Friday, the MNJTF’s Chief Military Public Information Officer Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar […]
