The Senate of the University of Abuja has appointed the youngest Professor of Law in the institution, Aisha Maikudi, as acting Vice Chancellor. Maikudi who is a Professor of International Law, is the university’s current Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics. Her appointment was announced following her nomination at the valedictory Senate meeting held on Wednesday, […]
Some 25.6 million people, or more than half of Sudan’s population, are facing high levels of “acute food insecurity”, a report cited by the United Nations said Thursday. That figure includes 755,000 people who are facing famine, while 8.5 million face “emergency” conditions, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said. Sudan has […]
Governor Siminialayi Fubara of Rivers State said the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, had failed the people of the state in the face of the lingering political crisis. Fubara said the state was now relying on what it can do based on truth instead of party politics. How my mum’s arthritis made me study Wood […]
Six suspects were reportedly killed during an attack on Ishieke police station in Ebonyi Local Government area of Ebonyi state, by gunmen. The gunmen who stormed the police station around 9 pm on Wednesday, started shooting sporadically, causing panic around the community which led to residents scampering for safety. An eye witness told Channels […]
Yahaya Bello, former Kogi state governor, has asked a federal high court in Abuja to transfer his pending criminal case to Kogi. At a court session on Thursday, Bello through Adeola Adedipe, his lawyer, submitted that since the offence was alleged to have been committed in Kogi, it is only proper for the case […]
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has approved the disbursement of federal government-backed student loan. In a press statement published on its X platform on Thursday, the directive was given following its inaugural board meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. Signed by its Head, Media and Public Relations, Nasir Ayitogo, the statement said the meeting […]
Two Bolivian army leaders were arrested Wednesday after soldiers and tanks took up position in front of government buildings in what President Luis Arce called an attempted coup. The troops and tanks entered Plaza Murillo, a historic square where the presidency and Congress are situated, in the afternoon, prompting global condemnation of an attack […]
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has assured Nigerians and the organised labour that better minimum wage will result from ongoing negotiations. The governors had previously rejected the Federal Government’s proposal of N62,000, stating that some states would need to borrow money to pay salaries. The governors chose to hold an emergency meeting after the Federal […]
Former Chief Executive Officer of Konga, one of Nigeria’s e-commerce giants, Nick Imudia, has reportedly died by suicide. Imudia was said to have committed the act by jumping from the balcony of his apartment in the Lekki area of Lagos State on the evening of Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Before his death, the businessman […]
Thursday 27 June 2024 Don’t Allow Tribalism Into Your Affairs, Sultan Tells Nigerian Army 6 Students Drown In Kaduna River After Exams Insecurity: Military Establishes New Commands In Kaduna Death Toll From Kano’s Mosque Attack Rises To 23 Strike: FG, ASUU Agree On Amicable Resolution Minimum Wage, LG Autonomy Top Agenda As Govs Meet […]
