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 The Federal Government has revealed it is working on a funding structure for public universities in the country as part of moves to tackle the incessant strikes by lecturers in these institutions.  This is according to the former Minister of State for Education CHUKWUEMEKA NWAJIUBA who noted that the government’s funding of public universities is unsustainable. ...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned politicians and highly placed personalities against unguarded statements that could derail efforts to deepen Nigeria’s democracy. Dr, PETER AFUNANYA, the department’s spokes person, gave the warning In a statement in Abuja.  AFUNANYA said the warning comes amid misleading and mischievous publicatio...

The Sultanate Council in Sokoto has condemned the killing of a female student at the Shehu Shagari College of Education. According to the police, DEBORAH SAMUEL, a level-two student, was accused of making a social media post that blasphemed the holy prophet Muhammad. The police said the students forcefully removed the victim from the security room where she was hidden by the schoo...

FEMI ADESINA has said President MUHAMMADU BUHARI is ready to resolve the lingering strikes by the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) once and for all.  The presidential aide made the comment on a monitored television program, arguing that the varsity teachers action dates back years. President BUHARI appealed to ASUU to consider the plight of those you...

Former President GOODLUCK JONATHAN has not resigned as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).  This is according to the National Publicity Secretary of the main opposition party, DEBO OLOGUNAGBA, who spoke during an interview on a monitored television program. According to him, the party would not respond to rumors about Jonathan’s defection, saying there are n...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that it will not extend the timeline for political parties to conduct their primaries. Chairman of INEC, Prof. MAHMOOD YAKUBU said this while speaking at a consultative meeting with leaders of political parties in Abuja. Some of the political parties under the aegis of the Inter Party Advisory Committee had asked I...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has directed that all members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) running for elective offices to submit their letters of resignation on or before Monday the 16th of May, 2022. The Minister of information and Culture, LAI MOHAMED, disclosed this today during the Federal Executive Council meeting. He said that the directive excludes the Vice President,...

The Senate has amended the Electoral Act, to allow elected office holders participate and vote in the conventions, congresses, or meetings of political parties. The passage of the amendment was put forward by the Deputy President of the Senate OVIE OMO-AGEGE, who noted that the original Electoral Act had created a deficiency by banning elected officials from voting at party congresses. ...

Political parties in the country have asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the timelines for the 2023 general elections by two months. Specifically, the parties want slight changes to the primaries’ timeline, as stipulated by the electoral umpire. Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), YUSUF YABAGI, made the appeal on Tuesday at ...

Relatives and friends of 62 passengers abducted on the Abuja-Kaduna train have warned that the train service must not resume unless all abducted passengers are rescued. In a press conference in Kaduna, the spokesperson of the relatives of the abducted passengers, Dr. ABDULFATAI JIMOH, demanded the quick and safe rescue of their relatives being held, hostage. He decried the lassie-faire attitud...