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The Academic Staff Union of Universities says that it will not call off its ongoing strike until the salary arrears of its members were paid.                      ASUU national president, Prof EMMANUEL OSODEKE, said this while reacting to comments made by the Minister of Education ADAMU ADAMU, who said that the federal government will not pay the backlog of salaries of the last ...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has visited Borno State to commission some projects, as the country celebrates World Humanitarian Day observed every August 19. The President directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and its agencies to ensure the uninterrupted return of Internally Displaced Persons in the North-East. President BUHARI also virtually commissioned a 500-unit housing e...

The Minister of Finance, ZAINAB AHMED, says that the federal government is projected to spend 18.39 billion naira on petrol subsidy per day in the year 2023. The Finance Minister stated this during an investigative hearing of the House ad hoc committee which is investigating the petroleum subsidy regime from 2013 to 2021. ZAINAB AHMED said the figures was calculated using the info...

Ogun state governor DAPO ABIODUN has hailed the contributions of artisans, describing them as the main drivers of the Gross Domestic Product of the state. Governor ABIODUN sad this at the celebration of the Artisan Day 2022, with the theme "The role of Artisans in tackling the menace of youth and women unemployment”. The Ogun state governor also praised their role as em...

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum have once again hit back at the Minister of Justice ABUBAKAR MALAMI over the planned deduction of 418 million dollars from the Paris Club refund as payment to some consultants. Chairman of the Forum, Governor KAYODE FAYEMI while briefing newsmen after a meeting in Abuja, described the claims of the Minister as fraudulent. The Governors also vowed...

Relief has come the way of many Nigerians, with the restoration of electricity following the suspension of the strike embarked upon by the National Union of Electricity Employees.  The union suspended their strike after a meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, DR CHRIS NGIGE. The Minister of Labour during the meeting constituted a tripartite committee to look int...

The meeting on Tuesday between the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government has again ended without an agreement. This means the six-month old strike by public university lecturers is set to continue. The striking lecturers had met with the Professor NIMI BRIGGS Committee at the National University Commission in Abuja with high hopes...

Governors of the 36 states of the federation will today meet with President MUHAMMADU BUHARI to deliberate the way forward from the current economic downturn in the country.The Director, Media and Public Affairs of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat, ABDULRAZAQUE BELLO-BARKINDO disclosed this in a statement.BELLO-BARKINDO added that the issue of inflation in particular will be the major matter for consideration.Also to be discu...

The Federal road safety commission in Lagos state has lamented incessant road accidents, occurring along its jurisdiction, noting that the agency has recorded 416 accidents within 8 months. Lagos state sector commander, SEGUN OGUN-GBEMI-DEBE In a press conference, explained that commercial vehicles are more affected by road crashes than private vehicles.He added that night driving ...

The accreditation of no fewer than 159 undergraduate courses in nine federal universities across the country is set to expire in 2022 amidst the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The nine universities include the University of Ilorin; University of Jos, Plateau; University of Calabar; Bayero University Kano; University of Benin, Edo; University of Lagos; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; Obafemi Awolowo Unive...