Author: Esther Aye

ASUU Akure Zonal Coordinator Dr. Adeola Egbedokun addressed journalists at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State, and stated that inadequate funding for education has led to an increase in violent crimes, including abduction, in the nation. In addition, Egbedokun accused the federal government of breaking its pledge to stop using the Integrated Personnel Payroll and Information System for paying university lecturers. He was accompanied by ASUU chairmen of OAU, Anthony Odiwe; Federal University of Technology, Akure; Pius Mogaji; Ekiti State University, Sola Afolayan; Federal University, Oye-Ekiti; Abayomi Fagbuagun; and University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Abraham Oladebeye.” The government are…

According to Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defense, the Federal Government of Nigeria will keep bolstering its bilateral military cooperation connections with the United States. He welcomed delegations of US Air Force War College students on a foreign study tour of friendly nations to Ship House in Abuja. He characterized Nigeria’s foreign policy as afrocentric and stated that the country has been instrumental in supplying peacekeeping forces to numerous African nations, including Mali, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Gambia, Sudan, and Chad. Since 1960, when diplomatic relations were established, Nigeria and the…

Chinedu Emmanuel, a.k.a. Nedu, a Nigerian broadcast journalist has partnered with the Metropolitan School of Management, UK to launch an all-expense-paid scholarship program in Lagos for 1,000 worthy Nigerians who are willing to enroll in pertinent courses in the UK and then return home to further boost the nation’s economy. Talented people without access to high-quality education will profit from the relationship. “Through this partnership, we aim to break down barriers and unlock opportunities for talented individuals who lack access to high-quality education,” Nedu stated. “Education is the cornerstone of societal progress.” He continued by saying that the four-year course…

Dr. Titus Okunlola, a US-based physician, gave a brand-new ultrasound machine to the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital on Sunday. The hospital is now a maternity and child support center located in Malumfashi, Katsina State. Alhaji Tijjani Muhammed-Aminu, the doctor childhood buddy presented the donation as a way of showing gratitude for the facility’s role in saving his life in 1978 while he was a student. Muhammed-Aminu mentioned that in 1978, Okunlola, an Osun native and student at the Government Secondary School in Musawa, Katsina State, was unwell and eventually passed away. He described how he was taken unconscious to…

The Nigeria Labour Congress is organizing a two-day statewide demonstration, and the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria announced that it will participate. Kennedy Ikemefuna, Head of Media, MWUN, made a statement on Monday that included this information. The action was required in response to the NLC’s demand that all of its affiliate members in the country adhere to. The NLC has earlier said that a countrywide demonstration would take place on Tuesday and Wednesday in response to the government’s purported inability to carry out the agreements that both parties arrived upon on October 2, 2023, when the fuel subsidy was…

FedEx, one the biggest express shipping corporations in the world has donated money to She Code Africa a non-profit organization to support 100 African women as they launch their careers in technology. In order to provide participants with support, tech skills training, career guidance, resource provision, and internship opportunities are all included. She Code Africa (SCA) is about to begin its much awaited Academy Program, Cohort 1, as part of an impactful project and exciting relationship with FedEx. The goal of this program is to empower women between the ages of 18 and 45 in the fields of software engineering,…

The results of the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) have been made public by the National Examinations Council (NECO). The NECO’s Registrar/Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi, also revealed to reporters in Minna during that it has placed two supervisors from the states of Oyo and Lagos, as well as one examination center from Borno state, on a blacklist for their involvement in exam malpractice during the 2023 SSCE He said that the center in Borno was blacklisted for aiding and abetting the sharing of WhatsApp messages with candidates, while the two supervisors were blacklisted for inadequate monitoring, their incapacity…

The Nigerian Association of Master Bakers and Caterers declared on February 14 that unless the Federal Government complies with the 2020 agreement, the association will launch a statewide walkout on February 27. Additionally, all forms of federal, state, and local government taxes on the bakery sector were to be temporarily suspended. “The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria have critically accessed the state of our business operation and, as a result, demand the liberalization of flour and sugar importation, reduction or total removal of import duties on major baking materials such as flour, sugar, butter, yeast, etc. as…

The report on the general elections of 2023 has been made public by the Independent National Electoral Commission. This was revealed in a statement released on Friday by Sam Olumekun, the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee.Olumekun, however, stated that during the commission’s weekly meeting on Thursday, the election report was examined and given the all-clear to be published. He pointed out that the release was carried out in accordance with the commission’s dedication to transparency and the customs of the previous four election cycles. In his words, the “in-depth analysis of the election’s key…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received gratitude from the officers and men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for his unwavering support of the ongoing efforts to combat drug abuse and illicit trafficking in the nation. Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd.), the agency’s chairman and chief executive officer, made the request. During the tour of the NDLEA barracks in Yola, Adamawa state, Marwa made this statement while answering questions from the media. He said that the facility was almost ready for commissioning. He expressed gratitude to God and appreciate the element of concern towards the NDLEA. President Buhari…