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The Academic Staff Union of Universities has decided that it will not embark on another strike over its salary cut but instead engage in peaceful consultation. In a statement made available on Tuesday after the National Executive Council meeting NEC and signed by ASUU’s President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the union said it would continue to […]
FG will borrow to fund rail projects The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, has said the Federal Government will borrow money to facilitate the completion of rail projects in the country. Sambo disclosed this yesterday while delivering the ministry’s scorecard in Abuja. “We don’t have the money. We are going to borrow anyway. So, we […]
God hasn’t spoken to me on 2023 elections God hasn’t spoken to me on 2023 elections The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said that God has not yet told him whether there will be any election in the country next year. This is coming barely three […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday carried out simultaneous operations against Bureau de Change operators in Abuja and Kano, as the Naira slumped to N857 to a dollar at the parallel market. It was gathered that the raids in the two cities, which netted a good number of illegal BDC operators and individuals […]
Russia fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine early Monday, with air alerts sounding in many parts of the country, according to Ukrainian authorities. Explosions were heard in the capital Kyiv, the north-eastern city of Kharkiv and the south-eastern city of Zaporizhzhya. Authorities called on people to seek safety in shelters. There […]
The British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has said that she resigned because she could not deliver the mandate on which she was elected. Truss replaced Boris Johnson as leader and became PM on September 6 but resigned 45 days later. The previous record was set at 119 days by George Canning who died in office […]
Muslim-Muslim ticket Voting along religious lines in the 2023 general election may trigger negative consequences among Nigerians and threaten national development, Northern Christian leaders in the All Progressives Congress and Northern Muslim political leaders said on Sunday. They also agreed to adopt one of the presidential candidates in a bid to defeat the Muslim-Muslim ticket […]
Northern Elders Forum, NEF, and Catholic Laity Council have asked Nigerians to consider the age and mental as well as physical capacity of presidential candidates in the 2023 elections before voting. While the northern elders said they would consider these factors to determine which presidential candidate to support, the Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria, CLCN, […]
Leader of the pan Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, on Monday, restated the organisation’s position to support the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi saying “he is the man we trust to restructure the country back to federalism on the assumption of office in 2023.” He said Afenifere’s decision to […]
Chimaroke Nnamani (born 30 May 1960) is a medical doctor and Nigerian politician from Enugu State. He was elected Governor of Enugu State in the 1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election from 1999 to 2007. He subsequently served as a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Senator for Enugu East Senatorial District from 2007 to 2011 and was re-elected in 2019. Currently he is the winner of just concluded primary election […]
