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Samuel Ortom Samuel Ortom, Benue State governor, has berated Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, accusing him of being loyal only to his stomach. This is as the governor asked President Muhammad Buhari to rescue the nation from bandits, kidnappers and terrorists. In a statement issued and signed by his Chief Press …

  The Federal Government through the National Universities Commission has convened a meeting with the vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors and management of Federal universities in line with the ongoing strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, The PUNCH has learnt. The meeting is expected to hold on September 6, 2022, at the …

Adamu Adamu Indications have emerged that the federal government is set to reopen universities despite the resolution of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to continue its lingering strike. Vanguard quoted sources in the Federal Ministry of Education to have argued that the academic staff are not the only set …

ASUU The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says its declaration of indefinite strike after over six months of roll over strike was necessary to save public universities. In a statement on Monday by Emmanuel Osodeke, its president, ASUU said it was compelled to carry out the action because it …

Zainab Ahmed, Finance Minister Nigeria’s federal government has proposed to borrow over N11 trillion to finance the proposed 2023 budget deficit, a development far above the stipulated threshold in the Fiscal Responsibility Act. Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, said this on Monday while appearing before the …

Abba Kyari A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed the fresh bail application filed by suspended DCP Abba Kyari. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that Kyari had not given sufficient grounds for the application to be granted. The judge said the detained police officer failed to raise …

Emefiele, CBN governor Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said the bank under his watch has taken major steps to diversify the economy away from largely oil-based economy through its numerous interventions, such that the country has moved from depending on rice importation to being an exporter …

The dismissed soldiers The Nigerian Army has dismissed two soldiers attached to 241 Recce Battalion, Nguru, Yobe State, after finding them guilty on two-count charge of failure to perform military duties, and conduct to prejudice of service discipline. Lt. Col. Ibrahim Abdullahi Osabo, acting Commanding Officer of the Battalion, said …

The management of Air Peace says its flight P47154 Lagos to Owerri on August 27, 2022, had a bird strike, few minutes to landing. The airline confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday and explained that the crew decided to return to Lagos airport as a precautionary measure in line …

The Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Monitoring, Inspection, and Enforcement, Ikharo Attah, has said that the owner of a building that collapsed in the Kubwa area of Abuja on Thursday may forfeit his land to the Federal Capital Territory Administration. Two people had died in the collapsed …