By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Taraba State University chapter has commenced an indefinite strike, citing six key conditions that must be met before they resume classes. According to a press statement by the chapter’s chairperson, Dr. Garba Mbave Joshua, the strike is...
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By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The ongoing Israeli military onslaught in Gaza has entered its 426th day, with devastating consequences for the Palestinian people. As of December 4, the death toll has risen to 44,466, with 105,358 injured, mostly children and women, according to a statement obtained from the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has presented a cheque of N987 million for disbursement to 7,716 traders impacted by the September 10 flood disaster in Maiduguri. In addition, 500 water pump generators were distributed to farmers affected by the flood disaster. The Chairman Flood Disaster Relief...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded to the Senate for confirmation a modified list of members of the inaugural Governing Board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) as he nominated Hon. Emeka Atuma as chairman of the South East Development Commission (SEDC). In...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of Chief Executive Officers (CEO) for the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC). The President in a statement on Friday by his Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Arewa Youths Initiative for Energy Reforms (AYIFER), has urged Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to do everything possible to bring Kaduna Refinery back into operation. National Coordinator of the group, Mr Bashir Al’Amin, stated this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja....
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has said it is expected to diagnose a suspected “Disease X’ which has killed at least 79 people in the Panzi district of Kwango Province. The country’s Director-General of Health, Dr Dieudonné Mwamba, disclosed this during a bi-weekly media briefing hosted by Africa’s...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Zone C Executive Council, has urged members on compliance with the two weeks strike following industrial disagreement with the Federal Government. The union’s Zonal Coordinator, Mr Adekunle Masopa made this known during a media conference at Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) in...
A lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, on Friday, retracted the alleged defamatory statements made against Umar Damagun, acting National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, the acting National Secretary. Adeyanju, in a letter dated Dec. 6 written from his law firm, Deji Adeyanju & Partners, and signed...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, has said the Federal Government has taken practical steps to revamp the Nigerian economy over the past one year. Cardoso said this on Friday in Abuja, at Bankers’ Committee Retreat, with the theme: “Contract and Commitment to National...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has arrested two suspected gunrunners along Zaria – Jos Road. The command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, added the police also recovered eight locally made pump action guns, one local pistol and 65...
The Federal Government has said the Livestock sector contributes about 30 per cent of the rural economy and 10 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the agricultural sector. The Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Maiha, stated this at the closing of the technical workshop...
Air Peace Ltd. has said the operating cost for a one-hour flight exceeds N14 million. The airline’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Mrs Oluwatoyin Olajide, disclosed at a news conference on Friday in Lagos. Olajide said that N7 million is required to purchase 4,000 litres of jet A1 (aviation fuel),...
The Vice-President, Sen. Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerian Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to ensure seamless availability of Naira notes to the banking public. Shettima made the call on Friday in Abuja, at the 2024 Bankers ‘ Committee Retreat. He was represented by Tope Fasua, Special Adviser on Economic Affairs,...
An editor with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Gregory Maduakolam, has been kidnapped. A statement issued by the management of the agency in Abuja said Maduakolam was kidnapped in Owerri on Thursday night. NAN reports that the specific location of the incident in the Imo capital, however, could...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Former Secretary to the Benue State Government, Professor David Salifu has hailed Governor Hyacinth Alia for the establishment of the Benue Public Service Institute. Professor Salifu spoke with NATIONAL ACCORD in Makurdi after delivering a paper during the training workshop/ induction of the...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The organizers of Built Environment and Building Materials, (BEBM) exhibition has extended the closing date for entry for eligible participants on the 2024 edition of the Prince Shaibu Abubakar Audu Essay competition, from 5th to 16th December, 2024. According to the organizers, this is...
By: Godknows Igali – It was former Prince of Wales and now King Charles III of England who once said that “the art of diplomacy is not just about negotiating agreements but it is about building trust and understanding amongst people”. It is for this reason that kings, princes,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A two-day roundtable discussion workshop organized by Stand to End Rape (STER), a non-governmental organization, has brought together journalists, civil society organizations, community, and religious leaders in Borno State to discuss ways to increase women’s participation in politics. The workshop, held at Amada YAnnex...