By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos– Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has outrightly rejected the proposed Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF), describing it as a “poison chalice” and a bait designed to entrap its members. Speaking to journalists shortly after the Congress of the University of Jos chapter, the...
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Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has praised the Federal Government’s decision to impose a seven-year moratorium on establishing new public universities in Nigeria, calling it a critical step to strengthen existing institutions. During a press conference in Jos on Thursday, ASUU President, Prof. Christopher Piwuna, described the policy...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia- Senator Ahmed Wadada, representing Nasarawa West, has formally withdrawn his membership from the Social Democratic Party (SDP), citing ongoing internal conflicts as the primary reason for his departure. In a letter dated Thursday, addressed to the SDP Chairman of Tudun Kofa Ward in Keffi Local...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly opposed the proposed salary increase for political office holders, calling for its immediate suspension amid widespread economic hardship faced by Nigerians. In a statement issued in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Bolaji Abdullahi, criticized the move,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has introduced new guidelines linking upkeep loan disbursements exclusively to the active academic session of each institution, ensuring stricter oversight and transparency. In a statement released to journalists in Abuja on Thursday, NELFUND’s Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has announced an ambitious goal of securing $1 billion in trade and investment for Nigeria through its participation in the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan. Leading a high-level Nigerian delegation, Tinubu emphasized that the visit is...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Police Command has apprehended 23-year-old Kingsley Chinamezu for the gruesome killing of his 44-year-old girlfriend, Miss Confidence Sunny, in Etche Local Government Area. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, announced the arrest in a statement released in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. She...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan, lauded the Nigerian armed forces for their successes in the war against insurgency and criminality while emphasising his administration’s commitment to addressing the root causes of insecurity through strengthening the government security apparatus and ongoing economic...
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the ouster of four Osun State lawmakers from the National Assembly due to their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In four distinct lawsuits filed on August 20 by its legal representative, Rapheal Oyewole, the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Federal Government has sanctioned a N12,000 fee for kidney dialysis under the Kidney Dialysis Subsidy Scheme, a significant reduction from the previous N50,000. Deputy Director and Head of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Mr. Alaba Balogun, announced this...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has dismissed the 2027 presidential ambitions of former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi, labeling them as doomed from the start. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Wike asserted that Amaechi’s bid for the African Democratic...
By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – Ogun State APC Working Committee has upheld the suspension of Senator Gbenga Daniel and Kunle Folarin by their respective wards for alleged anti-party activities. The Ogun APC Director of Publicity, Nuberu Olufemi, announced this in a statement issued in Abeokuta. The statement noted that...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Department of State Services (DSS) has cautioned a Federal High Court in Abuja against granting bail to the five men being prosecuted over their alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack at St. Francs Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State in view of their...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it will present certificates of return to the winners of the August 16 by-elections on Thursday. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has firmly stated that no amount of blackmail or orchestrated protests will derail his commitment to delivering transformative development to Abuja residents. Speaking at the inauguration of the Phase 2 water project in Abuja on Tuesday, Wike addressed recent media...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is poised to demonstrate its resilience and organizational capacity at its upcoming elective national convention, according to Debo Ologunagba, the party’s National Publicity Secretary. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday to provide updates on the convention, Ologunagba announced that the event is...
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has launched a digital platform called NGF Investopedia to draw investors and tackle a $100 billion infrastructure funding shortfall. Unveiled in Abuja on Tuesday, the platform acts as a centralized hub for investors seeking reliable and transparent investment prospects across Nigeria’s 36 states. NGF Chairman...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – Katsina State Government has reported that 13 individuals were killed by bandits during a dawn prayer session on Tuesday in a retaliatory attack at Unguwan Mantau, Malumfashi Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Nasir Muazu, confirmed the incident...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Nigerian makeup artist Theresa Emegwara has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest continuous makeup application by an individual. Her media representative, Robert Ekat, announced in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that Emegwara, widely known as TesGlam, achieved the record on...
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, issued an interim order to freeze four Jaiz Bank accounts allegedly tied to the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, amid a high-stakes fraud investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order following an...