By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has rejected the systematic disengagement of government from funding of Public Universities through the proposed introduction of education loan which has proven to be a monumental failure in Nigeria and some other countries where it was introduced....
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has commended the initiative and Implementation of the federal government project, tagged: “(ARC-P) in Borno state and some parts of the country. Governor Zulum said the ARC-P project implementation in the state is not only apt but crucial as...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have urged the Federal Government to put an end to the fuel shortages and price hike in the country. The Presidents of NLC and the TUC said this in a statement, signed by Mr Ayuba Wabba and Mr Festus...
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Pantami said that the Federal Government has generated over 500 million dollars from the 5G Spectrum licence auction. He stated this at a news conference on the implication of unauthorised use and sale of private mobile radio, on Friday in Kano....
The Federal Government has intervened in 83 internal road networks in Tertiary Federal Institutions across the country. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola made this known on Friday in Uyo during the inauguration and handing over of 1.2 km internal road constructed by the federal government to the...
Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has called on the Federal Government to release the seven months unpaid salaries of its members. The Union’s Chairman, Dr Chinedu Ihejirika, stated this in a communique he co-signed with its secretary, Dr Etienne...
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court has called on the federal government to appoint more judges to facilitate the speedy trial of criminal cases. Justice Nyako made the call in Abuja at a policy roundtable organised by Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC). The News Agency of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has approved 14-day paternity leave for serving male officers whose spouse delivers a baby. Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan, in a circular said the leave will take effect from November 25, 2022. She said the leave is...
An NGO, Focusing on Women and Girls Initiative for Positive Change (FOWGI), has urged Federal Government to remove all taxes on sanitary pad to make it accessible and affordable. The Executive Director of the group, Mrs Rifkatu Ademola, made the call during sensitisation on menstrual hygiene management and distribution...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Federal Government says it has approved the sum of N16.7bn for the provisions of broadband infrastructures in 18 universities and 20 markets selected from the 6 geopolitical zones, with a view of deepening broadband penetration across the country. The Minister of Communication and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – THE Federal Government on Thursday formally announced the reintroduction of History as a stand alone subject in basic education curriculum in Nigeria, thirteen years after its abolition. A total of 3,700 History teachers have also been shortlisted for the first round of training for...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Society of Anaesthetists (NSA) has called on the Federal Government to equip various hospitals with adequate technological infrastructures and provide better emoluments for doctors in order to halt the mass exodus of medical workforce in the country. It also called for the...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi Branch, has alleged that the Federal Government is not interested in funding public universities in the country. It said that the underfunding of public universities in the country under the pretext that...
The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, on Tuesday, criticised the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, over his alleged authorisation of the part-payment of salaries to members of the union, following the suspension of its seven-month strike in October. This comes...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, says the Federal Government will do away with petroleum subsidy by June 2023. Ahmed said this on Tuesday in Abuja, during a press conference to mark the end of the 28th National Economic Summit (NES). The News Agency...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has declared open a 3-week At Risks Children Programme (ARC-P), which is a training programme for 968 youths facilitators selected from the 27 LGAs of the state. Declaring open the training programme in Maiduguri, Zulum said the programme...
The Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria has urged the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to obey Federal Government’s directive on Naira transactions for ports charges. This is contained in a statement by Mahmood Tukur, Vice Chairman II, Depots and Petroleum Products...
The Federal Government on Sunday pledged to commence a toilet revolution that would encourage African countries to build and use toilets for a healthier and hygienic society. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in preparations to the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District,, Senator Ali Ndume has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to source for bank loans to pay the outstanding 8 months salaries of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU). He also advised the federal government to constitute a...