Month: April 2022
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ASUU Has No Business Embarking on Strike, Minister, Says FG Working on Demands
Vanguard THE four university-based unions have withdrawn their services as a result of some unresolved demands from the Federal Government. In this interview, the Minister of Labour and Employment and Conciliator-in-Chief of the Federal Government, Senator Chris Ngige says that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has no business embarking on strike because government…
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Amidst Rising Insecurity, INEC Speaks On Conducting 2023 General Elections
Amid rising reports of insecurity in some parts of the country, The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday insisted that, the general elections slated for next year, 2023 would go on as planned. The chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the revelation during the public presentation of the 2022-2026 strategic plan and the 2023…
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Aisha Buhari Rolls Out ‘Conditional Invitation’ To All Presidential Aspirants For Ramadan Iftar Dinner
Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha Buhari has rolled out conditional invitation to all presidential aspirants from various political parties for a Ramadan Iftar dinner with the First Lady. The event is billed to hold at the State House Conference Centre at 06:30 pm on Saturday, April 23, 2022. The condition to attend the Ramadan…
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Alleged Sexual Abuse: Stakeholders Fault Closure of Chrisland Schools in Lagos
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools has faulted the closure of all Chrisland Schools in Lagos State over sexual abuse involving students of the school. In a swift decisive action against the act Chrisland sanctioned five of its accused students over the act. The students engaged in the immoral act during a trip…
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2023: Kebbi-born Business Tycoon Purchases N100 Million Nomination Form For Tinubu
Hours after the National leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) announced the sale of its presidential nominations and expression of interest forms for N100million, the Director General Tinubu Support Organisation (TSO), Aminu Suleiman, has signed a cheque to purchase the form for former Lagos Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The Kebbi-born business tycoon, Suleiman…
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NFF Shortlists Top Four Tacticians For Super Eagles Managerial Job
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has shortlisted four top tacticians; Laurent Blanc, Phillip Cocu, Ernesto Valverde and Jose Peseiro for the vacant Super Eagles managerial job. Former Eagles star, Victor Ikpeba, made the disclosure during an interview with Channels TV on Tuesday. Recall that following the sack of German Gernot Rohr last December, the NFF…
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APC Announces Dates For Presidential, Governorship, Others Primary Elections
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced dates for its convention for the Presidential primary election. The ruling party announced May 30 to June 1 as dates for its “special convention” for Presidential Primaries. During its National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting, the ruling party also approved 50 percent discount on nomination forms for all youth…
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ASUU Advises FG On Payment of N200 Billion For Varsity Revitalisation
The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), through its National President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, has urged the federal government to deduct N200billion it’s requesting for revitalisation of the public institutions from the N4trillion set aside for fuel subsidy. Osodeke, in an interview on Channels TV on Tuesday morning, said the government had addressed the issue…
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Alleged Sexual Assault: OAU States Position
As allegations and counter allegations continue to trail the alleged sexual assault between a female student of Obafemi Awolowo University, , Boluwatife Hannah BABABUNMI and Joseph Ayo Opefeyitimi, a Professor of Yoruba Incantations and Stylistics, the management of the institution has stated its position. The management in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer,…
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Presidential Aspirants To Pay N100 Million For APC Nomination, Expression of Interest Forms
Presidential Aspirants who wish to participate in the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Primary Election are to pay N100 million to get the nomination and expression of interest forms . The party through its publicity secretary, Felix Morka, made this known shortly after the 11th National Executive Meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. The nomination form…