Month: August 2022
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How President Buhari Facilitates Admissions of 10,000 Law Graduates To Law School
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has recounted how President Muhammadu Buhari-led led administration facilitated the admissions of 10,000 law graduates who were victims of universities that exceeded admission limits into o law school. Malami made the claim at the 46th Session of the State House Briefing organised by…
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Terrorists Attack Catholic Church in Taraba, Kidnap Catechist
Punch Newspaper Terrorists on Sunday night attacked St. Agnes Catholic Church in the Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State and abducted a catechist. The Parish Priest of St. Agnes Parish, Rev. Fr. Lawrence Awua, told Punch correspondent on the phone that terrorists invaded the church and began shooting at 9:58 pm. “I was in…
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SSANU, FG’s Committee Meet Friday
Punch Newspaper The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and National Association of Academic Technologists are set to meet with the Federal Government’s negotiation team led by Prof. Nimi Briggs on Friday, The PUNCH has learnt. Sources in the Federal Ministry of Education confirmed the plan to our correspondent on…
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Strike: NANS Begins Mobilisation For NLC’s Nationwide Strike
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has began mobilisation in preparation for a nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) over the failure of the Federal Government to resolve the lingering strike embark upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. NANS reiterated its stand to join forces with the labour centres comprising the…
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FG can end ASUU strike within 48 hours if… – TUC
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), has claimed that President Muhammad Buhari-led government can resolve the major issues that led to the total shutdown of tertiary education in Nigeria, and reopen the schools within 48hours if truly serious with governance. TUC noted that for a Federal government that used about N1.4 billion to buy…
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HOW PROLONGED ASUU STRIKE HAS AFFECTED STUDENTS By Ishowo Malik Ayomide
HOW PROLONGED ASUU STRIKE HAS AFFECTED STUDENTS By: Ishowo Malik.08165511716 I have a friend and classmate that is no longer interested in going back to school as a result of the ongoing strike. A couple of days ago she sent a text message to me asking for an update on hopeless ASUU condition and I…
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Two NAF Fighter Jets Killed Notorious Boko Haram Commander, Aminu Duniya, Other Terrorists in Niger
PR Nigeria Multiple airstrikes by two Nigerian Air Force, NAF, fighter jets on Saturday killed scores of Boko Haram terrorists in Niger State. A notorious Boko Haram Commander, Aminu Duniya, is among those feared dead in the raid by the military fighter aircraft. The terrorists were neutralized after intelligence revealed that they had assembled at…
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Latest Updates on Kenya Election
With more than a third of the results from Kenya’s presidential election now confirmed, the two main candidates are running neck and neck. Deputy President William Ruto has taken a slight lead over ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga Deputy – 51% against 48%. The head of the electoral commission has admitted that announcing the result of…
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I’m Behind Legal Battle Against Atiku – Ex-PDP Presidential Aspirant
Vanguard News Amid confusion over the identity of the person who took the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, to court, a former presidential aspirant on the party’s platform, Dr Cosmos Ndukwe, has said he is behind the suit and not the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. His…
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FG Approves 33 Private Varsities in 16 Months
Punch Newspaper Data obtained from the National Universities Commission on Friday revealed that a total of 33 private universities were approved by the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari[retd.] within 16 months. The period under review is January 2021 and April 2022. Sunday PUNCH reports that while 21 of the private universities were…