Month: December 2022
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FG Declares Public Holidays For Xmas, New Year
The federal government has declared December 26 and 27 as well as January 2, 2023, as public holidays. The ministry of interior announced the festive season holidays in a statement signed by Belgore Shuaib, the permanent secretary, on Friday. The public holidays are to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day celebrations respectively. Rauf…
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Mayor of London Reacts To Asake’s London Concert Incident (Video)
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has expressed sadness over a crush outside a South London venue hosting a concert by Nigerian Afrobeats singer Asake on Thursday. Emergency teams were called to the O2 Academy in Brixton at 9:35 pm (2135 GMT) on Thursday following reports “that a large number of people were attempting to…
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Blasphemy: Kano Cleric Reacts After Shariah Court Sentenced Him To Death
An Upper Shariah court in Kano on Thursday sentenced Kano Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abduljabar Kabara, to death by hanging after finding him guilty of committing blasphemy. This was just as Sheikh Kabara said that he would not beg for leniency, saying that “I am ready to die and I will die like a hero.” In…
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“Enter Another Motor”, Bus Conductor Tells Passenger With Redesigned Naira Note (Video)
A bus conductor whose full identity is yet to be known was caught on tape rejecting the redesigned ₦1000 note. In a video that went viral on Thursday, the bus conductor could be heard saying, “I never know this one. Even if I close eyes, I go collect this one (referring to the old note).”…
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Nigeria and economic development by Ishowo Malik Ayomide
By: ISHOWO, M.A08165511716 The Nigeria economy has experienced major deterioration despite attempts at reform. The economy has infact performed below potential. The Economic growth has however been stunted due to inefficient system, corruption, self political interest, and lastly weak infrastructure. However, with the absence of socio- economic governance, development can never thrive. The National Assembly…
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Just In: Nigeria Loses Ambassador To Spain
Nigerian ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki passed away in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday morning. Mr Seriki was 63. The Seriki family announced his death in a short notice. “It is with heavy hearts and profound gratitude to Almighty Allah that we announce the loss of our much loved and admired patriarch, husband, father, grandfather, brother,…
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Nigeria Still Operates Colonial Education System of 1940s – UI Professor
Tribune Online A professor of linguistics, University of Ibadan, Francis Egbokhare, says that Nigeria’s tertiary education is still operated in accordance with the colonial model, a model he described as outdated. Egbokhare said it is baffling that the nation’s universities still replicate the colonial education system of the 1940s, in terms of its physical and…
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Naira Redesign: Banks Reconfigure ATMs
Punch Newspaper The newly redesigned naira notes will go into circulation on Thursday (today) with Deposit Money Banks releasing the bills to their customers via over-the-counter payments. This came about three weeks after the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), unveiled the new bills at a weekly Federal Executive Council meeting in Aso Rock Villa.…
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ASUU, CONUA, Send Message To FG Over Funds Allocated For Varsity in 2023 Budget
Vanguard News Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and those of the Congress of University Academics, CONUA, have said the allocation of N470 billion in next year’s budget by the Federal Government is not enough to solve the problems confronting public universities in the country According to the lecturers, what can be…
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Watch as South Sudan President Urinates on Himself at Public Function (Video)
A video which has now gone viral online shows President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan urinating on himself at a public function, to the dismay of his aides and military officers nearby. Mr Mayardit, 71, has been the president of the troubled northeast African country since its founding in 2011 and has continued to…