archiveFebruary 7, 2019

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday night suspended its three-month strike following an agreement it reached with the Federal Government. As a result of the agreement which was signed between the union leaders and government officials, the leadership of ASUU announced the suspension of the strike action....

  Striking Nigerian university lecturers have accepted the proposal of the federal government but asked to be given until Thursday evening for words on ending their strike. The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, stated this on Thursday evening after a three-hour meeting...

The Nigerian Army on Thursday said 95 percent of its men would be deployed across the country during the 2019 general elections. A statement by the military spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Sani Usman, said 40 per cent of the troops would be dedicated to the northeast. “It is important to note...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may extend the Friday, February 8 deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), for the 2019 general elections. Although INEC has constantly maintained that the deadline for collection of the PVCs is sacrosanct, the leading opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party...

  Dr. Olisa Agbakoba SAN has asked the Federal High Court, Lagos Division to declare as unconstitutional the procedure adopted by the President of Nigeria, to suspend the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honourable Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghnen. The grounds of the claim is that Judicial Officers including the Chief...

  The Nigerian equities market was significantly bullish on Thursday as the market All-Share Index  (the ASI) rose for the fifth consecutive day, gaining 1.98 per cent, the largest daily gain since Dec. 24, 2018, to close at 31,433.49  points, driven by interest across various large-cap stocks. Consequently, the Month-to-Date...

The whistleblowing policy of the Federal Government has yielded N527 in two years, acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu has stated. Magu spoke at a South-south town hall meeting on whistleblowing and the fight against corruption in Nigeria in Port Harcourt the Rivers state capital by...

A meeting between striking university lecturers and the Federal Government commenced Thursday evening. The university lecturers who have been on an indefinite strike since November 4, 2018, are demanding improved funding of universities and implementation of previous agreements with the government. Thursday’s meeting, which is holding at the Federal Ministry...

As Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari seeks re-election, he must do without the decisive factor behind his victory four years ago – the promise of a clean break from the past. Back then, he represented a new broom, the symbol of his party. He had never been democratically elected despite having...

Five persons were on Thursday feared killed and many injured in Taraba during President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign in the northeastern state. Two were said to be in critical state. Governor Ishaku’s convoy was also attacked on its way out of the Danbaba Suntai Airport where he, his deputy Haruna Manu...