archiveJuly 2022

The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria has berated the Federal Government over the ongoing industrial strike in the country’s public tertiary institutions. The union, however, backed the university-based unions in their industrial action. The union also says it will not hesitate to declare a solidarity strike in support...

  The Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) has canvassed support for its proposed Bible House in Lagos. The society made the appeal at its 15th Annual Luncheon and Awards held in Lagos recently. The theme of the event was: “Divine Mason: Vessels in the Order of Solomon.” Speaking at the...

  A Lawyer and Human Right Activist, Barr. Femi Falana has enjoined the quantity surveying professionals to actively participate in politics to help to reshape and reposition the country for better. Falana, gave the advice at the 14th Annual Distinguished Lecture of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) Lagos...

VP interacts with Progressive Intellectuals Advisory Group Professors and academics must take a keen interest, especially in issues of education and healthcare, exploring options for reform and innovation in those Human Capital Development sectors. This was the highlight of the virtual meeting on Friday between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN...

President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, made an excellent choice in Senator Kashim Shettima as the party’s vice presidential candidate for 2023 general elections. Lawan made the assertion in a statement issued via his verified...

An investor in Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, Dr. Charles Mekwunye (SAN), has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to nullify the bank’s acquisition by Titan Trust Bank. The plaintiff, through a team of lawyers led by Mr A.M. Makinde (SAN), had earlier sued Union Global Partners Ltd (first...

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Daura, Katsina State, called on Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider their position on the prolonged strike, expressing worry that the hiatus will have generational consequences on families, the educational system and future development of the country. According to a press statement by...

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged Yoruba people to rally round Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s run for president in the 2023 general elections. Sanwo-Olu said there is a lot to benefit Nigerians, Nigeria and the Yoruba people if Tinubu becomes the next president in 2023. The governor made the...

Chief Edwin Clark, former Federal Commissioner for Information, says the nomination of Senator Kashim Shettima, as the running mate to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country threatens Nigeria’s unity. In a statement on Monday, the Convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) said the APC president...

  The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide (OYC) has condemned the All Progressives Congress (APC) over its decision to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 presidential elections. It will be recalled that the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu after meeting with President...