The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) chapters of the University of Ibadan have embarked on an indefinite strike.The unions embarked on the industrial action to protest shortfall in the payment of salaries and allowances of their members. [...]
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Olasupo Ayokunle, president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has assured President Muhammadu Buhari that members of the association will keep praying for him.In a statement issued by Adebayo Oladeji, his special assistant on media and communications, Ayokunle rejoiced with the first family and the country."CAN rejoices with the family of President Muhammadu Buhari, the government and the whole [...]
SystemSpecs, a financial technology company in Nigeria and owner of Remita, has announced the release of the Beta version of Remita mobile application.The app was unveiled at a ceremony in Lagos on Friday.Speaking at the event, John Obaro, managing director of SystemSpecs, said the app was designed to be "user friendly, convenient and transparent".Obaro said it allows users access to [...]
Lagos state government would deploy the drone made by the staff and students of Lagos state polytechnic (LASPOTECH), to effectively carry out aerial security surveillance across the state.This was disclosed by Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of the state, on Thursday, at the 25th convocation ceremony of the institution held at the main campus in Ikorodu.A total of 9228 students graduated from [...]
Austin Tam-George, Rivers state commissioner for information and communication, says the state is safe for foreign and local investors to do business.Speaking at a press conference in Lagis, Tam-George invited investors to take advantage of the "rapid developmental strides" of the administration of Nyesom Wike, governor of the state.He appealed to investors to pump money into all sectors of the [...]
The US state of Hawaii has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s new travel ban in a federal court, Honolulu.In a statement, Doug Chin, Hawaii attorney general called the new executive order "nothing more than Muslim Ban 2.0".Chin said, “under the pretense of national security, it still targets immigrants and refugees.“It leaves the door open for even further restrictions. Our [...]
Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, says he has enacted a law which proposes life imprisonment for raping an Ekiti woman.Speaking on Wednesday during the celebration of the International Women’s Day, Fayose said women deserve to be appreciated.He thanked his wife for her support and rained praises on her.“I thank you all for allowing me to celebrate you. Let me appreciate [...]
Sahara Group has unveiled the #NigeriaStartsWithMe initiative "to give youths a voice".Tonye Cole, executive director and co-founder of the organisation, made this known while speaking to state house correspondents in Abuja.According to Cole, “the creativity, capacity, tenacity and resilience of Nigerian youths can make a difference in enhancing development across the nation if adequately harnessed.”Cole said the #NigeriaStartsWithMe initiative seeks to [...]
Educating a girl for a day costs less than a loaf of bread or a daily newspaper, according to ONE Campaign, an international advocacy group.The group said an estimated 130 million girls are not in school across the world, and that girls in developing countries are less likely to receive an education than boys.Serah Makka, director of the organisation in [...]
Following the death of two students, Queens College Old Girls Association (QCOGA) has confirmed that there was a diarrhea outbreak in the school.The association embarked on a fact-finding mission after Vivian Osuinyi and Bithia Ehinomie Itulua were reported dead during the school’s midterm break. [...]
The federal government on Sunday denied the reports of an imminent famine in the country as reported by some United Nations (UN) agencies. Audu Ogbeh, the minister of agriculture and rural development, made the denial when he featured at a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja.According to NAN, three UN agencies — Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), World Food [...]
Resident doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) have kicked against the suspension one Olusola Adeyelu, a doctor in the hospital.The management of the hospital suspended Adeyelu after levelling some allegations against him.He was accused of forgery and barred from writing his final fellowship examinations.But the doctors described the action of the management as illegal, insiting that Adeyelu [...]
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says it will establish an open contracting data standard platform for procurement of goods and services.Ogbonnaya Orji, the agency's director of communications, said this in a statement issued in Abuja.He said the online platform was to provide comprehensive public information and disclosure on all procurement opportunities and contracting information by NEITI to the [...]
Muhammadu Sanusi, emir of Kano, has warned all Islamic title holders in Kano to desist from beating their wives if they want to retain their title.According to Daily Trust, Sanusi said this at the recent mass wedding of 1,520 couples.He reportedly called on all imams, district heads, village heads and ward heads to pay heed to the warning.“You should all [...]
Ayo Fayose, Ekiti state governor, has advised Nigerians to disregard the utterances of former President Olusegun Obasanjo regarding the emergence of an Igbo president in 2019.The governor was reacting to a statement by Obasanjo that the Igbo should be considered for the presidency in 2019.In an interview with The Sun, Fayose said that the former military head of state, simply “runs [...]
Kwara State University (KWASU) has broken the record of being the first Nigerian higher institution to establish a degree programme in aeronautical and astronautical engineering.Abdulrasheed Na’allah, vice-chancellor of the institution, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.Na’allah said the National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of the course at KWASU, Malete.He revealed that the institution had formally submitted an invitation [...]
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