The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the management of Lagos State University (LASU) of increasing acceptance fee for its personal gains.The university had announced the increment of its acceptance fee from N10,000 to N20,000.In a statement by Olusiji Sowande, coordinator, ASUU Lagos zone, the union rejected the claim that the institution needed the money to provide more infrastructure."Comrades and [...]
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The Osun state government says its annual Christmas and new year free train ride will be out this year to convey holidaymakers from Lagos to the state by 10am on Saturday.Since 2011, the government has been organising free rides for its people in Lagos during festive period.According to a statement, the free train ride is in line with the administration of [...]
The Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has been offering support to Africans interested in developing technological innovations to solve problems on the continent and the globe at large.According to Pauline Koelbl, IPA director, the foundation seeks to increase Africa’s prosperity through investing in home-grown innovations and entrepreneurship.It also plans to strengthen African innovation ecosystems and mobilise [...]
The Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATRE), a civil society group, has described the approval of $1 billion for the fight against Boko Haram insurgency as a step in the right direction. The decision to take the money from the crude account was announced during the national economic council meeting of Thursday. All the governors of the 36 states were said to have endorsed the [...]
The National Association of Seadogs, a humanitarian organisation, says the rate of unemployment in the country is the immediate cause of illegal migration of Nigerians to Libya.In a statement by Arthur Boje, its president, the group said it conducted a poll tagged “Libya Slave Trade: What should be done to discourage Nigerians from these dangerous journeys?', on Twitter.Boje said the poll [...]
Esther Ajayi, founder of Love of Christ Generation C&S Church, London, is a philanthropist. Through Esther Ajayi Foundation, a charity organisation she founded at the age of 19, Ajayi has touched so many lives.In an interview with TheCable, Ajayi explained how she is naturally inclined to giving. She said her foundation is in Africa to give back some of its [...]
The Osasu Show (TOS) Foundation, a non-government organization, on Saturday hosted a Christmas party for over 1000 internally displaced persons and orphans at the Riverplate park, Wuse 2, Abuja. The foundation is focused on improving the welfare and livelihood of the women and children through capacity building, education scholarships and start-up capital.The event is part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of The Osasu Show, aiming to improve the lives of the less [...]
Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti state governor, has alleged that the federal government is deliberately hoarding premium motor spirit (PMS) popularly called fuel, in a plot to increase pump price from N145 to N185 per litre.In a statement by Lere Olayinka, his spokesman, Fayose accused the government of insensitivity to the plight of Nigerians.He asked why the government chose the yuletide season to [...]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has asked Olufunmilayo Oke, chief judge of Lagos, to order the monthly inspection of police stations in the state in a bid to check illegal detention.In a letter dated December 15, Falana said the state's chief magistrates should be saddled with the responsibility.He said the chief magistrates should also be given the mandate of inspecting [...]
Ibikunle Amosun, governor of Ogun state, presidency aides, and some service chiefs paid a surprise birthday visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the state house.The president marked his 75th birthday on Sunday.The president’s family led by his wife, Aisha Buhari, and some presidential aides led by Abba Kyari, chief of staff, presented cards to the celebrant.Buhari's granddaughter also presented him with a [...]
Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, says the northern region of the country has no reason to be scared of restructuring as crude oil is fast losing its commercial value.According to Ekweremadu, the north is "desperately searching" for oil because of its fear of restructuring.He explained that the fear is unnecessary, as many countries that patronised Nigeria's oil have also discovered [...]
Palm wine is the whitish sap tapped from palm trees.When palm wine is tapped fresh and not fermented, it is considered a fruit juice as it contains no levels of alcohol, making it highly nutritious and beneficial to the body. [...]
Amasa Firdaus, the Nigeria Law School graduate who was refused her call to bar for failing to remove her hijab, has told TheCable that her defiance was to challenge the status quo.The incident, which took place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, has generated intense debate on the internet.Firdaus, who has been asked by the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) [...]
The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) has said it will write the presidency over a law graduate's inability to attend a call to bar ceremony because of her insistence on wearing hijab.Amasa Firdaus, the law graduate, had made public the details of the incident which took place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.Her experience has resulted in an ongoing debate [...]
Amasa Firdaus, a law graduate who wasn't called to the Nigerian bar for refusing to remove her hijab, has ignited a debate on social media.Firdaus was reportedly denied entry into the hall at a ceremony which took place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on December 12.She had refused to remove her hijab, insisting on wearing the wig over the [...]
Aminu Sanusi, first son of Muhammad Sanusi II, emir of Kano, has joined the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).The prince, who has a degree in accounting from the University of Buckingham, UK, graduated from the Plateau academy of the police with the rank of assistant superintendent of police (ASP).He studied Arabic in Riyad, Saudi Arabia, before returning to Nigeria for his [...]
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