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July 1, 2023 No Responses

ASUU Rejects NUC’s Curriculum

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected National Universities Commission’s (NUC) Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). In a statement on Friday, ASUU’s national president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said the curriculum is a threat to the quality of university education...

June 28, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Preaches Peace, Tolerance At Sallah

To commemorate Eid-el-Adha, President Bola Tinubu has appealed for tolerance and patience among Nigerians. In a message titled: ‘We must multiply out good deeds,’ Tinubu said“There is no greater sense of duty ever recorded in history outside the ennoblin...

June 23, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests 122 Suspected Illicit Drug Dealers

Between June 2022 and June 2023, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Enugu State Command, arrested 122 illicit drug dealers. The Acting State Commander, Mr Peter Ogar, said this while briefing Journalists as part of activities to ...

June 22, 2023 No Responses

NPA Resuscitates Comatose Apapa Water Works

The Mohammed Bello Koko-led Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has resuscitated the 2.4 Million Gallons Per Day Apapa Water Works that has been moribund since 2012.Speaking during handover of the resuscitated facility in Apapa on Thursday 22nd Ju...

June 21, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA, NAVY Strengthen Collaboration For Seafarers Certification

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr.Bashir Jamoh, OFR, has restated the Agency’s commitment to issuing appropriate certification to qualified men of the Nigerian Navy who undergo requisite training at th...

June 8, 2023 No Responses

FIRS, LIRS, Seal MoU On Joint Tax Audit, Investigation

The Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have issued a public notice on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by both agencies to establish a Joint FIRS and LIRS Audit and Investigation Team aimed...

June 7, 2023 No Responses

NGX RegCo, ISSB, FRC Harp On Sustainability Disclosures Reporting

NGX Regulation Limited, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), as well as the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria, have all said they remain committed to championing the drive of sustainability and climatic disclosure repor...

June 3, 2023 No Responses

NLC: COMMUNIQUE AT THE END OF AN EMERGENCY NEC MEETING HELD ON FRIDAY, 2ND OF JUNE, 2023

On Monday, the 29th day of May, 2023 the President of the Federal Republic announced during his inaugural speech the withdrawal of Subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in Nigeria. Consequently, the price of the product which is central to transportation....

June 2, 2023 No Responses

David Isiavwe: Nigeria Needs More Investment In Infrastructure To Support Electronic Payment Systems

Cybersecurity expert, Dr. David Isiavwe says despite the gains of the cashless policy in Nigeria, implementation is challenged due to inadequate critical infrastructure to support electronic payment systems, particularly in rural areas. Dr. Isiavwe, who ...

June 1, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Appoints Gbajabiamila Chief of Staff

The current Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has been appointed Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. By this appointment, he has been effectively removed from the upcoming 10th National Assembly. Gbajabiamila, who secured a...

June 1, 2023 No Responses

NNPCL Confirms Petrol Pump Price Increase

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company NNPC Limited (NNPCL) has confirmed the increase in the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol in its retail outlets across the country. The national oil firm, in a statement signed...

May 31, 2023 No Responses

NLC To Tinubu: Don’t Remove Fuel Subsidy Without Consultations

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against removing fuel subsidy without adequate measures to cushion the effect on workers and Nigerians. In a statement on Tuesday, NLC Preside...

May 31, 2023 No Responses

Fuel: Price Hits N520 In Edo, Delta

Fuel pump price is now between N400 and N500 in Edo and Delta, as long queues on Tuesday morning, resurfaced in the few filling stations opened for business. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the sudden hike in...

May 30, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu, Atiku, Obaseki, PDP, Others Mourn Dokpesi

Tributes have continued to pour in for Chief Raymond Dokpesi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and founder of DAAR Communications Plc, who died in Abuja on Monday. The family of Dokpesi confirmed the death of the media...