President Bola Tinubu has signed the Student Loans Act into law. The development follows individual reviews by both the Senate and the House of Representatives of the report from the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund. President Tinubu stated that the main aim of the new law was ensure that Nigerian children are not denied the right to education which he described as the tool to effectively fight poverty. He […]
The process of nominating the new Olubadan was stalled on Tuesday, as eight kingmakers boycotted the meeting, convened by the Head of the Ibadan Traditional Council, Chief Rashidi Ladoja. The meeting was convened by Ladoja, who is also the Otun Olubadan, at the ancient Mapo Hall, to begin the process that will lead to the emergence of the next Olubadan. Only Chief Ladoja was there as a member of the Olubadan in Council, […]
Zenith Bank PLC has announced the appointment of Dr Adaora Umeoji as its Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective June 1. This was disclosed in information sent to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) by the bank’s Company Secretary, Mr Michael Otu. The company secretary ,said the appointment was subject to the approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He added that umeoji will take over from Dr Ebenezer […]
Following the statement made by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, that those responsible for the killing of the military personnel, would be brought to justice, three of the suspects who killed 17 officers and men of 181 Amphibious Battalion, Nigerian Army, Otuama, Delta State, have been arrested. The suspects were reportedly arrested in PortHarcourt and moved to Army headquarters, Asaba, where they are currently being held. It […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the restoration of internet services that was earlier disrupted following undersea cable cuts along Cote d’Ivoire and senegal. In a statement, the Nigerian Communications Commission Director of Public Affairs, Rueben Muoka, said that services have now been restored to approximately 90% of their peak utilization capacities. The NCC spokesperson said that Mobile Network Operators have assured the commission that data and voice services […]
The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, RT Hon Blessing Agbebaku has directed the state Chief Judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa to set up a seven-man panel to carry out thorough investigation over the allegations leveled against the state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. The deputy governor is accused of misconduct and divulging government’s information to the public by the state assembly. The panel, when set up, is expected to […]
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SANNU and the Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU have commenced seven-day warning strike today (Monday), March 18, 2024 over what they called "unfair treatment and disparity in the payment of salaries by the Federal Government." The National President of SSANU, Muhammed Ibrahim explained in an interview on Monday that "all our workers in registry, bursary, works and maintenance, security, and students’ affairs […]
The Oyo State Government on Monday banned the use of styrofoam for food services, storage, and other related purposes. Recalling that the state House of Assembly had, on Thursday, February 8, 2024, urged the state government to ban the use of styrofoam for food purposes in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, who made this announcement during the Food Safety Stakeholders Forum, and the inauguration of the […]
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU, have declared a 7-day warning strike to demand the payment of four months of withheld salaries of their members, following the 2022 nationwide strike. The decision was part of the resolution of the joint action committee of the two unions, after a meeting which held in Akure at the weekend. President of SSANU, Mohammed Ibrahim, made […]
