Age-gating tertiary institution admission archaic – Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has faulted the federal government’s policy setting 18 as the minimum age for tertiary institution admissions, ...
Month: August 2024
National officers, affiliates to accompany Ajaero to police – NLC
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has directed all national officers and affiliate unions to accompany its president, Joe Ajaero, to ...
Governance, business bottlenecks stifling Nigeria’s economic growth – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has identified governance bottlenecks and business regulations as some of the issues negatively impacting the ...
FG, states raise N100 billion for meter procurement
The federal government and the 36 states have raised N100 billion for the procurement of prepaid electricity meters. Minister of ...
South African billionaire, Rupert, overtakes Dangote as Africa’s richest person
South African billionaire, Johann Rupert, has overtaken Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Industries Limited, as Africa’s richest person. According to ...
Nigerian defence chief in Niger Republic
The Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, is currently in the Niger Republic for a meeting with ...
Pensioners say PenCom scheme worsening retirees’ woes
The Correctional Officers Pencom Retirees Association of Nigeria (COPRAN), has written to President Bola Tinubu over what they termed the ...
Nigeria deports Zimbabwean cleric
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has deported a Zimbabwean cleric, Eben Nhiwatawi, for allegedly violating immigration laws. This was contained ...
Floods destroy over 200 houses in Kaduna
Floods have destroyed over 200 houses in Zaria and Sabongari LGs in Kaduna State. This was revealed during a press ...
Abbas’ leadership transformative — Lawmaker
The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Rep. Philip Agbese, has described the leadership of the Green Chamber under ...