By Ndubuisi Nwachukwu/Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Prof.Tahir Mamman says payment for the revitalisation of the tertiary institutions in the country is underway. Mamman also said the Federal Government had approved the payment of salary increase of 35 per cent to academic and 25 per cent toContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has assured Nigerians that its digital currency. eNaira posed no threat to financial stability. The Director, Corporate Communications Department of CBN, Dr Isa AbdulMumin said this on Monday in Marrakech. AbdulMumin was reacting to a recent media report that raised concernsContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On October 7, a WhatsApp user shared a video of a middle-aged man being mobbed for allegedly stealing another man’s genitals at the Abacha Road axis of Mararaba, an outskirt of Abuja. Upon further interrogation, one man who gave his name onlyContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The University of Ilorin has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Intramodal System Consortium Limited for the construction of a tram transit system for the university. Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN, the Vice Chancellor, of the University of Ilorin, signed the MoA on behalf ofContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), in collaboration with Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Science (AIRCAS) have begun the implementation of Crop-Watch Nigeria Innovative Programme. The implementation of the programme started with a workshop on Monday organised by NASRDA to empower participants withContinue Reading
By Chinyere Nwachukwu The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo says statistics indicate that no fewer than 99,985 Nigerian students left the country to enrol in universities in the United Kingdom between 2017 and 2022. The minister disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the 2023 University of Lagos InternationalContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar said on Monday that repositioning the Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC) was critical to achieving Nigeria’s foreign policy objectives. Tuggar stated this in Abuja at the opening ceremony of a retreat organised by DTAC, with the theme: “RepositioningContinue Reading
By Sunday John No fewer than six persons have sustained various injuries when a petroleum tanker exploded on Monday at Sandaji Filling Station in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The tanker which brought petroleum product to the filling station located at Jos Road Lafia, exploded around 12:00pm. Comfort Igwe, a pumpContinue Reading
By Justina Auta AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO has called on government and stakeholders to implement policies that promote equal access to healthcare, education and economic opportunities for young women and girls. This was contained in a statement issued by Mr Steve Aborisade, Advocacy and Marketing Manager AHF, onContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The National Teachers’ Institute ( NTI), Kaduna has concluded the necessary arrangements to collaborate with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on the School-Based Management Committee (SBMC) project. The institute’s Director and Chief Executive, Prof. Musa Garba-Maitfasir, explained that the arrangements was the outcome of a recent collaborativeContinue Reading
