The Federal Government has declared that nobody won or lost in the ruling of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), ordering members of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to return to work. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, made the declaration on Wednesday while...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday addressed world leaders in New York, calling for debt cancellation of poor countries. Speaking at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Buhari said developing countries were facing numerous challenges, including being able to service external debts. He asked the world leaders to address...
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday at State House, Abuja, met with the Chairman and select members of Pro-Chancellors of Federal Universities, promising to engage in further consultations with relevant stakeholders, towards ending the protracted strike by university lecturers, under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The president said...
unveils 2.4km Oke Ola road in Imeko Afon LG The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday, inaugurated the 2.4km Oke-Ola Road in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area, declaring that his administration has moved from the era of ground breaking to period of projects commissioning across the state Speaking at the...
Shares textbooks, 200 bicycles to pupils Biu Emir praises Governor Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum on Wednesday in Biu town, commissioned a 60-classroom community school for higher Islamic studies, built and donated by the state government. Zulum arrived Biu town on Tuesday and passed the night, before today’s commissioning...
Visits Moro-Moro, promises lasting solution Kadafur to visit all affected LGAs Worried by the destructions caused by floods in some communities across Borno State, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has assigned his Deputy, Umar Usman Kadafur to lead an assessment team to a tour of all affected Local Government Areas...
The Northern Governors Forum says it will develop solar energy in the region, following its comparative advantage of sunlight. The forum unanimously resolved that 2000 megawatts of solar power would be harvested across its 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory, to harness its huge potential of power from solar. The...
President Muhammadu Buhari warmly lauds Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who has been elected as President of the Forum of Regions of Africa (FORAF), in his capacity as Chairman of Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF). The election was held after a conference in Casablanca region, Morocco, at the weekend. Receiving...
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, this morning expressed satisfaction at the level of work done at the project site of the 3,000 capacity Maximum Custodian centre in Karshi, Abuja. The Minister expressed his satisfaction while fielding questions from journalists at the project site today. He said "When compare with...
As the nation is preparing for the 2023 general election, the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has called on the officers of the judiciary to be wary of antics of politicians who would use frivolous court injunctions to thwart the smooth running of the poll. Abiodun, a statement by his...