LEADERS OF THE TIV IN TARABA VISIT ISHAKU, PROMISE TO WORK FOR PEACE
The TIV in Taraba State have pledged to join Gov Darius Dickson Ishaku in finding permanent solution to the crisis between them and their neighbours in the southern parts of the statde. The new president of the Tiv Cultural Association, Mr Joshua Ayagwa made the pledge in Jalingo when he led the new executive members […]
Fuel price hike and trade union negotiations
BY IZIELEN AGBON It was incorrect for the NLC and TUC leaders to agree that the fuel price hike and the deregulation of the PMS market are inevitable. The union leaders should not have agreed that market forces should determine the PMS price without the intervention of the mobilized masses of Nigerian people while the […]
ATIKU ADVISES NEW EMIR OF ZAZZAU TO FOCUS ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated the new Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Ahmed Bamalli, urging him to focus on confidence-building efforts in his domain. Abubakar gave the advice in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, in Abuja. The former vice president expressed delight in the appointment of Bamalli, who succeeds […]
Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli Emerges As New Emir of Zazzau
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has approved the appointment of Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as the19th Emir of Zazzau and the first emir from the Mallawa ruling house in 100 years, following the demise of his grandfather, Emir Dan Sidi, in 1920. A statement issued by the Commissioner of Local Government Affairs, Alhaji Alhaji […]
WHY FALALU BELLO HAS TO GO
The Jega-led INEC, for reasons best known to him, de-registered the PRP alongside other political parties, in spite of its rich history and strong ideological leaning. The party’s national leader Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa fought for the reinstatement of the party and won. Despite winning his case, Jega, out of utter disregard for court order, refused […]
Restructure Nigeria ASAP Or Risk Breakup – Pastor Adeboye Warns Buhari.
General Overseer, The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari, to give Nigeria a lasting solution to secession agitations and its economic challenges by restructuring the country as soon as possible to forestall possible break up. Adeboye noted that the restructuring of […]
Nigerian govt approves reopening of Universities, Polytechnics, others
The federal government has directed the reopening of Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education in the country. Tertiary institution regulatory agencies like the National Universities Commission (NUC), National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) and National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) have also directed tertiary institutions to reopen. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, […]
ASUU seeks adoption of UTAS to end strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for the adoption of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) in the country. Mahmud Lawan, Coordinator, Kano Zonal Coordinator of the association, made the call in a statement issued in Kano on Thursday, at the end of its meeting held at the Federal University, Dutse. […]
CS-SUNN urges Kaduna Govt. to fast tract maternity, paternal leave bill
By Philip Yatai The Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has urged the Kaduna State Government to fast tract the formulation and passage of maternal and paternal leave bill, to promote exclusive breastfeeding in the state. The state Coordinator in the state, Mr Silas Ideva, made the call in Kaduna on Wednesday, at the […]
Fuel Price Comparison; Saudi Arabia Minimum Wage Is N305,000 – PDP Blasts Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday berated President Muhammadu Buhari over his weak defense of his administrations hike in fuel by comparing it with that Saudi Arabia in his Independence day speech, adding that the minimum wage of Saudi Arabia is 305,113. President Muhammadu Buhari, on October 1, had addressed the nation as the […]