ASUU : No justification for prolong strike – Sokoto students forum
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto Concerned over the prolong ASUU industrial action , the Sokoto state Students’ Leaders Forum has said there is no justification for the prolong strike which has negatively impacted on security, economic, educational and other sectors. Similarly , the Forum urged the Sokoto state University chapter of the union to in the […]
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Friday morning
Good morning! Below are today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has given an insight into the suspension of Azman Air’s operations. Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu, confirmed that it was withholding the Air Transport License (ATL) of the airline until it provides the required documentation for the renewal of […]
ASUU Strike: Commuters, Motorists Stranded On Ibadan-Ife Expressway As Students Protest
Thousands of commuters were stranded along the Ibadan-Ife Expressway on Thursday after the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) mounted a roadblock at Gbongan Bypass. The students are protesting the nine-month-long strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Speaking to journalist NANS spokesperson, Giwa Yisa Temitope, said Nigerian students are tired […]
Digital Identity and the Verity of Nigeria’s September 16 Revolution
Walter Duru, Ph.D Just like many other members of the Nigerian delegation, I felt very proud to be a Nigerian, when, at the 2022 ID4Africa Conference in Marrakech, Morocco, my dearly beloved country was celebrated for leading the Identity revolution in Africa. The message was very clear; the ovation was loudest; many others present at […]
JAMB seeks permission to increase UTME fee.
The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Ishaq Oloyede has disclosed that parents and guardians can pay more for the UTME examination, as the body seeks financial autonomy. Oloyede, who appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance on Wednesday, said the body is seeking to exit the annual budget but must […]
Libya, Angola beats Nigeria in crude production – OPEC
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said that Nigeria’s oil production plunged to 972,000 barrels per day in August 2022, as Angola and Libya overtook Nigeria by producing higher volumes of crude during the review month. OPEC disclosed this in its September 2022 report, confirming the figures released recently by the Nigeria Upstream […]
Sokoto govt begins clampdown on lotteries, others
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto IN its renewed measures to sanitize activities and operations of Lottery business in the state, the Government of Sokoto state has vowed to sanction any company that fails to obtain permit or certificate of operation in the state. Also affected are football viewing centres in the state while liquefied and cooking […]
Court grants DSS permission to detain Tukur Mamu for 60 more days
A federal high court in Abuja has given the Department of State Services (DSS) the go-ahead to detain Tukur Mamu, the Kaduna train attack negotiator, for 60 more days. According to report, Nkeonye Maha, the presiding judge, issued the ruling on Tuesday in response to an ex-parte motion moved by Ahmed Magaji, counsel for the […]
Several voter registrations done in 2022 invalidated, INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has detected several if nvalid registrations during the clean-up of the register from the recently-concluded voter registration exercise. The continuous voter registration exercise (CVR) ended on July 31 — thirteen months after it began. In April, the commission had said 45 percent of registrations done in 2021 […]
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Monday morning
Good morning! Below are today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1 The National Industrial Court, NIC, has summoned the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to appear before it on Monday in Abuja over the lingering strike embarked on by the union seven months ago. The summon is coming on the heels […]