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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) in Taraba State has appealed to Governor Agbu Kefas to implement the 25/35% salary increase for staff of the State Polytechnic in Suntai to relieve the financial stress they have been facing. The newly elected chairman of ASUP, Dr Bala Sule, who made the appeal while speaking to […]
The director general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has urged corps members to sustain the scheme’s legacy of national unity and integration while contributing to the country’s socio-economic advancement. During a nationwide virtual welcome address, he gave the charge to Corps Members of the 2025 Batch “B” stream two […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated confidence in the country’s macroeconomic outlook, insisting that its recent decision to reduce the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 basis points will stimulate growth without undermining the naira’s stability. Speaking in an interview on TVC, the director of Monetary Policy at the apex bank, Dr Victor […]
The Senator Godswill Akpabio-led 10th Senate last month, ended its Second Parliamentary Session and has embarked on its Annual Vacation from Plenary sittings, while committee meetings and other parliamentary engagements continue with full participation of members, in preparations for the commencement of the Third Parliamentary Session on the 7th of October, 2025. The last two […]
Once upon a time, there lived two little birds in the mountains of Lokoja. They were inseparable. They called themselves Siamese twins. They called theirs the “New Direction Government” . For eight years, they held sway. They applied their boisterous personalities positively and negatively in equal measures. Then the music stopped playing, and their dance […]
The former head of MI5 has said those who think the UK is already at war with Russia “may be right”.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently approved a six-month temporary ban on exporting raw shea nut, which he claimed was to curb informal trade, boost local processing, and protect and grow Nigeria’s shea industry. According to the statement from State House, the ban is subject to review on expiration and specifically aims to boost Nigeria’s shea […]
The federal government has summoned the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and Dangote Refinery management to a reconciliation meeting today, Monday, to avert the nationwide strike declared by oil workers. The move comes as the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has thrown its weight behind the strike planned by oil workers […]
Two farmers, identified as Amah Terseer and Tony Emberga, have been reportedly killed in an ambush by suspected armed herdsmen at Abaji community, Kpav Council Ward, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, Benue State. A source in the area who spoke to our correspondent on the phone disclosed that the victims were attacked by the marauders while […]
The Federal Government has firmly denied recent allegations circulating on some international platforms and social media channels, which claim that terrorist groups in Nigeria are carrying out a systematic genocide against Christians. In a statement issued to journalists yesterday in Abuja, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris, described the claims as “false, […]
