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Nigerian students accross tertiary institutions have expressed disappointment and frustration over the decision of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to discontinue monthly upkeep disbursements outside the active academic session of their institutions. NELFUND recently announced new guidelines tying upkeep payments strictly to the academic calendar of each institution. According to the directive, upkeep disbursements […]
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the federal government of failing to implement any of the agreements reached with the group. ASUU president, Prof. Chris Piwuna, stated this yesterday during an interview on Trust TV. Piwuna said ASUU had consistently engaged the government in dialogue, but no part of the negotiated agreements had […]
A forum of former political office holders from the 21 local government areas of Kogi State who served between 2013 and 2016 has endorsed Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for a second term. It attributed the action to the governor’s commitment to developmental projects in all sectors of the state. This is just as the forum […]
Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has called for urgent action to address the development disparities in Abuja’s satellite towns, expressing concerns over inadequate infrastructure and poor service delivery despite ongoing reforms. The chairperson of NITP, FCT chapter, Queen Phillips, made the call yesterday in Abuja in her welcome […]
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kwara State University, Malete (KWASU) branch have joined other branches of the union nationwide to demand for the implementation of the 2009 agreement reached with ASUU by the federal government. They specifically urged the Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, to pay their nine-year earned academic allowances […]
Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has stressed the need for industry-driven research and targeted capacity building in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. During an inspection of the College of Petroleum and Energy Studies in Kaduna, PENGASSAN president, Festus Osifo, said the institution’s academic and training programmes could close the country’s […]
Niger State-born Hajara Yakubu Jibril has joined the league of exceptionally bright young Nigerians who have won awards on the international scene. She was recognised by Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India, as the Best Graduating African Student. The 21-year-old indigene of Suleja local government area, who obtained a First Class Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy, also […]
Chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Plateau State chapter, Hon. Hamisu Anani, has said despite Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda’s appointment as APC national chairman, the people of the state will massively vote for Governor Caleb Mutfwang for the second term because he has demonstrated leadership capacity p. Anane, who is also the […]
Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has expressed his willingness to partner Globacom to enhance digital economy as well as fibre connectivity services for the state’s digital city. Governor Uzodinma made the remarks when he received Globacom’s Enterprise Business Group in Owerri, where he described the telecom giant as a “market leader” in the sector […]
The renewed crisis between Urhobo and Itsekiri youths of Delta State has drawn a battle line between a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Daniel Reyenieju, representing Warri federal constituency, and Senator Ede Dafinone, representing Delta Central. While the senator condemned the violence and lamented the damages done to the Urhobo Progressive Union […]