The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Tuesday, declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan of the Peoples Democratic Party as the duly elected candidate for the Kogi Central Senatorial Election held in February 2023. The court further dismissed the appeal filed by Abubakar Ohere of the All Progressives Congress for lackingContinue Reading
Omowunmi Aloba, the wife of the late Nigerian rapper, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, also known as Mohbad, has stated that it is a must to conduct a DNA test to prove the paternity of her 6-month-old son, Liam. Omowunmi made this known in a chat with the popular Nigerian actressContinue Reading
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government will not renew licensing agreements for under-performing electricity distribution and generation companies in Nigeria. Adelabu disclosed this on Monday at the opening ceremony of the three-day inaugural Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, NESI, Market Participants and Stakeholders Roundtable, NMPSR, in Abuja.Continue Reading
Abuja: The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has alerted Nigerians to the existence of a portal designed by undesirable elements to defraud Nigerians. She said in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja that the “FG Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation Trust Fund Registration PortalContinue Reading
The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Tanko Sununu has said that the federal government will soon integrate the over 10 million Almajiri and out-of-school children with the established National Commission for Almajiri and out-of-school children with a view to ensure they learn skills that will make them self-reliant.Continue Reading
NYSC has deployed 1,691 prospective corps members in Bauchi State for the 2023 Batch ‘C’, Stream 1 orientation exercise. Mrs Rifkatu Yakubu, Coordinator of the scheme in Bauchi State, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Bauchi that the exercise would begin on Nov. 1 andContinue Reading
A vigilante was beheaded in Abia State when gunmen attacked a team of security personnel in the Ossioma area of the state. The spokesperson of the Abia State Police Command Maureen Chinaka confirmed the vigilante’s death in a Friday statement. “Yesterday 26/10/2023 At about 15:50 hrs, Abia State PoliceContinue Reading
No fewer than 24 polytechnics and colleges of education have been converted to universities by the federal and state governments, The PUNCH reports. However, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and education reform activists tagged the move as a plan to “bury” the essence of technical education in theContinue Reading
The University of Abuja has approved the promotion of 23 academic staff to professorial rank. While 13 of the staff got promoted to the rank of professor, 10 others were elevated to the rank of associate professor. A statement by the Acting Director of Information and University Relations, Dr. HabibContinue Reading
