By Yetunde Fatungase The National Universities Commission (NUC) has identified poor governance, academic corruption and inadequate funding as some of the critical issues affecting tertiary education in Nigeria. The Acting Executive Secretary of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki, made this statement during the 2024 Registry Lecture at Babcock University, Ilishan, onContinue Reading
Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has threatened to take legal action against states that have refused to distribute empowerment sewing machines donated by the Federal Government to women nationwide. She added that her ministry would retrieve such machines from the states since they were yet to put themContinue Reading
By Danladi Ahmed flowerbudnews: The movement of 10,000 containers by rail in the first half of 2024 from Lagos sea ports to various destinations is an early sign of an emerging revolutionary trend that will ease transportation of goods. “It is also a major breakthrough in the nation’s portsContinue Reading
Bandits have k!lled two drivers and abducted scores of passengers in two separate attacks in Magazu village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The bandits first attacked four moving vehicles around 5:15pm, on Monday, August 12, 2024, k!lling a truck driver and abducting scores of passengers.Continue Reading
By Andrew Nwachukwu Flowerbudnews: Cross River state governor, Senator Bassey Otu has performed the groundbreaking ceremony for a 365-kilometer railway to connect the southern part of the state with the north. The project is a Public-Private Partnership funded initiative driven by Messers Reinhoke LLC in partnership with the StateContinue Reading
By Flowerbudnews The Cope and Live Mental Health Awareness Foundation has advocated prioritising mental health especially among youths for self-reliance and sound judgement. The co-Founder of the Foundation, Coach Uzoamaka Nwachukwu, made the call on Tuesday in Enugu while speaking during a Youths Stakeholders Virtual Free Engagement on Mental HealthContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill into law. The Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. The National Assembly had in June approved a bill that grants a 300 perContinue Reading
By Biola Lawal Abuja (Flowerbudnews): Mr. Michael Ango, the new Acting Executive Chairman, Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has assumed duty following his appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday, August 9. Ango, who arrived at the FCT-IRS headquarters at 11.00 am, was received by theContinue Reading
EFCC PRESS RELEASE Olukoyede Tasks Youths on Transparency, Accountability The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged students across the country to imbibe the virtues of transparency, accountability and integrity and to shun all forms of corruption, economic andContinue Reading
