The Federal Government has described its newly renegotiated agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as a landmark achievement aimed at ending prolonged industrial disputes and improving the quality of higher education in Nigeria. Speaking at the presentation of the agreement in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said…
The Argentine Supreme Court has found documentation associated with the Nazi regime among its archives including propaganda material that was used to spread Adolf Hitler’s ideology in the South American nation. One Judicial authority from the court told The Associated Press on Sunday. The court came across the material when preparing for the creation of…
The Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF) Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN has described late former Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Daniel Abutu as an erudite jurist who laid a foundation for the 2010 doctrine of necessity. Fagbemi made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the valedictory court session in honour of the…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its draft guidelines mandating banks to refund customers for failed Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transactions within 48 hours. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the FCCPC’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Ondaje Ijagwu, said the draft…
The Catholic Diocese of Awka, Anambra, has assured that it would unravel the circumstances surrounding the alleged assault of a female teacher by a Rev. Fr. in one of its schools. Rev. Fr. Charles Ndubuisi, Chancellor, Catholic Diocese of Awka, made this known in a statement on Tuesday issued in Awka. “The suspect, Rev. Fr….
The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria, Committee of FCT Imams Initiative, Kano State Government, and former Presidential Adviser Professor Auwalu Yadudu have raised concern about the proposed law on inheritance, saying it will infringe on the religious rights of Christians and Muslims. The stakeholders disclosed this on Wednesday during their various presentations at the…
No fewer than 50,000 Nigerians have tested positive for tuberculosis (TB), following the increased screening efforts nationwide, Global Fund, an international NGO has said. The Fund, however, said that many of those affected had yet to be placed on treatment, raising concerns about the country’s ability to contain the disease and prevent further transmission. Mr…
African governments must treat health as a pillar of economic and national security, with new investment models to tackle fast-rising non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and protect workforce productivity, says Oluranti Doherty. Doherty, Managing Director for Export Development at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), made the assertion, on the sidelines of a virtual panel session, at the…
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State have asked the party’s national leadership to immediately expel Wamban Shinkafi, accusing him of persistently working against the APC. The demand was conveyed by the group’s Secretary, Comrade Mubarak Musa Shanawa Shinkafi, who warned that Shinkafi’s continued stay in the party threatens unity, discipline and…
Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently tackle the recent upsurge in kidnapping and other security challenges in the country. Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, made the plea while speaking with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo. He advised that the gains the…
