An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission witness, Nicholas Ojehomon, told an Abuja High Court that former Kogi governor. Yahaya Bello did not sign the prepaid school fees agreement. Ojehomon, is an internal auditor with the American International School, Abuja, The EFCC charged Bello, Umar Oricha and Abdulsalam Hudu with criminal breach of trust. Bello and his…
Academic staff at the University of Ibadan (UI) staged a campus-wide protest on Tuesday, calling on the Federal Government to honour agreements with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The demonstration, led by ASUU UI chairperson Dr Aderemi Afolabi, comes days before a government meeting scheduled for 28 August. Protesters carried banners denouncing what…
The Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Federative Republic of Brazil are to review their existing Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) to allow for immediate commencement of direct flight operations between the two countries. Mr Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this in…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is unwilling to talk about a real peace deal, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday. “What I do know is that President Trump wants to make a deal, and unfortunately, it has appeared thus far that President Zelensky is unwilling to talk about a real peace agreement. “And…
South Africa’s national budget meant to be presented on Wednesday has been postponed until further notice due to lack of agreement. The speaker of the National Assembly said this year the African National Congress will need the support of other parties to pass the budget, as it lost its parliamentary majority in an election in…
Harare – In a significant development, Egypt and Ethiopia have reached a breakthrough on the contentious Blue Nile mega-dam issue, according to AFP. The two nations have agreed to finalize an agreement within four months, putting an end to years of tensions. Since Ethiopia commenced construction on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in…
