ASUU Versus FG: Public Universities Face Potential Crisis

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, demanding urgent resolution of several unresolved issues. These include the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement, based on the Nimi Briggs Committee’s 2021 draft, and the release of withheld salaries following the 2022 strike action. ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, in a statement on Wednesday, expressed the union’s frustration with the government’s consistent delays, accusing them of fuelling a...

Tinubu Harps On Processing Raw Minerals Locally

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday harped on processing raw materials to avoid deepening Africa’s underdevelopment, cautioning against the dire consequences of the continent’s long-standing profile as a supplier of raw minerals to countries of other continents. The President made the observation while delivering his keynote address during the African Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) meeting on the sidelines of the ongoing 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in York, United States. He pointed...

Control Your Areas Security Architecture, Ekiti Govt Charges Council Chairmen 

The Ekiti State government has charged chairmen of local government areas to be alive to their responsibility of maintaining effective and adequate security of lives of property in their areas. Brig. Gen. Ebenezer Ogundana (rtd), Chairman of the State Security and Intelligence committee, at the third quarterly meeting of the committee on Wednesday stressed the need for council chairmen to synergize with government to bring permanent end to reports of insecurity in the state. While...

FG Approves N77,000 As Monthly Allowance For NYSC Members

The Federal Government has approved the increase of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members monthly allowance to Seventy-Seven Thousand Naira (N77,000) with effect from July 2024. This is in line with the enactment of the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024. This was disclosed in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, dated 25th September 2024 and signed by the Chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta. Prior to this, the Director General, NYSC Brigadier...

PDP Alleges INEC, Security Operatives Made Saturday Poll ‘Must Win’ For APC 

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the security agencies aided and abetted the irregularities that marred the last Saturday Edo State governorship election. The party described the election as the worst poll ever conducted by the electoral umpire and expressed concern that electoral body and the security agencies provided the cover for the massive irregularities. Rev. Olu Martins, the Deputy Director-General, Media and Publicity, of the Asue/Ogie...

Ohanaeze Condemns Call For Enthronement Of Acting President General 

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has condemned the call by some people for an enthronement of acting President General of the Igbo socio-cultural organisation. Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, Publicity Secretary of the organisation made this known on Wednesday in a press statement. The press statement reads, “The attention of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn to some documents making the rounds to the effect that there is an urgent need for an Acting President General to...

Nigeria Hunter and Forestry Security Services Anambra State Command calls for Credible LGA Elections

Ahead of Saturday’s Local Government Election in Anambra State, the Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Services, NHFSS, has called for a free and credible election. Speaking, the State Commander of the group, Destiny E. Jonas, assured voters and all participants in the upcoming local government elections to be held this Saturday, 28 September 2024, of adequate discharge of their responsibilities to ensure a hitch-free election across the State. Addressing newsmen...

Anambra Government Parades 11 Illegal Revenue Collectors, Sand Miners

Anambra state government has paraded sixteen illegal revenue collectors and sand miners extorting and intimidating residents and motorists in Ogbaru Local Government Area. Five of the suspects were arrested while masquerading themselves as government IGR collectors while another 11 were arrested while dredging sand from unapproved areas which were sealed off by the state government at Second Niger Bridge. Parading the suspects in Awka, the Managing Director, Operation Clean And Healthy Anambra, OCHA Brigade, Comrade...

FG Approves Revised Public Service Salary Structure to Reflect New Minimum Wage

…Implementation to Begin July 2024 The Federal Government has approved the revision of the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure, CONPSS, with effect from 24 July 2024. This was announced by the Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, NSIWC, Ekpo Nta, during a press briefing held in Abuja on Tuesday. Nta stated that President Bola Tinubu gave his assent to the Act after the bill was forwarded to him by the National Assembly....

IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu Forces Judge to Withdraw from Terrorism Case

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has recused herself from the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The case, which centres on terrorism charges brought by the federal government, hit a major roadblock Tuesday after Kanu openly expressed his lack of confidence in the judge during court proceedings. Kanu, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, for over...

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