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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has dispelled insinuations that the union is insensitive to the plight of students and parents by constantly embarking on strikes. Dr Lazarus Maigoro, Chairman of the University of Jos chapter of the union, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos. Maigoro insisted that the demands of the union before the Federal Government were aimed at improving the standard of universities in the country. NAN reports that the union has started mobilizing its members across the country to embark on industrial action over what it…

The Kaduna State Government says it has awarded contracts for the execution of 118 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) projects in the health and education sectors. Hajiya Aisha Mohammed, the SDGs Coordinator in the state, who made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kaduna, said that most of the contractors have been mobilized to sites. Mohammed explained that the projects would be executed under the state’s 2019 SDGs Conditional Grant Scheme Projects to accelerate the achievements of the goals in the state by 2030. According to her, the central goal is to achieve…

The Presidency has urged the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to desist from disinformation which can further divide Nigerians. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, made the call in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Adesina was reacting to what he described as ”unfounded allegations by the Christian Association of Nigeria about the payment or non-payment of ransom for the release of the Chibok and Dapchi schoolgirls.” The CAN’s Director of Legal and Public Affairs, Kwamkur Samuel, was quoted in the traditional and social media outfits to have said inter alia: “Nigerians need to know…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has opposed plans by the Federal Government to borrow Two trillion naira out of the Contributory Pension Fund of N10 trillion for infrastructural development. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President said this while addressing newsmen during the meeting of the National Administrative Council of the congress on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, recently, the National Economic Council gave approval to the Federal Government to borrow two trillion naira from the pension funds presently put at N10 trillion to finance the development of national infrastructure. He said the decision was devoid of effective consultation with the…

The House of Representatives says it will “name and shame” Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) that refuse to appear before it with their audited reports. The Chairman, Committee on Public Accounts, Rep. Wole Oke, disclosed this during an investigative public hearing into the presentation of audit reports of MDAs on Monday. The committee is investigating the “allegations of deliberate and reckless refusal by non-treasury funded MDAs to render accounts to the Office of the Accountant-General to the Federation (OAGF)”. Oke said the investigation was necessary following the reports of the growing number of MDAs that refused to submit their Reports…

By Harry Awurumibe, Head, Abuja Bureau President Muhammadu Buhari is to commission the multi-billion Naira Ore Flyover at the ever-busy Benin- Shagamu Expressway. This disclosure was made today (Tuesday) in Abuja by Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) while briefing State House Correspondents shortly after visiting the President Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him the Ore Flyover which is one of his signature projects since coming into power three years ago is now ready for use hence he came to invite Mr. President to perform the official commissioning. “It is important for me to clear the air. I came in…

The Publisher of PRNigeria, Mr. Yushau Shuaib has instituted legal action against Terrence Kuanum, leader of Benue Youth Forum, for accusing him of sponsoring Boko Haram terrorism after his article entitled: ‘A Memo to President Buhari on the Service Chiefs’ went viral on the media. Terrance in his own article titled ”A Rejoinder to an Impenitent Boko Haram Empathizer, Yushau A. Shuaib’s Spleen in Memo to President Buhari on Service Chiefs” described Yushau as “a Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists’ empathizer and spy proxy….A quack reporter, a wonder boy and crony to his terrorists’ honchos”.…

To stem the cancer scourge, an Oncologist, Dr Victor Iyida, has called for massive education on healthy lifestyle and eating habits to avert being a cancer victim. Iyida, who works with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday. He spoke in commemoration of the `World Cancer Day’ celebrated annually on Feb. 4. The World Cancer Day is a global advocacy day dedicated to amplify the call for action and to rally the international community to end the injustice of preventable suffering from cancer. He…

The Inspector General (I-G) of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has ordered Commissioners of Police to confiscate vehicles illegally using Spy number plates, sirens, revolving lights or covered number plates. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Adamu gave the order during a working visit by the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi. The I-G also ordered the Commissioners Police to ensure the diligent prosecution of the offenders. “To this end, all vehicles found to have Spy number plates not duly issued, using sirens, or…

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered that an applicant, Abayomi Hakeem, who pleaded guilty to internet fraud and defrauding an American of 300 dollars, be remanded in EFCC custody. Hakeem pleaded guilty to impersonation and extortion. He admitted that sometime in 2019, he impersonated an American, Mr Will Marshal on Google mail (Gmail) and fraudulently obtained the amount. Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered that Hakeem be remanded until sentencing according to the plea bargain he entered into with the EFCC. “He should remain in the custody of the prosecution until an agreement is met,” he ordered. Earlier, the…