The Minister of State for Education, Rt Hon Goodluck Nanah Opiah, has said that the no work, no pay stance is a universal policy and one not peculiar to Nigeria. He said that the Federal Government has granted the demands of ASUU, and that they expect the lecturers to return to academic activities unconditionally. According to Daily Post, Opiah restated the universality of the no work, no pay policy, establishing that the Federal Government had done its part to get the students back to school. Opiah regretted the drawbacks the strike had caused while on a working visit to Federal…
Author: Victor Fola
The National Cashew Association of Nigeria says that Nigeria earned N14 billion from exporting raw cashew in the last one year. It said that the earnings could increase if the Federal Government and subnational levels invested in the sector and supported local processing of cashew. Its President, Prince Ojo Ajanaku, stated this during a chat with journalists ahead of the 16th edition of the Cashew Conference this month. He said, “We hope to grow to over a million metric tonnes in the next four or five years. Nigeria is presently doing more of export of raw cashew nuts because we…
Rapper, Ice Prince Zamani has been arrested for allegedly assaulting and abducting a police officer in the early hours of Friday morning. Lagos police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin announced this via his Twitter handle on Friday morning. Hundeyin said that the former Chocolate City signee was stopped by the police for driving without license plates and he abducted the police officer after agreeing to go to the station. “At 3am today, @Iceprincezamani was stopped for driving without license plates. He agreed to be taken to the station. “He, thereafter, abducted the police officer in his car, assaulted him and threatened…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned Nigerians traveling to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take into cognizance the new visa regime of the UAE government The Ministry’s spokesperson, Francisca Omaluyi revealed via a statement that the UAE government has rolled out a new visa regime that has stopped giving Tourist Visas to persons below the age of 40. This announcement comes on the heels of the recent videos on social media showing Nigerians stranded at the airport in Dubai, calling for help from the federal government after being denied entry. Omaluyi noted that the new visa regime demands…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has berated the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for its decision to extend its strike indefinitely. In a statement yesterday by the NANS President Adedayo Sunday Asefon, the students’ body slammed the university teachers of embarking on a mission to collapse the nation’s university education system and systematically elevate private universities where many of them have their children attending. The statement reads, “We have taken the time to review the decision of ASUU to declare an indefinite strike after the ongoing six-month strike. We consider the decision not only…
APC Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu has lauded the leadership qualities of his running mate, Kashim Shettima. In a statement released by Tinubu’s media office to celebrate the former Borno state governor’s 56th birthday anniversary, Tinubu described Shettima as a bold, courageous, selfless, brilliant and committed leader. According to Tinubu, leaders are forged in the theatre of challenges, noting that Shettima has had his own fair share of it and have showed exemplary leadership traits in steering his people past it. “Senator Shettima is an extraordinary leader forged in the theatre of challenges. He led a heroic struggle against the forces…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo over alleged financial crimes. It was gathered that Oluomo was arrested around 9 am today at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Some EFCC officials were said to have picked him up although the leadership of the commission has refused to speak on the arrest. He was taken to the EFCC office in Lagos for further interrogation.
Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has disclosed that it will commission its cashew processing plant on September 10, 2022. In a statement signed by Cecilia Madueke, its secretary, the processing plant would be the construction firm’s first agro-processing activity. It said it will form the cornerstone of its diversification activities plus achieve the strategic objectives of the government towards value creation. The statement reads, “Julius Berger Nigeria Plc (Julius Berger), on February 14, 2022, had announced to the market that the pioneer cashew processing plant located in Epe, Lagos state, Julius Berger’s first agro-processing activity, cashew processing, which shall form the…
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa who also doubles as the running mate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has called out the Labour Party flagbearer, Peter Obi over his visit to churches. Okowa, while speaking with reporters in Kano State on Wednesday, said he is against dragging church into partisan politics, saying that politics is not the purpose of the church. He bemoaned the desperation some presidential candidates have exhibited to the peril of their faith just because they are bent on winning the February 2022 election. He said, “Now you begin to look at what…
A Magistrates Court sitting in Kano has ordered that a 37-year-old man, Jamilu Ahmed, be remanded in a correctional facility for allegedly beating his younger brother, Alhassan, 30 to death. The police charged Ahmed, who resides at Chediyar Kuda Quarters Kano, with culpable homicide. Magistrate Farouk Ibrahim-Umar rejected the plea of Ahmed. Ibrahim-Umar directed the police to return the case file to the Kano State Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice, adjourning the matter until Sept.8, for mention. Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Aminu Dandago, intimated the court that Ahmed perpetrated the offence on Feb.13, 2022 at Chediyar Kuda Quarters…