The Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) has expelled seven students and suspended six others for various offences including examination malpractice and gross misconduct.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has denied allegations that he had conversations with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with regard to the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), and the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS).
The Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, has appointed himself as Commissioner for works and his deputy, Kola Adewusi, as Commissioner for Sports and Special Needs, as he inaugurates 25 commissioners.
The Katsina State House of Assembly has received a list of 20 Commissioner-nominees from Governor Dikko Radda, and fixed July 24 for the commencement of their screening.
The Nigerian Senate has urged employers of labour to de-emphasise age requirements as pre-condition for employment in the country because it generates socioeconomic inequalities.
The members voted against the motion on Wednesday after the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu who presided over plenary, questioned if it was in the place of the House to take such a position since pump price is controlled by the market forces.
Making the call in different interviews in Lagos on Wednesday, the stakeholders, praised the Federal government’s declaration of a state of emergency on food security but advised that the right people must drive the policy while interventions should target real farmers.
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has directed its members nationwide to go to work two days weekly until the Federal Government yields to its demand for a 200 percent increase in salary.
The Heirs General Insurance (HGI) and Heirs Life Assurance (HLA) have launched multiple digital channels that make insurance transactions easier and simplify access to insurance for all Nigerians.
The Director-General, Balareba Shehu Ilelah, who disclosed this at a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday, also said the commission will soon meet with stakeholders in the broadcasting industry to review the Nigeria Broadcasting Code.