The collaboration between activist groups and the Federal Government to undermine unions like the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is not just alarming, it’s downright shameful. How can those who claim to advocate for the marginalized turn a blind eye to the suppression of workers and academics? It’s a betrayal of the very principles they claim to uphold.
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
Tension is growing in the PDP over the perception that Wike, a serving Minister in the Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress (APC) government, is rumoured to remain in the PDP, allegedly to have control of its National Working Committee (NWC), while he works against it during the 2027 presidential election.
“Technology is the way to go. My happiness is that we have the opportunity to train these young ones for another three to four years from now. They are going to be leaders in the technology world.
The Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation Tanzania (CCBRT), an NGO dedicated to addressing gender inequality and improving maternal health, is taking proactive measures to treat obstetric fistula among women in rural areas. The CEO of CCBRT, Dr Brenda Msangi said on Friday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that the organization in collaboration with donor partners was working tirelessly to provide free surgical repair for women suffering from fistula. Obstetric fistula is a debilitating childbirth injury resulting from prolonged and obstructed labour, that affects thousands of women in Tanzania, leaving them with severe physical and social consequences. According to the World Health…
“As advocates for indigenes rights, we know that there are identifiable components of who an indigene of Lagos State is, except the mischief makers in APC, who are feeding fat on the unfairness in the issue under discussion, pretend not to know.
The Nigerian government says the new electricity tariff hike will only affect 1.5 million people, which according to it is a small segment of the consumers A recent hike in electricity tariff for Band A customers – people who enjoy at least 20 hours per day – had triggered conversation among Nigerians many of whom claim the country is still grappling with the effects of the removal of fuel subsidy and the ballooning inflation. But the Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu who recently hinted about the Federal Government’s push to stop electricity subsidy said the hike won’t affect the majority…
“In that 39-member body, 36 of them are chief executives of states. It’s a council where the members should discuss the number of police personnel should be in every state, how the police should be funded, and how the police should be managed and administered. But what has happened?”
The New York State Emergency Management has warned that residents might experience aftershocks of the 4.8 magnitude earthquake, which occurred in the city and New Jersey on Friday. The earthquake, which occurred at 10:23 a.m. local time, eight miles northwest of Bridgewater, New Jersey, affected some areas in New York. It rattled skyscrapers and buildings across Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. The emergency agency, in a safety alert issued, urged the public to call 911 if they were experiencing an emergency. “An earthquake occurred in New Jersey. The earthquake has been felt throughout New York State. Aftershocks may occur. Call 9-1-1 only…
Emefiele will be arraigned before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja on Monday, April 8 on counts bordering on accepting gratification, accepting gifts through agents, corruption, receipt of property fraudulently obtained, and conferring corrupt advantage on his associates contrary to the Corrupt Practices Act of 2000.
The President said the investigations had been formally closed and all appropriate law enforcement and regulatory agencies were already conducting follow-up actions.