The Sixth General Assembly of the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA) got underway on Thursday in Rabat, with Morocco’s Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication, Mohammed Bensaid suing for unity among news agencies on the continent. Bensaid, who described FAAPA as a good ally in the dissemination of information, urged members to close ranks in order to contribute to tackling the challenges on the continent. He described the host city of Rabat as a symbol of the collective faith a new Africa must cherish, saying it had been a haven for meetings and other engagements for years. The…
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President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday that Nigeria was prepared to address the evolving and complex security situations confronting the country. Buhari said this at the Passing-out-Parade and Presidential Commissioning of 69th Regular Course Cadets of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna. Cadets numbering 237 were commissioned as officers into the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Buhari noted that the goal of terrorists, insurgents and their sponsors was to destroy the reforms introduced by his administration to prevent collapse of the economy and revitalise the armed forces. The president said his administration had invested heavily in infrastructure, with rail, roads, seaports,…
Some lecturers of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) have commenced academic activities the ongoing strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Dr Samuel Alu, ASUU NSUK branch Chairman,Mr Abraham Ekpo, Information and Protocol Officer of the institution and Mr Najeem Gbefwi, President, NSUK Students Union Government (SUG) confirmed the development to newsmen at the institution in Keffi local government area of the state on Thursday. It was confirmed that lectures took place at the Faculty of Law, Faculty of Social Sciences among others. The resumption of academic activities is in line with the directive of the…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has tasked the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to settle their dispute out of court. Justice Georgewill Biobele Abraham advised Nigerian government and ASUU when they appeared before him for hearing in an appeal instituted by ASUU against the introductory ruling of the National Industrial Court (NIC). The court suggested 24 hours for the two parties to have a rethink, sit down and come out with a resolution that would make Nigerians happy. Justice Abraham tasked counsel to the Federal Government, James Igwe, SAN, and that of ASUU, Femi Falana,…
“…the reality is they are being forced out.” The full picture of Facebook-turned-Meta’s rumored layoffs is coming further into focus — and, well, things aren’t looking too good for the metamates. Insider reports that the company is planning a mass round of “quiet layoffs,” which could impact up to 15 percent of the entire company. For the folks at home, that number would equal roughly 12,000 employees. And the reason why they’re being called — whisper voice — quiet layoffs? According to Insider’s sources, Facebook has already started the process, which it plans to execute via shifting performance expectations rather…
Nigeria has emerged as the first country in Africa to record the first successful transaction through the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), THISDAY has reported. Recall that the payment gateway was conceptualised January 2022 in a bid to promote and aid the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). PAPSS success in Africa was joint effort by the Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in partnership with the African Union (AU) and the AfCFTA. THISDAY gathered that the first transaction on the PAPSS platform was made possible by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) and the successful transaction occurred between the…
The Kaduna state chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) on Wednesday, claimed that bandits killed 10 teachers and kidnapped 50 others across the 23 local government areas of the state from January 2022 till date. Its chairman, Ishaya Dauda disclosed this at a media briefing as part of the activities to commemorate the 2022 International World Teachers’ Day. The theme of this year’s event is “The transformation of Education begins with teachers”. The Union pleaded with Governor Nasir el-Rufa’i to use every means possible to rescue the teachers and others in the kidnappers’ captivity. “More than…
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has fired his son, Lt. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba as commander of the country’s land forces for threatening to seize neighboring Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Kainerugaba had tweeted on his Twitter handle @mkainerugaba on Monday that his army could seize Nairobi in a very short time. “It wouldn’t take us, my army and me, 2 weeks to capture Nairobi,” his tweet reads. However, the Ugandan government has distanced itself from Kainerugaba’s tweets. The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, has issued a statement stressing that the government and people of Uganda treasure the country’s strong bilateral relations with Kenya…
By Stanley Ihedigbo, Lagos The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) has kicked against President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu-Touray for saying that the commission wouldn’t advertise vacant positions. The Commission’s President was reported to have said during a town-hall meeting recently that he would not advertise vacant positions across all ECOWAS Member States, but to restrict recruitment to current staff. However, in a statement, the Chairman of CSNAC, Olanrewaju Suraju drew the attention of Touray to Article 18(5) of the ECOWAS Revised Treaty of 1993, which stipulates that “In appointing professional staff for the Community, due regard shall…
Five hundred armed Kogi state vigilantes in the early hours of Wednesday, invaded Dangote Cement factory in Obajana, Kogi state and shot seven workers and injured several others. The vigilantes were reportedly at the factory on the orders of the state governor, Yahaya Bello. Meanwhile, members of the mining and host communities have condemned the Kogi state government for what they described as extra-judicial and unlawful deployment of the Vigilantes to cause chaos in the Obajana community. The vigilante’s group were led by the state Director-General of Lands; Commissioner for Solid Minerals, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Security, Commodore Jerry Omodara…