Barely 24 hours after a lecturer at the Ibrahim Badamasi University Lapai (IBBUL) resigned his membership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the institution in Niger state has also announced that the second semester for 2021/2022 academic session will commence on Monday, 5th September, 2022. A statement by the Deputy Registrar (Information), Baba Akote obtained by ASHENEWS on Tuesday, said the decision followed the directive of the governing council of the university after its meeting held on Tuesday. While the university directed all staff to resume work same day, it also advised students to abide by the announcement in…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the governing party, All Progressives Congress (APC), will bequeath strong political institutions that reflect their choices, through non-interference in elections. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesperson in a statement, said the president gave the assurance when he received members of Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) led by its Chairman, Gov. Abubakar Bagudu, on Tuesday in Abuja. The president cited outcomes of polls in Ekiti, Anambra and Osun States as indicators of his administration’s non-interference in political processes in the country. According to him, non-interference in elections gives credence to the political processes, ensures participation…
The Court of Appeal in Ibadan on Tuesday nullified the N20 billion cost awarded against the federal government in a fundamental human rights suit filed by Chief Sunday Adeyemo, a k.a Sunday Igboho. Justice Ladiran Akintola of Oyo State High Court, had on September 17, 2021 awarded N20 billion cost “as exemplary and aggravated damage” against the Department of State Services (DSS) over the invasion of Igboho’s residence on July 1, 2021. The Court of Appeal judgment, delivered virtually, was read by Justice Muslim Hassan. Hassan said that the lower court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the matter and thereby, set…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari has again raised the alarm over the involvement of communities and religious groups in theft of petroleum products in the country. Kyari stated this at the weekly Ministerial Media Briefing organized by the Presidential Media Team led by Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, churches, mosques, security agencies as well as communities where pipelines pass through were involved in pipeline vandalism and theft of petroleum products. He said so far, the NNPC, in…
Kenya’s Supreme Court on Tuesday laid out eight questions it will answer when it rules on this month’s disputed presidential election result, including whether the commission’s website was hacked. Opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is seeking the presidency for the fifth time, is contesting the result of a tight vote after which the election commission chairman declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner. Four out of the seven commissioners disowned the result. The disagreement has raised fears it could trigger the type of violence that followed disputed polls in 2007 and 2017. Odinga’s legal team lodged a case alleging that…
The Zamfara Police Command have rescued a five-month-old baby and 11 other kidnap victims. The spokesperson of the command, SP Shehu Mohammed disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying the victims regained their freedom on August 30, following joint operations by Police Tactical Operatives attached to 42 PMF Squadron Gusau, with the vigilante near Dajin Kare Kukanka forest. According to him, the move is part of the efforts by the new Commissioner of Police in Zamfara, Kolo Yusuf, to restore lasting peace to the state affected by banditry. “On 30th August 2022, Police Tactical Operatives attached to 42 PMF…
Nigeria’s vice president Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday told the All Progressives Governors Forum why quick action must be taken to end the six-month-long industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The governors met with the vice president in his office after their meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. A statement by the spokesperson of Osinbajo, Laolu Akande said the governors were on a felicitation visit to the VP following his knee surgery done last month. “The VP also commended the expertise of Nigerian doctors and the availability of cutting-edge medical facilities existing…
President Muhammadu Buhari and the governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have held a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The chairman of the forum and Kebbi state governor, Abubakar Bagudu led his colleagues to the meeting that lasted about 30 minutes. The reason for the meeting was not known and the governors did not brief the press as at the time filing this report. In attendance were Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his Ekiti State counterpart, Dr Kayode Fayemi, Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Abubakar Bello, Inuwa Yahaya, Abdullahi Sule and Deputy…
Some experts in aviation sector have commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for releasing 265 million dollars to airlines operating in the country to settle outstanding ticket sales. The experts gave the commendation on Sunday in Abuja. According to them, some foreign airlines, including Emirates Airlines that announced a planned suspension of flights to Nigeria from Sept.1, will possibly review their decision. Group Capt. John Ojikutu, a former Commandant of the Murtala Muhammad Airport, Lagos, who praised CBN for the remittance, also urged the institution to keep making things easy for any company repatriating its funds from Nigeria. “Obligations…
Fidelity Bank Plc on Monday said it had entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100 per cent equity stake in Union Bank UK Plc. In a corporate filing at the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Tuesday, the bank said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had issued ‘No Objection’ to its proposed acquisition of the bank, which commenced London operations in 1983. The notice signed by Fidelity Bank’s Company Secretary, Ezinwa Unuigboje, said the transaction was still subject to the approval of the Prudential Regulatory Authority of the United Kingdom. The bank said the acquisition was part of its…