By Samuel Owooso The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the impromptu scheduled between it and the Nigerian government, has been rescheduled to Tuesday. The union made this known in its verified Twitter handle @ASUU_NGN on Monday. “The impromptu meeting between @ASUU_NGN and FG that was earlier scheduled to hold this evening has been shifted to Tuesday 12th April. “Both parties are expected to arrive at a solid agreement as they meet proper, tomorrow (Tuesday). “The impromptu meeting between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government has been rescheduled to tomorrow (Tuesday)” the tweet reads. ASHENEWS…
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A chieftain of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, Sani Mahmud Sha’aban has declared his intention to contest for the governorship election in the forthcoming 2023 election. Sha’aban, a title holder of Dan Buram Zazzau and Barden Keffi made his intention known today at main auditorium of the Arewa Hall, Kaduna. Sha’aban declaration speech reads: “In spite of the many challenges Kaduna faces, it is quite remarkable that our party, All Progressive Congress (APC) under the superlative leadership of Governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai has done exceptionally well. “Governor el-Rufai has raised the bar of leadership in Kaduna state with…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released results of the 2022 mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted on April 9. The Board made this known in its Weekly Bulletin on Monday. “Consequently, candidates who sat for the examination are to visit www.jamb.gov.ng and click on ‘2022 Mock Result Checking’ and input their UTME registration number to access their results,” it stated. Not less than 175,000 candidates sat for the examination at JAMB’s 757 centres nationwide. The Registrar of the board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, who spoke after the Saturday exercise, had expressed satisfaction over the conduct of the…
Kremlin says that it has destroyed S-300 air defence system delivered by Europe near Ukrainian city of Dnipro. The Russian Defense ministry said on Monday that its sea-launched Kalibr missiles on Sunday destroyed four S-300 launchers which were concealed in a hangar on the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Russia said 25 Ukrainian troops were hit in the attack. It did not say which European country had supplied the S-300 systems. Slovakia, which had donated such a missile system to Ukraine, denied on Sunday that the one it supplied had been hit. It said such reports were Russian…
Following the intense war between Russia and Ukraine, which has affected gas supplies, the European Union (EU) has sought increased supply of Nigeria’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). A statement by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) spokesperson, Garba Deen Mohammed on Tuesday, said the EU Ambassador in Nigeria, Samuela Isopi said as a result of the current geopolitical situation in Europe, the continent was interested in strengthening its cooperation with Nigeria particularly in the area of possible increase in the supplies of Liquefied Natural Gas LNG). “Nigeria is the fourth gas supplier to Europe. At least 40% of the Nigerian…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu on Monday, held emergency meeting with some party’s governors shortly after vice president Yemi Osibanjo also declared for the 2023 presidential race. The meeting which held at Kebbi Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja was attended by Kebbi state governor Atiku Bagudu and his Jigawa, Osun, Lagos, Plateau and Kaduna counterparts Abubakar Baduru, Gboyega Oyetola, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Simon Lalong and Nasir el-Rufai. Osinbajo not my son Asked shortly after his meeting with the governors by journalists to comment on Osinbajo’s declaration earlier on Monday, Tinubu said, “I don’t have any son grown…
French President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Monday kicked off a final fortnight of bruising campaigning for the French presidency in a run-off that polls predict risks being tight. With 97 percent votes counted, Macron came in first in Sunday’s first round of voting with 27.6 percent of the vote. Le Pen was second with 23.4 percent. As the top two finishers, they advance to a second-round on April 24. Far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon came close to beating Le Pen for the second spot after a late surge gave him a score of just under…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Benin Zonal Command, says it has arrested three women for alleged human trafficking and child abuse. The Zonal Commander, Mr Nduka Nwanwenne in an interview IN Benin on Monday said the arrests were made at different locations in Benin during the weekend. He explained that whereas one of the suspects was arrested for alleged human trafficking, the other two were arrested for alleged child abuse. According to him, in the trafficking case, an 18-year-old suspect, was arrested for recruiting two young girls aged 17 and 16 respectively for one…
Mrs Aisha Bello-Matawalle, wife of Zamfara state governor on Sunday, inaugurated the distribution of Ramadan welfare package to less privileged women in the state. Presenting the items to the beneficiaries in Gusau, the First Lady said that the gesture was aimed at helping less privileged women, orphans and widows to cope with the Ramadan fasting. Represented by Fatima Musa, the Special Adviser to the Governor in the Office of the First Lady, items distributed included rice, millet, sugar and macaroni. The governor‘s wife disclosed that a total of 70,000 less privileged women would benefit from the gesture in all the…
Police in Osun is investigating alleged extra-judicial killing of one Afolabi Abiola in Osogbo. Police spokesperson in the state, SP Yemisi Opalola, stated on Monday in Osogbo that Mr Olawale Olokode, Commissioner of Police in Osun directed the investigation to unravel circumstances leading to the alleged killing. The commissioner assured that the outcome of the investigation would be made public at the end of the exercise. “The commissioner of police uses this medium to inform the people of Osun, especially youths that investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of Abiola is on-going. “He promises to make the outcome…