Electricity tariff: Labour pickets IBEDC office in Osogbo, others
Members of the Organised Labour in Osun on Monday blocked the main entrance of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) Business Hub, Osogbo, protesting over the recent hike in electricity tariff. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the action was a result of the joint directive of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and […]
Short rainfall: Institute advises farmers to plant early maturing seed varieties
The Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria has advised farmers in North West to plant early maturing seed varieties in compliance with the NIMET predictions for 2024 rainfall season. Prof. Ado Yusuf, Executive Director of the Institute gave the advice while interacting with newsmen on Monday in Zaria. He recalled NIMET had […]
Colonial Leadership in African Universities and the Need for a Well-structured Reward System
By Toyin Falola Perhaps six decades are not enough to fully understand the gravity of colonial tribulations, for the enduring existential challenges confronting the continent continue to unfold in different dimensions. This explains why certain groups of African scholars have remained consistent with their arguments that colonialism is an epidemic of pain and suffering whose […]
Jonathan seeks recalibration of Nigeria’s educational system
A former President of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has called for the recalibration of the nation’s educational system to focus more on technology and innovation. Jonathan made the call during the Founder’s Day Colloquium to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Igbinedion University, established on May 10, 1999, as Nigeria’s premier private university. The colloquium, with […]
First Muslim Friday prayers held at converted ancient Istanbul church
Muslims held Friday prayers in the ancient Chora, one of Istanbul’s most popular Byzantine-era monuments, for the first time since its conversion into a mosque, state broadcaster TRT reported. Chora, formerly a museum, was officially converted back into a mosque in 2020. After lengthy restoration work, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan opened the 4th-century UNESCO world-heritage, […]
We’ll harness technologies to enhance proficiency of combat arms –COAS
The Chief Of Army Staff,(COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the Nigerian Army will harness various technologies to enhance the proficiency of combat arms. Lagbaja gave the assurance at the closing ceremony of the annual Combat Arms Training week held at Jaji Military Cantonment, Kaduna State. The COAS was represented by Maj.-Gen. Sani Muhammad, Chief of […]
Rivers tanker explosion: Group calls for probe to unravel cause
The National Association of Seadogs (NAS), has called for an investigation into the cause of the oil tanker explosion that occurred along Eleme Road in Rivers on April 26. Mr Ilochi Nnamdi, the Second Mate of the Olympus Marino Deck, NAS, made the call on Thursday at a news briefing in Port Harcourt. The News […]
Students feared abducted as bandits enter Kogi varsity
Bandits on Thursday night invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Okene in Kogi State, and abducted some students. An eyewitness account indicated that the bandits swooped on the university around 9.00 p.m. while the students were reading for their upcoming exams. The source said that the bandits came in through the […]
Employment not govt’s priority now, Otti declares
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State says it is not on the front burner of his administration to employ new people into the state’s civil service. The governor made this known during the monthly interactive session with the media on Thursday in Umuahia. He said that the issue of employment would arise when the government […]
UK anti-graft agency lauds EFCC for promoting professionalism
Mr Graeme Biggar, the Director-General, National Crime Agency (NCA), United Kingdom, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for promoting professionalism in the pursuit of its mandate in Nigeria. He gave the commendation on Thursday, when he led a delegation of the UK’s anti-crime Agency on a working visit to the EFCC Chairman, […]
