Author: Akintayo Adams

On Wednesday, the Federal Government of Nigeria met with the Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational Associated Institutions. The meeting ended with no positive outcome. On Monday, SSANU and NASU began a seven-day warning strike to demand their four months’ salaries approved for payment but withheld since 2021 when they embarked on a prolonged strike. Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, The National President, JAC of SSANU, NASU disclosed that the unions met with the two Ministers of Education, the permanent secretary, and other directors, but the meeting did not produce the…

A Kaduna-based publisher, Tukur Mamu and 14 others have been named by the Federal Government of Nigeria as Sponsors of Terrorism in the country. Mamu has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since September 2022. This was disclosed in a statement released by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) on Tuesday which revealed that the financiers include nine individuals and six Bureau De Change (BDC) operators and firms. It was stated that Mamu participated in the financing of terrorism by receiving and delivering ransom payments over the sum of $200,000 in support of ISWAP terrorists…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday appealed to Members of the National Assembly to allow heads of ministries, departments, and agencies before parliamentary committees to get the job done instead of distracting them with frequent summons. He spoke at the breaking of Ramadan fast on Wednesday in Abuja with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and the leadership of the Green Chamber. Maintaining transparency and accountability in governance, oversight is essential, according to the President. However, he bemoaned the excessive summoning of officials which, according to him can disrupt operations and thwart service delivery to citizens. ”I…

One of the committee rooms of the Nigerian Senate is to be named after the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun. This was resolved on Wednesday during plenary, and it was a result of a motion sponsored to that effect by Senator Sharafadeen Ali (APC Oyo South). “The late Olubadan was a man of peace and custodian of the culture and values of the Yoruba people,” Ali said. Yinus Akintunde (Oyo Central) and Addulfai Buhari (Oyo North), also did not fail to contribute to the debate on the motion by informing the Senate on how the late monarch impacted…

The Student Loans Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024 has been passed by the Nigerian Senate. This followed the consideration of a report of the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), presented by the Chairman who is also the senator epresenting Katsina South, Sen. Mohammed Muntari. A week ago, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu wrote to the Senate and the House of Representatives, seeking the repeal of the Student Loan (Access to Higher Education) Bill, and to enact a new one. The new act, according to the President will enhance the implementation of…

On Monday, the Abia State House of Assembly passed into law, H.A.B 11: A Bill for a ‘Law to Repeal The Abia State Governors & Deputy Governors Pensions Law No 4 of 2001 and for other Matters Connected Therewith’. The bill was sponsored by Okoro Uchenna Kalu, the House Majority Leader and member representing Arochukwu State Constituency. The passage of the bill followed its first and second readings, the consideration by the committee of the whole before its 3rd reading during Tuesday’s plenary. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Emeruwa announced the passage of the bill, and saidit would…

Idrissa Akuna Elba is set to collaborate with Nigerian Filmmaker, Mo Abudu on a movie titled ‘Dust to Dreams’. The movie is based on Lagos and it is to be directed by Idris. On Tuesday, Mo took to her social media page to shed more light on the film which will be starring: British-Nigerian music star, Seal; Nollywood stars, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Eku Edewor, Atlanta Bridget Johnson, and a former Nigerian Idol contestant, Constance Olatunde. Information gathered shows that the film is a collaboration between EbonyLife Films and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), through its Creative Africa Nexus (Canex). Mo Abudu,…

For the Islamic Month of Ramadan, 7 out of 36 Nigerian states have budgeted over ₦28. 3 billion to feed residents during the period. The states include Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Yobe, Sokoto, Kano and Jigawa. According to reports, the states allocated hefty sums for the project but have declined to make the actual amount known to the public. Sokoto set aside ₦6.7 billion, Kano budgeted ₦6 billion, ₦2.83 billion was proposed by Jigawa Government, Kebbi ₦1.5 billion, Niger ₦976 million, and Yobe ₦178 million respectively. However, Katsina State toppled the charts with ₦10bn naira for feeding the citizens during the…

The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio has said a committee would be constituted to ascertain and verify if the killers of 16 military officers in Delta are Nigerians or Foreigners. Recall how the officers attached to 181 Amphibious Batallion, Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta were killed while on peace mission due to a distress call received after the communal crisis between the Okuoma and Okoloba communities. Speaking, Akpabio said the nation needs peace at this time and should avoid war at all cost, and that he isn’t sure of the origin of the evil elements that perpetrated…

Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Daju Kachollom are to appear before the House of Representatives over allegations of misappropriation of $300 million provided to tackle malaria since 2021. The directive was given by the Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Amobi Godwin Oga. Blocking indigenous manufacturers from getting contract for the procurement of insecticide treated nets and other related products is another allegation that is expected to be responded to by the Minister and Permanent Secretary. In the words of Committee chairman, the permanent secretary might be arrested as…