Students of tertiary institutions under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students on Monday protested in parts of the country, including the Federal Capital Territory, against the ongoing waning strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. In Abuja, protesting students grounded activities at the secretariat of the Federal Ministry of…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Monday insisted that it would continue to develop Nigeria’s gas resources despite the exit of International Oil Companies from the country due to the global push for energy transition and net carbon zero target. The NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari, disclosed this in Abuja at the ongoing…
Mobile transactions in Nigeria have jumped by 4,009.58 per cent to hit N8.07tn within a five-year period as the number of telecommunication subscribers rises by 34.91 per cent to 195,128,265. This is according to data from the Nigeria Interbank Settlement System and Nigerian Communications Commission. According to mobile inter-scheme transaction data tracked on the NIBBS…
Nigeria’s former envoy to Singapore, Ambassador Ogbole Amedu-Ode, in this interview with VICTOR AYENI, speaks on causes and implications of Russia-Ukraine war What was the primary cause of the Russia-Ukraine war? I think that has already been well spelt out. Russians are against Ukraine becoming a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation because they…
Registrar, The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, has said if the system of education is right, every aspect of the nation will also be all right. Speaking at the 71st birthday lecture of Prof. Peter Okebukola, Oloyede lamented that there is a huge disconnection between policy formulation and implementation in the education…
The face-off between the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education, Prof. Idris Bugaje and the Acting Rector of the Kaduna Polytechnic, Dr Suleiman Umar, over the appointment of substantive rector for the institution, is far from being over. Trouble started when the Governing Council of the Kaduna Polytechnic, led by 90-year-old Mohammed…
The Chancellor of Southwestern University, Okun Owa, Ogun State, Babatunde Odufuwa, has described education as a key driver to spur development and growth in the country. Odufuwa stated this during the second convocation ceremony of the university held at the main campus of the institution, Okun Owa, Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State. A…
The Director, Tertiary Education Trust fund Centre of Excellence in Skills, Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development in Yaba College of Technology, Sheriffdeen Ayodele-Oja, has said the centre will bridge the gap between academia, industry, policymakers and community. Speaking at a two training day, titled, “Tony Elumelu Foundation 2022 $5,000 Grant Writing Masterclass”, Ayodele-Oja, revealed that the…
NATO: Repelling Russia’s nuclear blackmail
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The standoff between Ukraine and Russia came to a head last week Monday, February 21, 2022, when Russian President, Vladimir Putin, signed a decree recognising the rebel-held territories of Luhansk and Donetsk as ‘independent republics,’ no longer part of the hitherto sovereign territories of Ukraine. For close to 10 years, beforehand, those regions (with heavy…
The Lagos State Government has called on residents to work towards including persons living with disabilities in society. The General Manager of Lagos State Office of Disability Affairs, Mr Dare Dairo, made this call on Monday during a symposium. Dairo, who was represented by the Head of Department, Social Development and Integration, LASODA, Mr Kelani…
Wura-Ola replaces Jere as acting Immigration CG