President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday condemned the recent protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), warning the Labour movement to know that it is not the only voice of the people. He spoke at the commissioning of the Lagos Red Line Train connecting from Agbado to Oyingbo. The Labour Union had on Tuesday staged…
The House of Representatives on Thursday asked the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to extend registration for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 2024 by two weeks to enable potential candidates register. JAMB had announced closure of UTME registration for 2024 with effect from February 26, 2024. The House also mandated the relevant Committee…
The Federal Government, through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has announced plans to establish over twenty-four skills and innovation centres across the country to empower Nigerians and enhance productivity. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this disclosure during a visit to Innov8 Hub in Abuja, accompanied by critical stakeholders including the executive…
President Bola Tinubu is set to depart Lagos State for an official two-day visit to the State of Qatar on Thursday. The Nigerian president will use the visit to strengthen cooperation between the two nations in various sectors. The visit comes at the invitation of His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued an advisory as temperature hits 40°C in North and 35°C in the South and raised alarm over soaring temperatures, particularly in the North and North Central regions of the country, prompting the issuance of a ‘Heat Stress Warning’ to residents. In the ‘Heat Stress Warning’ released…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has called for a shift towards non-kinetic approaches to security challenges, emphasising the need to win the hearts and minds of citizens. Speaking at a seminar organized by the Defence Correspondents’ Association of Nigeria (DECAN), Gen. Musa highlighted the importance of positive national discourse and the…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, led by Rep. Chike John Okafor, has announced that it will engage with key stakeholders in the food sector in an effort to bolster food security in the country. The meeting, scheduled to take place on Thursday at the National Assembly, will according…
After the first day of the well-publicised two-day protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), aimed at expressing displeasure with the federal government reform policies that have created the current economic problems for Nigerians, Labour said the protest has been suspended, because its objectives have been achieved. The 2-day nationwide protest was scheduled to enter…
The news that a prominent citizen of England in the person of the monarch, King Charles III is going for herbs for the treatment of his cancer ailment has raised some pertinent questions on promoting the African traditional medicines. Juliet Jacob writes on the issue. It was announced recently that King Charles III has been…
Editor The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Mr. Yemi Cardoso on Tuesday disclosed that the Monetary Policy Rate has increased by 400 Basis Points to 22.75 per cent. The apex bank boss also informed that the nation’s food inflation has increased to 35.41 per cent in January, from 33.93 per cent. Cardoso…
