Okebukola dismisses rumours on plans to scrap some undergraduate programmes in Nigerian universities
Former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof Peter Okebukola, has described as fake news messages being shared on social media as regards plans to scrap some university undergraduate…
NUPENG threatens nationwide strike over attack on Kaduna NLC
The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has threatened a nationwide industrial action over the disruption of the protest by workers at Kaduna State after Governor El-Rufai…
Buhari seeks new N2.342tr external loan
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, urged the Senate to approve a new external loan of N2,343,387,942,848.00, about $6.183billion, for the Federal Government to finance…
UNIJOS professor, husband regain freedom from kidnappers’ den
A professor with University of Jos, Professor Grace Ayanbimpe, and her husband have regained their freedom from their kidnappers. This came barely 24 hours after they were kidnapped by some…
Palpable fear in Ikorodu as hoodlums kill Chelsea fan, others
Three was palpable fear in Ikorodu as a Chelsea fan popularlly known as "Drogba" and two other residents of Igbo-Olomu, Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State, were…
Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 18.12% in April
The National Bureau of Statistics on Monday, says rate of inflation in Nigeria dropped slightly in April 2021, shedding 0.05 per cent to close at 18.12 per cent in the…
Ekiti students protest cultism in Nigeria
Students across all tertiary institutions in Ekiti State on Monday, held a peaceful protest against cultism, kidnapping and sexual harrassment in the state. The students the aegis of the National…
Lagos NAWOJ, Code for Africa, sign MoU to train women journalists
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, Lagos State chapter has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Africa's biggest Data journalism and civic technology platform, Code For Africa…
Human Right Activists protest delayed passage of Electoral Act
The Alliance of Civil Society Organisations for Expansion of Democratic and Electoral Space is planing to stage a protest march to the National Assembly and 36 states in Nigeria on…
Ndi Igbo endorses Daini for 2nd term
The Igbo Community in Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, on weekend, endorsed the candidature of the incumbent chairman of the LCDA, Comrade Olusesan Daini, for…
