The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said that the decision to ban open grazing is in the best interest of all Nigerians. The forum however warned that merely banning open grazing will not end the challenges as a large population of violent herders come from neighbouring countries. In a statement on Monday in Kaduna, Chairman…
Economic activities in Kaduna state have been grounded following the commencement of the five-day warning strike by the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The NLC is protesting the sacking of thousands of civil servants by the Kaduna state government without following due process. As early as 7am, the state secretariat and other…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that there’s no going back on the ban on open grazing. The 17 governors of the Southern states, had at their meeting on Tuesday in Asaba, Delta state, among other things, resolved to ban open grazing in the region. Speaking at a reception organised in his honour and…
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has extended the conduct of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by two weeks. A statement signed by the Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede said the decision to extend the exam was taken a two-day meeting with stakeholders in Abuja. Oloyede said stakeholders recommended that a two-week extension be…
The Kaduna state government and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) are poised for a showdown on Monday at the commencement of the five day warning strike. The Kaduna state chapter of the NLC, had last week issued notice of the warning strike, commencing on Monday, to protest the sacking of workers by the state government….
The United States has accused the Nigerian government for not bringing anyone to justice for the killing of members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shiites. The US also frowned at how Nigerian courts continue to convict citizens for blasphemy, sentence them to long-term imprisonment and death. US Secretary of State,…
