THE Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Mejabi Yemi-Esan, on January 17, 2022 announced that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is not a trade union. I am not sure if this magisterial pronouncement is a result of ignorance, sycophancy or a fascist scheme to clamp down on the academics…
I am not a theologian by training and so in my effort to get a concise understanding of theological education in Africa, I decided to draw insights from the doctoral thesis of John K. Fulks, which was submitted in 2011 to Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in the United States as partial requirement for the fulfillment…
By Sylvanus Tyoakaa, Abuja The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N215.8 billion as budget for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the 2022 fiscal year. The approval followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Finance during plenary. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (APC Lagos West), in…
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum has said that writing laws for political parties does not strengthen democracy. Speaking in an interview with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) on Tuesday, Kwewum said the political parties are democratic institutions and should be allow to make laws for themselves. Speaking on the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its planned nationwide protest over petrol subsidy removal. The NLC president, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, announced at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. The protests was scheduled to hold on January 27 and February 2. Wabba said the union took the to suspend the protest at its national…
The House Representatives has resolved to concur with the Senate on the inclusion of consensus in the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill as one of the modes political parties can select candidates for election into public offices. The Speaker of the house, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this after an executive (closed-door) session on Tuesday. According to him, the…
