The Student Union Government (SUG) of the University of Jos has directed newly admitted students to suspend payment of high school fees. In a statement on Tuesday in Jos, the SUG, condemned the high increase in school fees for new students.describing it as alarming and unjustifiable. The statement signed by the SUG President, Jane Pwajok,…
Nigeria’s acceptance into the BRICS club as a partner country is a slap in the face for Nigerian leaders, the foreign policy establishment and citizens who believe that Nigeria is a powerhouse in Africa and can play a big role in world affairs. In years gone by, Nigerian leaders projected an active foreign policy that…
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed the death of 98 persons in Saturday’s tanker explosion in Dikko, Gurara Local Government Area of the state. The Director General of NSEMA, Abdullahi Baba-Arah, who confirmed the casualty figures in a statement on Monday, said 69 people sustained injuries in the unfortunate incident. He added…
As our people struggle to survive Tinubu’s economic reforms, the President’s New Year address which promised the heavens and the earth to citizens who are not sure of the next day’s meal drew a little more than a passing interest, save for the mealy supporters of President Tinubu who are daily occupied with praising him,…
The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has said that the northern governors generated unnecessary controversy over the tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu had in October 2024, asked the national assembly to consider and pass four tax reform bills. The proposed legislations are the Nigeria tax bill, tax administration bill, and joint…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) will on Friday arraign three ex-appointees of former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, in a fresh N64 million money laundering charge. The ex-appointees are former Senior Special Adviser/Counsellor, Mr Olajimi Lawal, a former Accountant General of Kaduna State, Mr. Umar Waziri and the…
