Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked those agitating for the disintegration of the country to shelve the idea and work for unity. Speaking during his investiture as a fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), by the Ogun chapter on Wednesday, the elder statesman said it is better for the country to remain as…
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has suspended its two months old nationwide strike. JUSUN had, on April 6, embarked on a nationwide strike in protest of the non-implementation of financial autonomy for the judiciary. However, the union resolved to suspend the industrial action during its national executive council (NEC) meeting, which held on…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that Twitter must be registered as a business entity in Nigeria before the ban imposed on the social media by the federal government can be lifted. He also disclosed that the management of Twitter has reached out for a “high-level discussion” to resolve the…
By Daniel Dauda in Jos A lecturer with the Department of Theatre Arts of the University of Jos, Dr. Dan Ella, has been abducted by gunmen at his residence at Haske quarters in Laminga community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau state. The incident was said to have occurred in the early hours…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), alongside 176 concerned Nigerians have dragged President Muhammadu Buhari to the ECOWAS court over the ban on Twitter in Nigeria and for criminalising Nigerians still using the social media platform. The suit was filed by counsel to the plaintiffs and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), on Tuesday…
The authorities of the Kaduna State University (KASU) has suspended academic programmes for undergraduate students following growing tension over the recent increase in tuition fees by the Kaduna state government. In a statement on Tuesday, Samuel Manshop, registrar of the university, said academic activities for undergraduate students have been “suspended indefinitely.” He said only postgraduate…
