Tinubu to Nigerians: Government is doing everything to ease your loa President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is doing all that it can to ease the hardship Nigerians are going through. The president stated this in a broadcast marking the country’s 63rd independence anniversary. The president announced a provosional wage increase of N25,000 for…
Eight people have been killed by gunmen in Kuru, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau state. The bandits were said to have opened fire at a mining site on Friday night, killing eight persons with several others who sustained injuries. In a statement statement by Governor Simon Lalong, through his Director of Press,…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has expressed disappointment over the unending insecurity in the country, especially in the north. In a communique issued on Thursday at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Kaduna, the forum condemned the criminal activities of insurgents, kidnappers and bandits, saying it is a great set back…
Benjamin Netanyahu has lost his 12-year hold on power in Israel after its parliament voted in a new coalition government. The BBC reports that Right-wing nationalist Naftali Bennett has been sworn in as prime minister, leading a “government of change”. He will lead an unprecedented coalition of parties which was approved with a razor-thin majority…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has suspended the foreign scholarship component of its intervention for lecturers in public tertiary institutions. In a statement in Abuja on Thursday, spokesperson of TETFund, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, cited the excessive cost of training in foreign institutions as one of the reasons for the suspension of the scheme. He added…
By Sylvanus Tyoakaa, Abuja The Senate on Wednesday amended the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, deleting a clause which made direct primary compulsory for political parties. Accordingly, the senate amended Clause 84(2) of the report approved direct, indirect primaries or consensus as procedure for the nomination of candidates by political parties for the various elective positions….
