Borno state government, Babagana Zulum, has said that the Nigerian Army lacks the requisite equipment to fight terrorists. Speaking in an interview on News Central on Wednesday, Zulum said terrorists are now deploying sophisticated technology in their operations. He called for the removal of bureaucratic bottlenecks attached to the procurement of military equipment. Zulum also…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the offer of salary increase by the federal government. In a statement issued on Thursday signed by its president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU accused the government repudiating a salary package arrived at through a collective bargaining during negotiation. The university lecturers had been on strike for about…
The organised labour has vowed to reject any ₦62,000 or ₦100,000 minimum wage proposal for Nigerian workers by the federal government. In an interview on Channels Television on Monday, Chris Onyeka, Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), described such a proposal as a “starvation wage”. Onyeka said labour won’t accept the latest…
The College of Petroleum and Energy Studies in Kaduna is to fully take off by June or July. Ahmed Galadima Aminu, Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Development Technology Trust Fund (PTDF), disclosed this on Monday in Kaduna during a tour of facilities at the college by student union leaders, led by Sunday Asefon, Senior Special…
The Kaduna state government has confirmed that eight corpses have so far been recovered while 26 people were injured in Monday’s terrorists attack on the Abuja- Kaduna train. Samuel Aruwan, the Kaduna state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the state government had received the…
Nigeria’s democratic system is facing a subtle but dangerous test. Recent controversies surrounding party registration, judicial intervention in electoral outcomes, and the steady weakening of opposition parties raise fundamental questions about political competition and institutional neutrality. While elections continue to be held, their meaning is increasingly contested. When courts overturn electoral outcomes and electoral bodies…
