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FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE NATIONWIDE PROTEST BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE NATIONWIDE PROTEST DATE: SUNDAY 4TH AUGUST 2024 My fellow Nigerians, 1. I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a…
Freelance journalist, Ayoola Babalola, has been arrested along with several protesters by security operatives in Abuja on Saturday. The incident occurred as demonstrators gathered at the MKO Abiola National Stadium for the third day of nationwide protests against bad governance and economic hardship in Nigeria. Babalola, who posted about his arrest on WhatsApp, reported being…
The immediate past Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Professor Emenike Ejiogu, has disclosed that the Faculty has been positioned to be economically self-sustaining to guarantee seamless running of its affairs.
The Minister of State for Steel Development, Uba Maigari, has said the federal government has taken remedial measures to ensure that the hardship currently experienced by Nigerians is stemmed. He noted that some of these measures include the release of several tonnes of rice and fertilizers to state governors for distribution, as well as negotiation…
Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, has began the process of rebranding her Institute for Peace, Conflict and Development Studies, IPCDS. Other ESUT institutes which would be rebranded include Institute for Continuing Studies, ICS, and Institute of Education. While receiving the report of the committee which was set up to review the programme…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially signed the new minimum wage bill into law, establishing a revised minimum wage of N70,000. The signing took place during a meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the State House in Abuja. The agreement on the new minimum wage followed extensive negotiations between the federal government and…
South-South Nigerian stakeholders are intensifying their demands for President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action against those allegedly undermining the nation’s oil industry, particularly in light of recent challenges faced by the Dangote Refinery. These calls are driven by growing concerns that oil magnates may be deliberately sabotaging Nigeria’s refineries, including the newly inaugurated Dangote…
An Enugu State High Court sitting at Nsukka, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, on Tuesday, awarded N20 million damages against the University of Nigeria, and Viagem Property and Investment Limited over a case of environmental degradation in Ajuona Obukpa community.
General Ike Nwachukwu’s appointment as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, came at a time the University is neck-deep into politics, especially, with the expiration of the tenure of the former Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Charles Igwe.
In a stunning revelation, Prince Henry Ode, a well-known Nollywood actor and producer from Port Harcourt, was confirmed to be among the nine kidnappers killed by police in Lagos. The police had been pursuing this notorious group, known for terrorizing Lagos and its environs, culminating in a fatal encounter at the Ladipo auto spare parts…