Court sacks Labour Party chair, others over alledged forgery
The national officers allegedly forged several documents of the FCT High Court
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El-Rufai reinstates 1,288 sacked primary school teachers
The Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has approved the reinstatement of 1,288 public primary school teachers sacked in June 2022 after the conduct of competency test. Hajiya Hauwa Mohammed, the Public Relation Officer, State Universal Basic Education Board (Kaduna SUBEB), made this known in a statement issued in Kaduna on Wednesday. Mohammed explained that 1,266 were affected…
Haaland returns to Manchester City team training
Manchester City star striker Erling Haaland returned to team training from a groin problem on Tuesday, a week before their first UEFA Champions League quarter-final date with Bayern Munich. “A familiar face returns to training,” Manchester City tweeted. “Erling Haaland is back.” Haaland missed two Euro 2024 qualifiers with Norway and Manchester City’s 4-1 league…
Dependence on foreign donors hinder malaria elimination in Nigeria — Don
A Parasitologist, Prof. Dennis Aribodor, has identified the lack of fund and dependence of foreign donors as major challenges affecting the fight against Malaria in Nigeria. Aribodor, a lecturere at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday that the burden of malaria had continued to undermine the health…
FG declares Friday, Monday public holidays to mark Easter
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has on behalf of the Federal Government declared Friday 7 and Monday 10, April 2023 as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. A statement from the Ministry signed by Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Begore, on Wednesday, urged Christians to emulate the virtues of sacrifice, togetherness, forgiveness, kindness, love, peace…
JUST IN: Obasanjo writes UK court, seeks soft landing for Ekweremadus
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the United Kingdom, UK, court to ”temper justice with mercy” on Senator Ike Ekweremadu and wife who were convicted over crime of conspiracy to harvest organ of a 21-year-old Nigerian. Obasanjo, in a letter dated April 3, 2023 and addressed to the Chief Clerk of the Central Criminal Court…
Anguish, economic loss of Naira scarcity, by Yemi Adebowale
Nigerians are going through hell with no hope in sight.
Buhari inaugurates council to implement Startup Act 2022
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated the National Council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship with the mandate to guide the implementation of the Nigeria Startup Act (NSA) 2022. Speaking at the inauguration of the 14-member Council chaired by him, the President directed the Secretariat, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), to ensure faithful implementation…
Nigeria’s factory orders, employment plunge in March on cash crunch concern
Nigeria’s Purchasing Manager Index, PMI, which measures the prevailing direction of economic trends in manufacturing sector, shrank for the second month in a row in March, 2023 no thanks to the lingering cash crunch in the country. A Stanbic IBTC Bank report indicated that the countrys factory activity was 42.3 for March, sloping from 44.7…
Sani Haruna loses bid for tenure extension as NASENI boss
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Prof. Mohammed Sani Haruna, to immediately hand over his office to the next most senior officer in the establishment. A circular issued on Tuesday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha,…