President Muhammadu Buhari will jet out on a two-day visit to Abu Dhabi, the capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE). While in Abu Dhabi, the President will meet the new President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to convey his condolences on the passing of the former president and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, His Highness, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President “will also extend his congratulations to the new President, renewing bonds of the…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, has explained why the appointment of the new Vice-chancellor of the institution, Prof. Adenike Temidayo Oladiji, as the eight substantive of the University will not be allowed to stand. The rejection of Prof. Oladiji was contained in a press statement by the Concerned Members of Senate, signed by Prof. P. A. Aborisade and Prof. M. B. Oyun, alleged that the selection process of the first female Vice Chancellor was fraught with fraud and and lacks transparency. According to them, the appointment of tramples on the law…
The Oniru of Iru Land, Oba Lawal Abisogun II has alerted residents of Lekki about an impending attack on the area by commercial bike riders. The warning is coming a few hours after the state governor, Babajide Sanwoolu banned commercial motorbikes from operating in 6 local government areas of the state. The Traditional ruler conveyed the warning in circular titled; ‘Urgent Security Alert’. The circular read; “Intelligence report reaching us is that following the raid on Okada riders and seizure of their bikes in Lekki Phase 1, the riders believed the action was instigated by Lekki residents who are determined…
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) managing director Rabiu Yadudu has inaugurated a taxi app loading booth at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. Mr Yadudu said on Thursday the move would increase the country’s gross domestic products. He explained that the airport was chosen as a pilot scheme among airports in the country and that the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos would be the next. According to him, the project will improve safety, security, comfort and ensure development in the aviation sector. “This is a good development. We fear changes naturally. Sometimes, when change occurs we will be…
Troop’s of Operation Hadin Kai prosecuting the war against insurgency have arrested a prominent radical preacher and leader of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād (JAS), Boko Haram terrorists group, Alhaji Ari-Difinoma. Sources said Ari-Difinoma, surrendered to troop’s 21 Special Armoured Brigade Bama on Sunday, May 16, 2022. Ari-Difinoma was said to have been forced out of his hideout following sustained artillery bombardment by troops of Operation Hadin Kai on the enclave where he and scores of Boko Haram members were hibernating According to the source, one other factor that compelled him to surrender to troops was the bloody infighting…
The Lagos State Government has directed security operatives to enforce a ban on commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, beginning from June 1. The move is aimed at curtailling the unruly activities of motorcyclists in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the directive yesterday during a meeting with the state Commissioner of Police, Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) at the State House, Ikeja. Sanwo-Olu said that the total ban on Okada riders is on all highways across the six Local Government Areas (LGAs) and nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of the state. He said that with effective…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved N169 billion private sector investments for road infrastructure through the government’s Tax Credit Scheme. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fasola, made this known to State House correspondents after the week’s virtual FEC meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He recalled that the scheme was initiated in 2019 through Executive Order 7 signed by President Buhari, allowing private sector to finance public infrastructure in lieu of tax and then offset it over time using tax credits. Under the scheme, FEC approved the 234-kilometre road from…
A former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Nsima Ekere has been taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with mismanagement of N47 billion contracts awarded between 2017 and 2019. Also yesterday, Accountant-General of the Federation (AG-F) Ahmed Idris, arrested on Monday over alleged misappropriation of N80 billion, was suspended from office. It was learnt that Ekere, who got wind of a close-up on him by the anti-graft agency, voluntarily reported at the Lagos Zonal Office of the commission. A top source said: “This commission is investigating alleged diversion of…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and other students groups yesterday continued their nationwide strike. They want President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the ongoing industrial action in the federal universities. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities had said the Federal Government did not reach a strong agreement with them that could lead to their calling off the industrial actions. ASUU started its strike on February 14 and JAC commenced its on April 14. The unions…
Soldiers have disrupted the protest by students of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, Osun State over ongoing strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The protesters mounted barricades on two lanes of the Ife/Ilesha/ Akure expressway. The barricades mounted close to the Oduduwa University roundabout and Moro end of the expressway caused a girdlock on the busy highway. By 2:45pm, a convoy led by soldiers ran into the protest at the Oduduwa University end of the road but the students insisted the convoy will not pass. The military men forced their way through the barricades…