February 20, 2024
ASUU Rejects New IPPIS
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nsukka zone, on Tuesday rejected the emergence of a new Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). Our correspondent reports that ASUU over the past four years had a running battle with the Federal Government over IPPIS, a payment platform which the union argued negates university autonomy. Zonal […]
JUST IN: Tinubu orders payment of Villa’s N342m electricity debt
President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate settlement of N342m as an outstanding electricity bill due to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company by the State House. The President’s directive follows the reconciliation of accounts between the State House Management and AEDC. “Contrary to the AEDC’s initial claim of N923m debt in paid advertorial in newspapers, […]
EFCC arrests ‘pilot’ for alleged forex fraud
Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Captain Nuhu Haruna for an alleged criminal breach of trust to the tune of N1,020,000.000 (One Billion, Twenty Million Naira only) According to a statement by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media and Publicity of the agency, the suspect […]