May 2024
David Umahi Walks Out on Journalists at Abuja
On Tuesday, Minister of Works David Umahi abruptly walked out on journalists at a scheduled press event in Abuja, declaring that the press was nonexistent. Journalists had gathered in the ministry’s conference room and waited over 50 minutes for the minister, who had invited them just two hours earlier. Umahi arrived at 2:50 PM and, […]
NLC President Calls for Better Pay , Benefits for Journalists
Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, has called for improved wages, insurance coverage, and pensions for journalists throughout Nigeria. During a visit to the President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Dr. Chris Isiguzo, in Abuja, Ajaero highlighted the crucial role journalists played in Nigeria’s fight for independence and in sustaining its […]
University of Ibadan queries students involved in fee hike protest
Two students at the University of Ibadan, Olamide Iyanuoluwa from the Institute of African Studies and Aduwo Ayodele from the Department of History, have been issued queries for their involvement in a recent protest against a fee hike on campus. The university management, through a memo dated May 24, 2024, and signed by Deputy Registrar […]
National Assembly to hold historic joint sitting for Nigeria’s 25 years of democracy
On Wednesday, May 29, the Senate and the House of Representatives will convene jointly to mark 25 years of unbroken democracy in Nigeria. This unprecedented gathering, a first since the nation’s return to democracy in 1999, will feature presentations by eminent Nigerians, including former military Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd). Historically, such joint […]
FG to establish 24 skills, innovation hubs, says Tinubu
The Federal Government has promised to establish 24 skills and innovation hubs and entrepreneurship centres across the country. President Bola Tinubu announced this yesterday in Abuja during the commemoration of this year’s Children’s Day celebration with the theme: Enhancing the Total Wellbeing of the Nigerian Child through Quality Education and Skills Development. The President said […]
Senate, Reps to hold joint sitting today
Barring the unforeseen, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will attend a joint sitting of the Senate and House of Representatives in Abuja. The session at House of Representatives Chamber in the National Assembly is to mark 25 years of unbroken democracy. Billed to accompany the session with the President are former heads of state, party leaders […]
Tinubu orders single-digit interest loans for media organizations
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment to provide single-digit interest loans to media organizations through the Bank of Industry. This directive was revealed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, during sectoral press briefings held to mark the first anniversary of President Tinubu’s administration. The […]
NNL Super 8 to Broadcast Live on SLTV
As part of it’s plans to bring the forthcoming Nigeria National League ( NNL) Super 8 closer to football fans, the board of the second tier League has announced a partnership deal with an indigenous dedicated satellite channel, Metrodigital (SLTV) to broadcast live all the matches. In a letter of consent sent to the NNL […]
Labour Party sacks Edo exco, raises 17-man caretaker committee
The crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the Labour Party continued on Monday as the Julius Abure-led national leadership of the party sacked the state executive led by Kelly Ogaloi. In its place, the party’s national secretariat constituted a 17-man caretaker committee, headed by a former speaker of the state House of Assembly, Elizabeth […]
AGF wrong to join Lagos in LG funds suit — Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has described the joint suit instituted against the 36 state governors over alleged misconduct in the administration of local governments as ‘a legal anomaly’. Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed this at the two-day legal summit held in Ikeja, the state capital, noted that local governments in Lagos State enjoy full autonomy. The […]