There is confusion within the road transport sector over the federal government’s announcement of 50 per cent reduction in transportation fares along 22 inter-state routes during this Yuletide season. Findings by our correspondents yesterday, indicated that while some of the approved transport companies had started implementing the fare cut, o...
•JAMB registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, JAMB, has opposed the federal government’s automated deduction of funds accruing to it from the registration fees paid by candidates sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination, UTME. This came as JAMB denied report that it increased its 2024 UTM...
•TUC President Festus Osifo The Trade Union Congress (TUC) leadership today expressed concern about Nigeria’s escalating debt profile, urging the Federal government to promptly reduce borrowing. This call to curtail borrowing is a key resolution from the TUC’s National Executive Council meeting in Abuja. The TUC also cautioned against the pote...
•Jideofor Adibe and Tinubu A Professor of Political Science, Jideofor Adibe, has knocked the federal government over its “bloated” number of delegates at the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Adibe, who spoke on Channels Television last night, said, with about 1,000 delegates sponsored by the government to the two-...
The management of Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has denied having interest in the controversial Nigeria Air, contrary to erstwhile claim that it emerged the preferred bidder from a ‘rigorous process’. Group Chief Executive Officer of East African carrier, Mesfin Tasew, said Ethiopian Airlines got into the mix on the invitation of the ministry, heade...