•Sani Gwarzo After several years of indecision, the federal government, through the Federal Ministry of Education, the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and other stakeholders in the polytechnic sector, yesterday agreed to the establishment of a National Polytechnics Commission to promote academic standards in the sector. The perm...
•Prof. Tahir Mamman Stakeholders and attendees at the ongoing policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, are protesting as the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, declared that only candidates who have attained the age of 18 would henceforth be given admission into tertiary institutions in the country. Mamman,...
No fewer than 32 persons were injured while others escaped death by the whiskers on Saturday during a stakeholders meeting held at Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom to choose a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) consensus chairmanship candidate ahead of October council elections in the state. It was gathered that the political leader of [&hel...
•LP supporters Some supporters of the Labour Party(LP) today stormed the venue of the ongoing stakeholders meeting by the Political Commission of the Nigeria Labour Congress, asking the (NLC) President, Joe Ajaero to stop interfering in the affairs of the party. The meeting is holding at the AGNL garden (events and entertainment complex), Gudu...
•Abure and Ajaero The Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP), has dismissed a proposed Labour Party stakeholders meeting organised by the Political Commission of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Obiora Ifoh, in response to a trending letter of invitation to...
Concerned Stakeholders in Health sector have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Minister for Health, Prof Ali, Pate and Minister of State for Health Mr, Tunji Alausa to reconsider their stance on the appointment of New Registar for Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria ( MDCN). President Bola Tinubu had recently approved the appointment an...
•Sanwo-Olu and Obasa The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday asked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to urgently summon a stakeholders’ meeting to address the current hardship experienced by residents of the state in order for the government to adopt sustainable solutions beyond palliatives. The lawmakers noted that though the current eco...
•Lekki Seaport Following the adjustment in foreign exchange rate for clearance of cargoes at the port by 2.56 per cent today, maritime experts have accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of running the nation’s economy like Banana Republic. They argued that the incessant increase in Customs import duty will continue to make cost of [&hellip...
•Customs officers Amid existing economic challenges and moves to jerk up the N5.1 trillion revenue of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) from the second half of this year to stave borrowings, port users have said the move would increase inflation, as businesses would hugely be affected. They argued that the decision would also affect the [&hell...
•Tinubu Arewa Consultative Youth and Women Forum (ACYWF) has thrown its weight behind the decision to relocate the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos. The Forum, comprising over 50 Arewa Groups who appraised recent efforts by President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the Aviation sector, includ...

