Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has authorised the release of N4.755 billion to benefit civil servants, teachers, and students. The funds will be used to pay gratuities, wardrobe …
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ASUU sets deadline for demands as FG laments inherited crisis
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has set a deadline for the Federal Government to resolve the crisis confronting universities in the country. This comes as the Federal Government …
Read More »Group to empower 100 widows in Akwa Ibom
A Non-Governmental Organisation based in the United States, the Think Humanity Initiative, has launched an intervention scheme to lift no fewer than 100 poor widows out of poverty across the …
Read More »NIS decries dearth in surveyors in Nigeria
The Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS) on Thursday lamented the acute shortage of surveyors in the country, blaming it on the non-accreditation of surveying and geoinformatics programmes in Nigerian tertiary …
Read More »Life expectancy in Nigeria today among the lowest – Obi
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has highlighted the state of Nigeria’s healthcare system, and life expectancy, calling for urgent reforms to improve access to quality medical care …
Read More »Soludo, Eno extol former Uyo varsity VC Ekpo at 70
The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, and his Anambra State counterpart, Prof. Charles Soludo on Wednesday felicitated renowned economist and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Uyo, Professor …
Read More »Breaking: UniAbuja appoints 41-year-old acting VC
The Senate of the University of Abuja has appointed the youngest Professor of Law in the institution, Aisha Maikudi, as acting Vice Chancellor. Maikudi who is a Professor of International …
Read More »From engineering to e-commerce leadership: Life and times of ex-Konga CEO Imudia
A former Chief Executive Officer of Konga, one of Nigeria’s e-commerce giants, Nick Imudia, committed suicide in Lagos according to a police report. Imudia was said to have jumped from the …
Read More »EFCC arrests fake military officers for impersonating CDS
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, arrested one Dennis Baba Wdony, Wycliffe Midala, and Samuel Kayode Melaye for allegedly parading themselves as a military officer. EFCC said …
Read More »Sokoto emirate bill: Court halts removal of two district heads
As the proposed traditional institution law controversy rages in Sokoto State, the state’s High Court has issued an order restraining Governor Ahmed Aliyu from sacking two of the 15 District …
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