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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reacted to the registration of two new tertiary education unions by the Federal Government. In a chat with Vanguard newspaper, National President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said the action was inconsequential to ASUU as…

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday announced a cash reward of N5m  and  a house to world, Commonwealth and African 100m hurdles champion Oluwatobi Amusan. The Governor also named Amusan an Ogun State Sports Ambassador. Abiodun, in a  statement issued by his…

Music executive, Soso Soberekon, has slammed a defamation suit on singer Harrysong, demanding N500 million for compensation. Harrysong had earlier alleged that Soberekon had tried to kill him in the past, claiming that he had evidence to his allegations. In a talk show published on Monday,…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disbursed N2, 648,651,923.16 billion to the six area councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of August 2022. This figure represents an 8.41712 per cent decline, as against…

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has made clarifications on a viral video making the rounds on social media, wherein he was presumed to have ordered some of his security aides to flog civil servants at the government’s house. The governor who described the…

Anambra  State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, yesterday,   imposed new taxes and rates on residents to take care of sanitation challenges. This comes not long after a recent increment in taxes for commercial tricycle operators, also known as Keke NAPEP and shuttle…

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday said the state government will increase the salaries of civil servants in public office. Sanwo-Olu made this announcement during his courtesy visit to the Head, Office of Public Service in…