NEWS UPDATES

The Benue State Government has set a target to recruit 10,000  persons into the State Community Volunteer Guards. Governor Samuel Ortom disclosed this yesterday  while speaking at the funeral of his foster father, Elder Joseph Vanger Iyorhon held at St. Athanasius Parish, Gbajimba,…

The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke, has warned that the quality of teaching in the nation’s universities will be negatively affected if the National Industrial Court (NIC) forces the union to return to work. Mr Osodeke stated this on…

The President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Usman Umar Barambu, has accused the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of keeping the students’ body in the dark over discussions between the duo on the ongoing…

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martin, has called on lawyers to be vigilant and speak out on issues, whether it is dispensation of justice, insecurity, governance and economy. He urged lawyers to use their profession to bear witness to…

The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Planning and Environmental Monitoring Agency and Lagos State Building Control Agency, has embarked on the demolition of illegal structures along the Lekki-Epe Expressway. According to a statement on Monday, the General Manager of LASPEMA, Daisi…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said 13 States will experience heavy floods in 2022. The States, according to the agency are: Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Niger, Nasarawa, Kebbi, Kogi, Edo, Delta, Anambra, Cross River, Rivers and Bayelsa. The agency also said the country…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday dismissed resumption notices by university authorities directing students to appear for lectures amid the seven-month strike. The organisation said its strike remained unshakeable as those institutions were still under lock and key. The Vice President of…

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has disclosed that he has paid almost N30 million as ransom to secure the release of his church priests in the hands of their captors. Kukah made this known at a one-day “High-level…

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has launched a public finance database that will allow citizens to easily filter and analyse states’ fiscal data and information. The database was launched on Monday at the 8th edition of the forum’s internally generated revenue (IGR)…