Olumide Akpata Wins Edo LP governorship primary

Olumide Akpata, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has won the Labour Party (LP) primary election for the Edo governorship election. Akpata scored 316 votes to beat other aspirants in the poll. The Edo governorship election is billed to be held on September 21. Ahead of the primary, the former NBA president had

ASUU decries salary payment through IPPIS despite presidential directive

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU , Benin Zone, on Thursday, said the union is alarmed that the presidential directive on the removal of lecturers from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System is being frustrated. The government on December 13, 2023, exempted the tertiary institutions, universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and monotechnics, from

Abia State Government to Establish Tuition-Free Training Schools

In a bid to address the scarcity of skilled workers and promote self-reliance, the Abia State government has announced plans to establish tuition-free schools across the state’s three senatorial zones. These schools will offer courses such as solar power installation and maintenance, PoP, painting, masonry, and tiling, among others. Prince Okey Kanu, the Commissioner for