SSANU rejects 23.5% pay rise, state varsities kick

The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of state universities on Tuesday said state governments would not implement any agreement between the Federal Government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities. The committee’s Chairman, Yusuf Ali (SAN), disclosed this to one of our correspondents while commenting on the 35% increase for professors and 23.5%  for other university

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala receives Peter Obi at WTO

The Director-General of the World Trade Organization, WTO, Dr. Ngọzi Okonjo-Iweala announced he was with Peter Obi , the presidential candidate of the Labour Party at the WTO center. The renowned economist said they were discussing Nigeria’s economic recovery and role of the role of trade. See her tweet below.. With Governor @PeterObi at the @WTO

INEC begins election staff recruitment, opens portal

The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Wednesday, announced the commencement of recruitment of election staff for the 2023 general elections. To this effect, the electoral umpire said it had opened its portal for recruitment, adding that eligible applicants should begin applying for the role.   Read Also : INEC Deleting Double Registrants From Voter Register

INEC Deleting Double Registrants From Voter Register

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC  on Tuesday said the estimated three million Internally Displaced Persons would participate in the 2023 general elections. The commission added that it will display voter register across the country once it completes the ongoing Automated Biometric Identification System to weed out all double/multiple as well as ineligible registrants. The commission’s

Qatar Rejects Buhari’s planned visit to their country

The government of Qatar has requested for a change in dates for the planned visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the country in September. According to a note dated August 19 from the embassy of Qatar in Abuja to the ministry of foreign affairs, the dates of the proposed visitation “are not suitable”. The note established

ASUU: FG can’t pay unaffordable salary, says Adamu

The Federal Government  has said that it cannot agree to a percentage salary increase for the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, which it would not be able to implement. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Tuesday, said the government could only afford 23.5 percent salary increase for lecturers, while a 35% increment would