The Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, on Wednesday summoned the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and other registered trade unions in Nigerian universities to an emergency meeting Gambari will chair the meeting tagged “Tripartite-Plus”, scheduled to hold at Banquet Hall, Presidential
Breaking : Akpabio resigns as Niger Delta Affairs Minister
Niger Delta Affairs Minister Senator Godswill Akpabio has resigned in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive. The President during Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting ordered all cabinet members eyeing elective offices to quit before May 16. In a chat with The Nation, Personal Assistant to the Minister on Media, Jackson Udom, confirmed his resignation.
Goodluck Jonathan Bags International appointment amidst 2023 election brouhaha
Amid the controversy surrounding whether the former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan will contest the 2023 presidency, he has secured an international appointment with European Corporate Council. Jonathan was appointed to the international advisory board of the European Corporate Council on Africa and the Middle East (ECAM Council), PM News reports. ECAM Council is a non-profit
Ukatu Afamefuna Mallinson Sues NDLEA, Demands ₦200m
A businessman, Ukatu Afamefuna Mallinson, has filed a fundamental rights suit asking the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to order the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to release him “forthwith” and “unconditionally” or upon such terms as the court may deem fit. Ukatu is the Managing Director of Mallinson & Partners Ltd, whom the
Sanwo-Olu, Lawal, Dogara, Others Submit Tinubu’s Presidential Nomination Forms
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led other supporters to submit the presidential nomination and expression of interest forms of the All Progressives Congress for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The completed forms were submitted to the party at the International Conference Centre, Abuja on Wednesday. Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal who obtained
Minister of state for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba Resigns
The Minister of State for Education, Hon. Emeka Nwajiuba, is marked first to resign following the president’s directive that all cabinet members tender their resignation on or before May 16, 2022. The development was made known on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at the end of the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. According to reports, the minister intends
BREAKING: Buhari Orders FEC Members With Political Ambitions To Resign
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that all members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) running for elective offices to submit their letters of resignation on or before Monday the 16th of May, 2022. The Minister of information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting. Those affected are Ministers
2023 Presidency Should Go To The South-East — Obasanjo, Falae
FORMER president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has restated his position that the South-East should be allowed to produce Nigeria’s President in 2023, insisting that it would ensure peace, justice, fairness and sustainable national development in the country. Similarly, former secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olu Falae, also threw his weight behind a South-East presidency, noting
UPDATED: Police Arraign Four Chrisland School Teachers
The police have arraigned four teachers of Chrisland Schools at the Magistrate Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos State. Those brought to the court on Tuesday were the teachers who accompanied some pupils of Chrisland to the World School Games in Dubai. Authorities in Lagos State had ordered the closure of all branches
Goodluck Jonathan reportedly rejects APC Presidential form
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the presidential form of the All Progressives Congress purchased for him on Monday by a group of his supporters from the north. Dr Jonathan’s Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, said in a statement hours after the news that the group had bought the form for him broke that the former did not