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Nigeria’s House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, has given reasons why the Federal Government may not pay full salary of university lecturers for the eighth months that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU spent on strike. This was contained in a statement issued by Gbajabiamila and obtained by Vanguard on Monday, titled, “Statement by the Speaker of the House …

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, will no longer attend debates where other candidates are not present, the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the Party has said.   The Vanguard reports that Doyin Okupe, Director-General, PCC, LP, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. He said that the absence of presidential candidates in debates has …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the immediate distribution of additional batches of uniforms well-suited to discharge policing services professionally before, during and after the 2023 General Elections. The kits include accoutrements and anti-riot equipment comprising bullet-proof vests with armored plates, ballistic helmets, long and short-range tear gas for civil …

Newly elected National Chairman of the Movement for National Reformation (MNR), Sen Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo has called on his members to ensure that restructuring becomes topical issue of national discourse and debates. This calls is coming as Nigerians prepare to elect their leaders in February 2023, amid discontent among the citizenry in the manner the nation’s political leaders have run …

Nigerians today live under more dire strait and the pillars of a modern state are collapsing in Nigeria, according to pro-democracy organization – the Movement for National Reformation (MNR). The grim picture of a country, once known and reputed as the giant of Africa, was painted by the organization, while examining the state of the nation, in a statement recently …

Former Minister of Communications, Senator Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo has been elected the new National Chairman of the Movement for National Reformation (MNR), as the organization gets new executive. A statement released by the organization’s General Secretary, Dr. Philip Idaewor said the election took place on Saturday October 8, 2022. Other elected members of the new executive include: Vice Chairman, HRH …

Until the Federal Government and oil companies make genuine efforts to end unemployment, hunger and insurgency in the Niger Delta region, illegal bunkering and attendant problems may not end anytime soon.This is the aggregated view of residents and stakeholders in the region, as collated in a new book, entitled: ‘No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: The Contentious Search for Peace in …

Emeritus Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, and the President, Christian Association of Nigeria, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, weekend, advised Nigerians to put aside religious pettiness and bigotry, and prayerfully work towards peaceful elections in 2023. According to them, next year’s polls present a good chance to rewrite the history of the nation. They also described prayer as a formidable tool …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, got angry on Sunday and lashed out at the spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party presidential campaign council, Dino Melaye. This happened at the presidential town hall Series in Abuja on Sunday, organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development and Arise Television. The trouble began after Melaye reportedly called an attendee of …

• Nigeria, others push for more oil exploration• UN: We’ll hold world leaders accountable• African countries most affected by climate change, says COP27 president• World’s green agenda undermines Africa’s priorities says Ayuk As global leaders commence discussions on climate change-related issues at this year’s Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, African leaders and stakeholders are championing a cause for the …