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After the ASUU strike, university administration will be one of the hardest jobs to do in Nigeria as the country struggles with the current global economic crisis and the adverse consequences of its dysfunctional political economy. The difficulty of university administration will be more than the usual challenge of managing the dynamics of learning and research and the intractability of …

•As LP flagbearer suspends campaign, visits Benue flood victims, IDPs Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has said its decision to back the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, is based on principle of justice. Secretary General of the group, Chief Sola Ebiseni, who stated this on a television programme monitored in Lagos, yesterday, said it took Afenifere more than …

• Heavy security deployment scare protesters away in Osun, activists gather indoors• In Oyo, protesters call for the release of nine victims• Saraki: The protest was a message that Nigerians are tired of insecurity, unemployment• Ighodalo: Nigerian leaders missed a great opportunity for change• Implement probe panel reports, experts urge government The lessons of the 2020 #EndSARS protest have not been …

“We have not reached a situation in my view where the relevant emergency management authorities have not been able to deal with this situation. I’m not aware that has happened.” The Nigeria’s government, on Thursday, said it will not declare a state of emergency on the ravaging flooding in some parts of the country because it is not overwhelmed by …

Amid Nigeria’s fiscal crisis, the Federal Government is compiling the list of assets that will be either sold or ‘concessioned’ to fund the 2023 budget deficit of N10.7tn. Sources at the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning told The PUNCH that the government was considering selling or concessioning the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos as well as all the …

The Presidential Campaign Train of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is making a stop at the Southern Nigerian state of Edo, on Saturday. PDP bigwigs are expected to be at the rally which holds 10 am on Saturday with all elected governors on the platform of the party have been invited. The Director General of the Atiku Presidential Campaign, Governor …

Tear gas was fired to disperse protesters at the toll gate on Thursday morning. Protesters and civilians alike are currently fleeing the scene of the #EndSARSmemorial procession. A journalist who works for Arise TV, Oba Adeoye, was also allegedly harassed. The PUNCH reports that the procession was led by comedian, Adebowale Adedayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni and singer, Folarin …

Popular Nigerian singer, Folarin Falana, aka Falz, led several protesters to the Lekki Tollgate on Thursday in memory of the shooting that took place at the toll gate on October 20, 2020, which allegedly led to the loss of lives. The second memorial of the #EndSARS protest also witnessed the presence of comedian, Adebowale Adebayo, aka Mr Macroni, who also …

As is the case in other states in Nigeria, the elderly population enjoys little or no support from the government of Ogun State in the South-west region. In Ibeku, a remote village in Yewa-North of the state, many senior citizens are frail, emaciated and unkempt. Sholape Ogunji, 80, is one of the oldest women in the community. But her advanced …

•Says Nigeria not seeking debt restructuring •Assets sales is questionable solution – Experts At the backdrop of the rising fiscal deficit and debt burden, the Federal Government is taking steps to offer some of its assets for sale through equity investments while raising revenue through road tolls. The assets are valued at over N30 trillion held in over 60 enterprises and …