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The Congress of Nigerian University Academics, a breakaway faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, has stated what the new union of lecturers will do differently in resolving the imbroglio rocking Nigerian universities, particularly on recurring strike actions. CONUA’s National Coordinator, Dr. Niyi Sunmonu, emphasised the need to democratise the university setting, saying this was what the academics should …

•Says deposit-taking fintechs must be capitalised with N25 billion  •Curtail potential threats from financial technology companies, others, Ahmed charges regulators • Banking crisis may have contagion effects, NDIC warns   •W’Bank: Nigeria’s economic growth continues to suffer from underperforming oil sector   •Hails country’s apex bank’s interventions, lowers GDP projection to 3.3% •NNPCL: Oil theft, vandalism putting Nigeria in terrible situation, advocates …

Edo State Government has condemned social media reports criticizing the ongoing campaign by the state government to ensure environmental safety and protect the lives and property of Edo residents. In a statement, the Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Osa Nehikhare said the report of a cooking gas sale outlet along Akenzua Street, affected by enforcement to compliance …

…Harps on innovation in tackling security challenges Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of Nigeria believes that the nation’s new crop of military officers is the generation of warrior-scholars that will confront enemies of the state with an arsenal of unconventional skills, unorthodox strategies, and critical thinking in the face far more complicated current security environment Prof. Osinbajo stated this Tuesday in …

Barring any last-minute change of plans, the ruling All Progressives Congress APC would formally flag off its 2023 Presidential Election campaign on Monday, October 10, Vanguard has learned. The development comes as the party and its campaign council gear up to receive its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu back to the country. Vanguard had exclusively reported on Tuesday that …

Igwe Gerald Obunadike Mbamalu, Eze Oranyelu 1, Eze Ojoto the 111 in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State has commended leaders of Afenifere, a Pan-Yoruba Socio-Political Organisation especially Chief Ayo Adebanjo for declaring support for the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi for 2023 Presidential election. The monarch said it is indeed the turn of the …

A former governor of Niger State, Muazu Babangida Aliyu on Monday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital described the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubarka as the most qualified person to take over power from President Mohammadu Buhari in 2023. Aliyu, who was in Abeokuta in the company of former governors Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano) and Boni Haruna (Adamawa) rallied …

Barring any last-minute change of mind, the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party will this week meet to deliberate on the crisis rocking the party. This is part of a larger plan to rescue the campaign of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, following the boycott of its campaign by some aggrieved governors of the party. The PUNCH learnt the …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has rolled out his governance agenda to Nigerians in Diaspora. Speaking on the theme, ‘Nigeria Diaspora and Capacity Building’, in Michigan, United States, on Monday, Obi stated that if elected president, his administration would drastically reduce the cost of governance. This was contained in a statement by the Obi-Datti Media office, …

Buhari To Present 2023 Budget To National Assembly Friday President Muhammadu Buhari has said he would present the 2023 Appropriation Bill to the joint session of the National Assembly on Friday. The is contained in a communication from Buhari to the two chambers of the federal parliament read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during Senate plenary on Tuesday. Buhari …