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The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, has said the Federal Ministry of Finance and National Planning will commence the disbursement of funds to universities on Wednesday. The minister said the government is certain that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will not embark on the planned strike. He stated this when he appeared on “Politics Today,” a political programme …

The Kaduna State Government has reiterated its determination to no longer rely on federal allocations for funding of its annual budgets. The Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mohammed Abdullahi, said this in his remarks at a public hearing on the 2022 appropriation bill at the Kaduna State House of Assembly on Tuesday. ”In the next few years, Kaduna should provide …

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to establish the Real Estate Regulatory Council of Nigeria. The Council when established would, amongst others, curb fraudulent practices to ensure that the real estate business confirms with the National Building Code in Nigeria. The bill which scaled third reading during plenary is tagged: The Real Estate Regulatory Council of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, …

United States of America has removed Nigeria from its religious freedom blacklist, AFP reported on Wednesday. Countries on the blacklist, according to the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, are “Burma, the People’s Republic of China, Eritrea, Iran, the DPRK, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.” They are categorised as Countries of Particular Concern for having engaged in …

Former students of Unity Schools in Nigeria under the aegis of the Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA) have called on the Federal government to prioritise the protection of schools from terrorists attacks. USOSA in a communiqué issued at the end of its 38th Plenary and Annual General Meeting (AGM) noted that present and past leaderships of the country have …

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the recent governorship election in Anambra State, Senator Andy Uba, has warned his opponents to stop demonizing him over his plan to challenge the outcome of the election in court. Uba said he decided to choose a civil means to recover his mandate, while warning the victorious All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) …

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has called for the dismissal, arrest, and trial of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, for alleged falsehood as to what transpired at the Lekki tollgate, Lagos State on October 20th, 2020. The organisation claimed the minister lied to Nigerians, adding that his claims have now been contradicted by a …

• Cautions judges against incessant ex-parte orders• Buhari to judges: Improve justice delivery to attract foreign investors• Urges imposition of huge cost on lawyers employing delay tactics It is difficult for the judiciary to be impartial and objective in a democracy, where it remains financially tied to the executive. Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, made this known, yesterday, …

Nigeria currently faces an emergency in mental health. Underpinned by poor societal attitudes towards mental illness and inadequate resources, facilities, and mental health staff, over 90 per cent of individuals with serious mental health needs cannot access care.  There are gaps in the integration of mental health care into general health care services at all levels, emphasise the general neglect and …

• Woos govs, goes against illegal vaccination cards•‘How expanded COVID-19 testing assisted Nigeria in managing pandemic’ The Federal Government is to engage the Nigeria Governors’ Forum on mass vaccination of citizens. It restated the December 1 deadline for federal civil servants to take the COVID-19 vaccines. The government also warned that vaccination records/certificates would be verified to detect unscrupulous citizens who …