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The Senate has said that the Federal Government is committed to the transformation of the education sector for rapid development in the country. Describing education as the bedrock of the development, the Senate stressed that for Nigeria to get it right, the challenges facing the education sector must be properly addressed. Speaking yesterday in Abuja when the newly inaugurated leadership …

Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has given a 7-day ultimatum to the All Progressives Congress  (APC) in the State to replace the working tools of Journalists damaged during an attack on them at the Lurshiville Hotel, GRA, Benin City, venue of the collation of results for Saturday February 17, 2024 parallel primaries of the party.  APC …

Katsina gov signs executive order, sets up task force Sule: What Nasarawa is doing to address high cost of living Again, PDP governors attack APC over economy, others As governments at all levels intensify efforts to halt the current food crisis, Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda has signed into law an executive order to check food scarcity and prohibit hoarding of food …

He stated: “At a meeting called at his instance on Thursday to address the Foreign Exchange crisis and the problem of economic downturn, among others, Bola Tinubu failed, yet again, to showcase any concrete policy steps that his administration is taking to contain the crises of currency fluctuation and poverty that face the country.  “Rather, he told the country and …

There are indications that the organised labour is prepared to lower its demand for N1m minimum wage for workers in the country in line with realities on the ground. The shift in position will likely be communicated to the Federal Government during the second meeting of the tripartite committee on the minimum wage on Monday and Tuesday. Sunday PUNCH gathered …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has cautioned the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to stop its opposition to the students’ loan scheme instituted by the federal government. The students body said members of the association  are really in need of the loan facilities as it is designed to ease their financial burdens, particularly put upon them and many other …

The Egba Traditional Council has suspended the Olu of Owode in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Kolawole Sowemimo, for two months for decorating a popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1, with new naira notes. The traditional ruler was seen in a viral video, which surfaced early in January, decorating the musician with …

For some, it’s been a conversation off to the side at the White House congressional holiday party. Others have gathered at actress Eva Longoria’s house in Los Angeles. Still more have huddled on Air Force Two or gathered for a series of Saturday sessions and dinners that Vice President Kamala Harris has been hosting at the Naval Observatory. More than two dozen sources tell CNN that …

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said on Sunday that the Bola Tinubu administration inherited an economic mess from former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, unsure even what charges to bring against him. Speaking at Senator Barinada Mpigi’s Thanksgiving service in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area, Rivers State, Akpabio claimed the economic situation left by Emefiele was “terrible.” “We did not even …

             POLITICAL NOTES The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, last week withdrew the bogus treasonable felony charges slammed on pro-democracy activist, Omoyele Sowore, at the Federal High Court in Abuja by the former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, ending a trial that had floundered without any tangible progress for more …