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US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s rumoured plan for a trip to Taiwan has infuriated China and left the White House with a serious geopolitical headache. China has warned of “serious consequences” if Mrs Pelosi were to proceed with her visit. Second in line to the presidency, Mrs Pelosi would be the highest ranking […]
The Federal Government has drawn down the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to 376,655.09 dollars from 35.377 million dollars in May, this year. This means that in one month the government withdrew 35,000,344.91 dollars from the ECA. The ECA is supposed to be a savings buffer meant to steady the government’s revenue and serve as a […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has restated its commitment to have all eligible voters covered with the possession of the Permanent voters’ card (PVC). This was made known by the INEC Commissioner Kaduna State, Dr. Asmau S. Maikudi during the 3rd national virtual and physical conference and workshop of the Women in Technical Education and […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for a bill to regulate how children of public officers enroll in schools outside the shores of Nigeria. Chairman of Niger Delta University Wilberforce Island chapter of the union, Prof. Kingdom Tombra made this known at the solidarity protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on […]
A member of Viktor Orban’s inner circle has resigned after the Hungarian Prime Minister spoke out against becoming “peoples of mixed race”. Zsuzsa Hegedus, who has known the nationalist Mr Orban for 20 years, described the speech as a “pure Nazi text”, according to Hungarian media. The International Auschwitz Committee of Holocaust survivors called the […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress and its affiliate unions on Tuesday defied warnings by the Federal Government and took to the streets of major cities in the country to protest against the failure of the Federal Government to resolve the five-month strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Specifically, the NLC said the money the […]
A group under the aegis of Coalition of Southern Kaduna Young Professionals has faulted alleged plans by some political players and elders to sabotage the ambition of the President of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union, SOKAPU, Honourable Jonathan Asake to contest the Kaduna State Governorship election under the Labour Party. A statement signed by the […]
The Governor-elect of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, was presented his certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday. His presentation comes almost 72 hours after defeating the incumbent governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, with 403, 371 votes compared to Oyetola’s 375,027 votes on Saturday’s poll. Adeleke’s certificate […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has dissociated itself from ‘Bishops’ who attended the formal unveiling of the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima, describing them as desperados in a Nollywood movie who went there for themselves. The Vice President of CAN in charge of 19 Northern States and Abuja […]
The Federal Government and labour unions on Wednesday clashed over the groups’ refusal to back down on its planned two-day nationwide protests scheduled for July 26 and 27. No fewer than 40 unions, including the aviation workers are expected to participate in the rally called in solidarity with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities […]
