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Miyetti Allah Praises President Tinubu for Establishing Ministry of Livestock Development

NewsDeskNgJul 10, 2024July 10, 20240

The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Fulani Socio-Cultural Association (MAKHFA). has commended President Bola Tinubu for creating the Ministry of Livestock Development, describing it as a “visionary leadership” move aimed at addressing the longstanding challenges in the agricultural sector. In a statement signed by the National Secretary of MAKHFA, Engineer Saleh...

Troops arrest 2 suspected IPOB members in Anambra

NewsDeskNgJul 10, 2024July 10, 20240

The troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested two suspected Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, members identified as Ifeanyi Godwin and Uche Onuoha in Anambra State. A statement by the Nigerian Army on Wednesday revealed that Godwin and Onuoha had been on the Nigeria Police wanted list since 2023. The...

Nigerian town planners demand improved pay, compensation

NewsDeskNgJul 10, 2024July 10, 20240

Members of the Nigeria Institute of Town Planners, NITP, and Town Planners Registration Council Of Nigeria, TOPREC, have called for an equitable compensation of planning professionals across all sectors. This according to them will help establish and uphold standards and value in their professional engagements. The National President, Nigeria Institute...

Nurses, midwives suspend 5-day warning strike in Kaduna

NewsDeskNgJul 10, 2024July 10, 20240

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Kaduna State chapter, has suspended its 5-day warning strike. This is contained in a statement issued by its chairman, Ishaku Yahaya, on Monday. He explained that the level of seriousness and commitment made by the government through the office of the Secretary...

Maritime Seminar For Judges Aimed At Promoting Alternative Dispute Resolution In The Sector – NSC Boss

NewsDeskNgJul 10, 2024July 10, 20240

The Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigeria Shippers Council, Barrister Akutah Pius, has stated that the 17th International Maritime Seminar for Judges, organised by the council in collaboration with the National Judicial Institute (NJI), aims to promote alternative dispute resolution in the maritime sector. Speaking on the TVC programme “Business Nigeria,”...

Bill to introduce Diaspora voting scales second reading

NewsDeskNgJul 9, 2024July 9, 20240

The House of Representatives has passed the Diaspora Voting Bill for second reading. The bill, co-sponsored by the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen and Sodeeq Abdullahi, seeks to amend the 2022 Electoral Act and provide opportunities for Nigerians in Diaspora to vote. Leading debate on the bill, Abdullahi said the proposed legislation...

SSANU, NASU stage nationwide protests over withheld salaries

NewsDeskNgJul 9, 2024July 9, 20240

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, alongside the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, on Tuesday, staged nationwide protests in the various campuses of public universities demanding the immediate release of their withheld salaries. Recall that NASU national president, Makolo Hassan, had on Monday said...

Your silence is worrisome – Niger Delta group slams Tinubu

NewsDeskNgJul 9, 2024July 9, 20240

A group, 21st-Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience (21st CYNDAC) has frowned at President Bola Tinubu’s silence on the unending political crisis in Rivers State, describing it as disturbing, worrisome and unacceptable. A statement by the leader of the youth group, Izon Ebi, condemned the long silence...

Senate confirms Adepoju as NASRDA DG

NewsDeskNgJul 9, 2024July 9, 20240

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday confirmed Dr Matthew Olumide Adepoju as the Director General of National Space Research and Development Agency, NARSDA. The confirmation was sequel to the report of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology submitted to the Committee of the Whole by the Chairman, Senator Iya Aminu...

Stop admission of underaged persons – JAMB warns universities

NewsDeskNgJul 9, 2024July 9, 20240

Prof Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has warned tertiary institutions, especially universities, to stop admission of underaged persons, describing the development as “illegal”. He said that illegal admission, such as admitting underaged, should be stopped. Oloyede made the assertion at the opening of the...