Too old for entry-level. How ASUU’s strikes limit graduates’ chances of landing ‘good’ jobs
Life looked bright and promising for Olajuwon Julius, 30, when he sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), a prerequisite test to getting admitted into any Nigerian tertiary school. Julius did well. He got 265 in UTME and topped Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)’s post-UTME examination, acing 320 out of 400 questions. […]
APPLY: Soludo unveils portal for Anambra indigenes interested in public service
Ahead of his swearing-in scheduled for March 17, Chukwuma Soludo, governor-elect of Anambra, has unveiled an online platform for Anambra people interested in serving in his administration. In a statement issued on Monday, Soludo said as stated during his campaign, he is committed to giving anyone who has the competence and capability the […]
Fayemi: Governors contested executive order 10 to prevent arbitrary removal of state funds
Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti, says the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) approached the court on executive order 10 to prevent arbitrary removal of state funds. On May 22, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the order, granting financial autonomy to the legislature and the judiciary in the 36 states of the federation. […]
Like ASUU, UK lecturers begin strike over ‘pay injustice’
Thousands of university staff in the United Kingdom have embarked on strike to demand better working conditions. Source: Top Stories
Hanifa: Self-confessed killer backtracks, pleads not guilty to murder of five-year-old
Abdulmalik Tanko, the self-confessed killer of Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old girl, has denied killing her. Tanko, proprietor of the school Hanifa attended, was paraded by the police in January 2022, during which he confessed to killing the girl with rat poison. The Kano government re-arraigned 34-year-old Tanko before a Kano state high […]
NBS: Telcos lost 12.3m internet subscribers in 2021
Nigeria’s internet users dipped by 7.99 percent to 141.9 million — as telecoms operators lost 12.3 million data subscribers in 2021. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said this in its telecoms data released on Monday. TheCable had reported how restrictions on sales of SIM cards stifled the telecoms sector in 2021 — coupled […]
Police transfer DCP Abba Kyari to NDLEA custody
Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), has been transferred to the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) had earlier announced the arrest of Kyari over alleged links with an international drug cartel. The NDLEA had on Monday declared the embattled Kyari […]
Makinde approves appointment of Lekan Balogun as Olubadan of Ibadan
Seyi Makinde, Oyo state governor, has approved the appointment of Lekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The approval, which was announced on Monday, comes in the wake of a recommendation from the Olubadan-in-Council. Taiwo Adisa, chief press secretary to Makinde, quoted the governor as saying: “I am pleased to announce […]
Police arrest DCP Abba Kyari — after NDLEA declared him wanted
Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the police spokesperson, announced his arrest in a statement issued on Monday. Adejobi said Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police, ordered Kyari’s arrest alongside four other police officers over their […]
Petrol price hits record high at N808 per litre in UK
Petrol price in the UK has reached a record high of 148.02p (N808.8) per litre, adding pressure on the pockets of British residents. Diesel price also rose to 151.57p (N830) a litre — using CBN’s official exchange rate at N416.91/$1. AA, a British motoring organisation, said this on Sunday, as prices rose […]