(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Criticism has trailed the tweet of Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State on its students that graduated from College of Health Sciences of the institution. Many social media users accused the institution of mocking students in public varsities affected by ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The post on the verified handle […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER] – The Federal Ministry of Finance has announced the constitution of a committee to recover unremitted operating surpluses of agencies of government, running into N450billion. The committee led by the Accountant General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, is to reconcile the operating surpluses of 31 revenue-generating agencies of government for the […]
Angry students of the Lagos State University, LASU, on Tuesday paralysed traffic on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway as they protested vehemently over the hike in tuition fees. The students demanded that the Lagos State Government should immediately reduce the school fees from N390,000 to N48,500 maximum or nothing. The protesters in their thousands stormed the Lagos […]
The presidency says reports in the media that President Jonathan sacked former service chiefs because of “unhealthy competition” amongst them are untrue A statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) Dr Rueben Abati describes the reports as misleading and reckless sensationalism. The statement reads thus: “It appears that for reasons […]
PDP Says “It’s A Direct Call To Anarchy” By Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja The All Progressives Congress, APC has asked all its members in the National Assembly to block all the executive bills and legislative proposals including the 2014 Appropriation Bill. This was part of the outcome of the party’s interim National Executive Committee meeting which […]
Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja The senate has passed a resolution approving the extension of the state of emergency for another six months in the three troubled North Eastern Nigerian states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. The senate approved the extension of the emergency rule at the meeting of the committee of the whole house as […]
Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja Nigeria’s Police have banned political, socio-cultural or religious gatherings within and around all airport premises, including tarmacs, lounges and other sensitive security points. Arising from a strategic security meeting at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, the Police Authorities directed the Airport Command Commissioners of Police and Commissioners of Police in states hosting the […]
Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja The Senate has administered the oath of office on Chief Emmanuel Aguariavwodo, the new senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District. Aguariavwodo, elected on the platform of the PDP, replaced late Sen. Pius Ewherido of Democratic People’s Party (DPP), who died on June 30, 2013. The new senator, who briefed newsmen after the […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressive Congress (APC) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to as a matter of urgency compensate victims of Boko Haram attacks and killings. Interim National Chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande, who spoke in Sokoto, Nigeria, said the APC disagreed with President Goodluck Jonathan’s stand that the Federal Government would […]
