Judicial officers to eeceive 300% salary raise
By Hope James President Bola Tinubu has approved a 300 percent salary raise for judicial officers in the country, Edum News reports. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. The President signed the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances […]
Economic pressure, others, affecting funding in Institutions – NUC
By Hope James The National Universities Commission, NUC, has stated that economic pressures, and several other factors have affected the funding of Nigerian tertiary institutions, Edum News reports. The Acting Executive Secretary of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki, stated this while speaking during the 2024 Registry Lecture at Babcock University, Ilishan, on Tuesday. He noted that […]
Tinubu hosts first Council of State meeting since becoming president
By Cheta Enyoghasi President Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over the National Council of State meeting at the Presidential Villa. The meeting, which has just begun, is Tinubu’s first Council of State meeting since becoming President. The National Council of State is a constitutional organ of the Nigerian government that advises the executive on policy-making, […]
Troops neutralize terrorists in Borno
By Hope James The troops of the Nigerian Army, deployed for counter-terrorism operations in the Bama Local Government Area of Borno State have killed at least five terrorists, Edum News reports. The Army disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, adding that 44 Boko Haram terrorists and their families surrendered to troops deployed at Bama, […]
PVC, greatest weapon to remove bad leaders – Al-Mustapha
By Cheta Enyoghasi Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (retd), the former Chief Security Officer to the late military head of state General Sani Abacha, has urged Nigerian youths to use their voting cards to remove terrible leaders. Al-Mustapha gave an address on Monday in Abuja at the Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) International Youth Day Celebration 2024. Al-Mustapha […]
Tinubu launches 30 CNG-powered Buses
By Cheta Enyoghasi President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated 30 hybrid Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses, capable of transporting 3,000 passengers, donated to the federal government by the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) manufactured by Innoson Motors. The chairperson of DAPPMAN, Dame Winifred Akpani, […]
UNICEF partners Southwest states to tackle out-of-school children issues
By Cheta Enyoghasi The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) recently established partnerships with Southwest states to address the issue of out-of-school children in the region and investigate the core causes of the problem. UNICEF expressed concern about the number of children who are not in school and emphasized the importance of states implementing the retention, […]
Tinubu’s 3MTT programme aims to address unemployment, Says Information Minister
By Jennifer Amarachi Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, stated that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has established mechanisms to produce three million jobs for Nigerian youth through the Three Million Technical Talent Programme. According to a statement acquired by our correspondent on Tuesday from Rabiu Ibrahim, Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of […]
Pro-Chancellor reacts as NYSC invalidates certificates of Unical students over fraudulent mobilization
By Cheta Enyoghasi The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has invalidated the certificates of 101 individuals who were fraudulently mobilized for national service by the University Of Calabar (UNICAL) during the 2021, 2022, and 2023 service years. The affected individuals were found to have been mobilized fraudulently, and their certificates have been canceled immediately. The […]
Information Minister to amplify FG policies
By Hope James The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has unveiled plans to amplify the policies and programmes of the Federal Government, Edum News reports. He disclosed this while speaking at a one-day retreat held in Abuja on Tuesday. He noted that the comprehensive five-pronged vision, which aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s […]