The Federal Government, on Monday, explained why it had not paid the University Revitalisation Fund and met other demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, who stated this in an interview with The PUNCH, said the government was working hard to ensure the release of the revitalisation fund by the Central Bank of Nigeria. But ASUU, in its reaction, dismissed the minister’s explanation, saying the government was being dishonest in its justification of the delay in paying the revitalisation fund. In 2020, a nine-month strike by ASUU, which commenced in March

*FG’s plans to increase oil, gas reserves on course – DPR*   The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says the Federal Government’s plans to increase the nation’s oil and gas reserves, are on course and being boosted by strategic policies and programmes.   Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos.   Osu said the national aspiration of Nigeria was to increase its reserves from 36.91 billion barrels to 50 billion barrels, in the short to midterm.   He said the government was also targeting increasing Nigeria’s proven gas reserves from

*Police arrest 6 students for forcefully barbing a man in Jigawa* The police command in Jigawa, has arrested six students, for allegedly entering a man’s house and forcefully barbing his head. The command Public Relations Officer, ASP Lawan Shiisu, said this in a statement in Dutse on Tuesday.   Shiisu said the suspects were arrested on Aug. 27, after one Ibrahim Sambo of Yalwawa area of Dutse, reported to the police that they had on Aug. 20, illegally entered his house at about 1 a.m. and forcefully barbed his head.   He said that the complainant alleged that he became

The United States has expressed its readiness to help Nigeria to identify sponsors of terrorism in the country. The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, disclosed this on Monday during a meeting with journalists in Abuja. The envoy was asked if the US was ready to help Nigeria identify sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria.   She, however, said talks were ongoing on the matter. Leonard said, “That is something we are very eager to partner Nigeria on. I have had at least three conversations in the last two months on this subject. I won’t like to go into details.” She

Pelumi Olajengbesi, the lawyer to the now-released aides of Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, has explained how the Department of State Services (DSS) operatives killed two persons during a raid of Igboho’s house.   The Nation reports DSS operatives had confirmed killing two people at Igboho’s house during a gun duel between the agency and the latter’s supporters.   But Olajengbesi, in an interview monitored by The Nation stated that the two persons killed were harmless.   The two persons killed have been identified as Saheed Adisa popularly called Adogan and Igboho’s maternal uncle known as Alfa.   On Monday,