The Committee of Vice-chancellors of Nigerian universities on Thursday appealed to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retired), to speed up the process of resolving the ongoing disputes between the government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Senior Staff Union of Nigerian Universities among others.   The PUNCH reports that academic and non-academic activities have been grounded in Nigerian public tertiary institutions. Speaking during the launch of the intellectual property policy document for universities in Abuja, the chairman of the committee, Prof. Samuel Edoumiekumo, noted that their call was necessitated by the impact of the strike on both students

Forty students and faculty members from Morehouse College Glee Club in Atlanta, United States of America, USA, on Wednesday took Igbo names and declared their ancestry to the Igbos of South East Nigeria.   At an official naming ceremony held at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, the students narrated how they traced their Igbo ancestral roots through DNA tests, which they described as reaching.   The traditional ruler of Ibagwa-Aka community in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, HRH, Igwe Hyacinth Eze, who performed the ceremony in conjunction with the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, expressed

The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, said actions were being taken to unite the party and calm all aggrieved members after the fallout that greeted the choice of his running mate. Atiku’s assurance followed Wednesday’s outburst of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, that his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, and others who backed Wike for the PDP vice-presidential ticket slot deserve a detailed explanation from Atiku. This as he also said he had resorted to fast and prayers to seek God’s direction after the emergence of Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as the running mate to

Revenue allocation to federal, state and local governments has declined from a peak of N970.57bn in July 2021 to N680.783bn in May 2022, representing a 30 per cent reduction over the period.   The decrease in allocation to these levels of government reveals the fiscal challenges facing various levels of government in Africa’s biggest economy.   “It is obvious that with this outlook, state governments will not be able to execute capital projects, pay salaries and meet other needs. This is time for states to look inwards,” said Professor of Economics at Covenant University, Jonathan Aremu, in a telephone interview

The governorship candidate of the Accord Party in the July 16 Osun governorship poll, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi has called on the international communities to sanction the All Progressives Congress and its presidential flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over the reported vote-buying witnessed during the last Ekiti state governorship election.   A statement issued by Ogunbiyi Media Office obtained in Osogbo on Wednesday, said the Accord Party candidate disclosed this when International Observers Pre-Election Team visited him at his party secretariat in Osogbo, Osun State.   According to him, going by the preparation of the Independent National Electoral Commission, he was sure

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Wednesday accused the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, of failing to honour the democratic choice in the selection of his running mate.   Ortom also noted the failure of Atiku to reach out to the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike,  and some other aggrieved members of the party after picking Governor Godwin Okowa of Delta State as his vice-presidential candidate.   Ortom spoke in an interview on Arise TV as ex-Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, demanded southern presidency.   But loyalists of Okowa and Wike disagreed over Ortom’s statement