Day: October 14, 2025

ASUU, FG in fresh showdown:  lecturers declare ‘No pay-No work’

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FG ASUU showdown

…As FG enforces ‘no work-no pay’ A new confrontation is brewing between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), as both sides dig in over the ongoing nationwide strike. The Federal Government, yesterday, directed Vice-Chancellors of all federal universities to immediately enforce the “no work-no pay” policy against striking lecturers.  The directive, contained in a circular signed by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, mandates university heads to conduct roll calls and physical head-counts of academic staff, identifying those who are absent or participating in…

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NASS proposes Nov. 2026 for 2027 general elections

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NASS proposes

Nigeria’s next presidential and governorship elections may be held in November 2026, following a proposal by the 10th National Assembly to move the polls six months earlier than usual. The draft amendment was unveiled yesterday, during a public hearing jointly organised by the Senate and House Committees on Electoral Matters in Abuja. The move, contained in the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2025, seeks to ensure that all election petitions are concluded before the May 29, 2027, handover date. The draft amendment read, “Elections into the office of the President and…

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Lagos-Calabar coastal highway costs ₦7.5bn/kilometre – Umahi 

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Umahi on Lagos Calabar highway

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has justified the ₦7.5 billion per kilometre cost of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, insisting that the ₦1.067 trillion budgeted for the first 47.47-kilometre section is fair, and even below global benchmarks. Addressing newsmen in a recent briefing, Umahi explained that the project’s cost reflects its complex design – a 6-lane reinforced concrete expressway featuring flyovers, underpasses, shoreline protection, solar lighting, and landscaping. “A standard coastal road costs ₦7.5 billion per kilometre. This includes all fillings, shore protections, solar streetlights, and the planting of trees”, Umahi…

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Kaduna: Over 1,000 women defect to APC, laud Gov. Sani’s leadership

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KD women defect

More than one thousand prominent women from across the 23 local government areas of Kaduna State have defected from various political parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), citing the exceptional leadership qualities and developmental strides of Governor Uba Sani as their motivation. The new entrants were formally received into the APC by the Kaduna State Woman Leader, Hajiya Maryam Suleiman, popularly known as (Mai Ginau), during a brief but colourful ceremony held in state party office, Kaduna. The women, who represented different political backgrounds and professional groups, said…

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Flood Disaster: FG to disburse ₦6.3bn interest-free loans to 21,000 victims

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FG to disburse

21,000 Nigerians affected by flood disasters across the country are to benefit from a Federal Government interest-free loan totalling ₦6.3 billion. Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Yusuf Sanunu, disclosed this yesterday, at a roundtable event to mark this year’s ‘International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction’, in Abuja. The event had in attendance Vice-President Kashim Shettima, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, Governor Dauda Lawal, of Zamfara State, lawmakers and international partners among others. Sununu said the intervention is to mitigate the impact…

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Nigeria secures €190m EU funding for agricultural devt.

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FG on agric devt.

Nigeria’s agricultural sector is set for a major financing boost as the European Union has approved a €190 million (about N320.5bn) credit line to expand lending to farmers and agri-businesses through Nigerian commercial banks and development finance institutions. The facility, provided by the European Investment Bank, (EIB) was announced during a bilateral meeting between senior EIB executives and a delegation from the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning on the sidelines of the Global Gateway Forum held recently in Brussels, Belgium. A statement issued yesterday by the Minister of…

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Saro-Wiwa’s family rejects Tinubu’s  Ogoni-9 pardon, demands retrial, exoneration

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Tinubu Ogoni

The family of the Late environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s posthumous pardon for the “Ogoni-9”, demanding a retrial and full exoneration instead. Saro-Wiwa’s younger brother, Harry Wiwa, said the activists committed no crime and should not be “pardoned like criminals”. He insisted that the only acceptable justice is to clear their names and officially overturn the 1995 military tribunal verdict. “They committed no crime, so how do you pardon a man who didn’t commit any crime?” Wiwa asked, saying: “We want a retrial so they can…

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2027: Northern leaders meet Afenifere, back Tinubu’s re-election

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Northern leaders meet Afenifere

Some leaders from the northern part of the country yesterday visited the leadership of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, to declare their collaboration with the South-West region in supporting President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The northern leaders, under the aegis of the ‘Arewa Think Tank”, said they were impressed with the mid-term scorecard of the president, hence the move to support him to run for a second-term. The convener of the group, Muhammad Yakubu, led the team from the North to visit leaders of Afenifere at the residence of…

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