Abductors Demand N300m Ransom To Release Abducted Uniabuja Staff, Family Members
The abductors of the six individuals from the University of Abuja on Tuesday have asked the families for N300m ransom. “They demanded N50 million naira for each person; they have contacted the family but that is all we know for now,” one source said. “They got in touch with the family, the parents of the abducted children were contacted. We learnt...
WAEC Releases 2020 SSCE Results
The West African Examinations Council has released the results of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination. WAEC had earlier announced that the results would be released on Monday, November 2, 2020. ABN TV learnt that the release of the results was postponed due to the violence and arson in the country. WAEC had said the unrest in the country affected some...
“I Am Sorry” – Mmesoma Apologizes To JAMB
The embattled 19-year-old candidate of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Miss Ejikeme Mmesoma, has tendered a profound apology to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and the board’s Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede. Mmesoma, who was at the centre of controversy over manipulation of her UTME result, appeared before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Allegations of Manipulation of...
Gov. Zulum Approves N13.9m Payment, SUV For Yoruba Doctor Who Remained In Borno Hospital Despite Boko Haram Attacks
Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the payment of N13.9 million and car gift to a 65-year old medical doctor from Ogun State, who lived within the General Hospital in Monguno and continued to offer healthcare services to patients even when the town was faced with the most severe threats by Boko Haram. The doctor, Dr. Isa...
ASUU Strike: You’re Violating The Law, FG Warns Students Blocking Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
THE Federal Government said, yesterday, that protesting members of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, who blocked the Lagos-Ibadan expressway violated the country’s law. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, stated this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council...
Gombe SSG Commends HalimaFactor Initiative On Renovation Of Tsangaya Qur’anic School
Secretary to Gombe State Government, Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi has applauded a non-governmental, humanitarian organisation with special focus on education, health and environment, HalimaFactor Community Initiative for completing the renovation of classroom blocks, perimeter fencing as well as provision of modern toilet facilities at the Mallam Umaru Titi Tsangaya Qur'anic school located at Ajiya ward in Gombe. This he said...
Another Strike Looms As ASUU Talks Tough Over FG’s Failure To Honour Agreement
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has threatened to resume its strike action over the failure of the Nigerian Government to honour agreements they reached with the union. It will be recalled that ASUU went on strike for several months last year until December 2020 when it suspended the action after getting commitments from the federal government. However, recent developments...
Economic Boost: We Must Pay Attention To Technical Education — Ikpeazu
Abia State governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has said the economy of South East will boost greatly if adequate attention is paid to technical education. The Governor also said as a strong advocate of technical education, his administration would support any move towards setting up a technical university in the region. He said this when he received the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of Alex...
Strike: It Is Obvious FG, ASUU Have Nothing To Lose — Students’ Union
The Council of Student’s Union Presidents (CSUP) has lamented that it is losing students to incessant killings from bandits attacks as a result of their prolonged stay at home due to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, strike. The Stude...
Pay Off ASUU’s Demand – Lawyer Tells Dangote, Otedola
An Abuja-based lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has appealed to chief executive officers of banks and billionaire businessmen including Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Abdul Samad Rabiu, and Mike Adenuga to pay off the N1.1 trillion demands by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The lawyer said the Federal Government has displayed irresponsibility and nonchalance to resolve the lingering strike by ASUU since...
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