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UNILORIN Unveils 40 New Professors
The University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, has announced the promotion of 40 of its senior academic staff to the rank of professor. According to the university’s Bulletin issued on Monday, the elevation was approved by the Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, SAN. The publication stated that the 40 distinguished scholars were found to have excelled in the realms of teaching, research...
Fulani Decries Attack On Herdsmen In Plateau After Alert By DSS
The Coalition of Fulani groups in Plateau State has claimed that the recent attack on their members in Bassa Local Government Area of the state is a confirmation of the Department of State Services’ (DSS) alert of threat against their members. The group said this at a press conference in Jos, capital of Plateau, while reacting to the attack on...
Rivers Lawmakers Who Defected To APC Have Lost Their Seats, Says Falana
Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, says that members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, last year, have forfeited their positions. DAILY POST recalls that about 25 members of the state assembly who are loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom...
Nigeria Will Rise Again – Anglican Primate
The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, has expressed the optimism that Nigeria would rise again to take its place in the comity of nations in spite of the current challenges. The Primate made this statement while briefing newsmen at the Thanksgiving Service to mark an end to the 2024 second session of the...
Increase In electricity Tariffs Daylight Robbery – Kogi NLC
The Kogi State Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Gabriel Amari, has said the increase in electricity tariffs by the federal government is a daylight robbery on Nigerians. Comrade Amari stated this on Monday when organised labour stormed the office of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in Lokoja. The NLC Chairman appealed to the government to reverse the electricity tariffs, stressing...
Gov. Zulum Wants Sambisa Forest Revived
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has advocated the revival of the Sambisa forest which was affected by the over one decade-old Boko Haram insurgency. Zulum was speaking on Thursday in New York at the UN’s High-Level Segment Roundtable on: “Forest-based solutions to the triple planetary crises: A Focus on People, Science, Technology, and Finance.” The governor said, “Borno State has been...
Abia Govt Not Considering Recruitment Of New Entrants Into Civil Service — Otti
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has said employing new people into the state’s civil service is not on the front burner of his administration. Otti said this during the monthly interactive session with the media on Thursday in Umuahia. He said that the issue of employment would arise when the government finished dealing with what it met in the civil service. He...
Abia Govt Launches Land Title Recertification Exercise, Gives Deadline for Submission (Video)
The Abia State Government has announced the commencement of a comprehensive recertification exercise for all land title documents in the state. The exercise, which began on May 6, 2024, aims to update and validate all existing land titles, ensuring a more efficient and accurate land administration system. According to the Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Hon. Chaka Ikenna Chukwumerije, the recertification...
Reps Suspend Implementation Of Cybercrime Levy By CBN
The House of Representatives on Thursday, May 9, directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately halt the implementation of the cybercrime levy introduced by the apex bank in compliance with the provisions of the Cybercrime Act, ABN TV reports. The House said the circular by the apex bank was prone to misinterpretation by Nigerians as it negates the...
E-Money Under Police Investigation Over N1.2bn Dispute With Lagos Car Dealer
The Chief Executive Officer, Emy Cargo and Shipping Services Limited, Emeka Okonkwo, aka E-Money is under investigation at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, over alleged N1, 209,200,000 dispute with a vehicle dealing company, Autocorp Limited, in Lagos State. A police source who is privy to the case but pleaded anonymity told PUNCH Metro (not ABN TV) that Okonkwo...
