Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the University of Ibadan (UI) branch on Monday protested what they described as “merciless treatment” of university lecturers by the Federal Government. The protesting lecturers moved within the campus with placards and sang to register their displeasure. A congress would be held immediately after the rally. […]
Philanthropy, the ennobling pursuit of the rich and famous, is in the headlines. But what does philanthropy mean in 2022? And does it mean the same thing in the US as it does in the UK, asks Stephen Smith. The American bitcoin wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried was one of the leading lights in a new philanthropy […]
The treatment of migrant workers has been highlighted during the World Cup in Qatar, where many temporary foreign workers reportedly died while building the event’s infrastructure. Advocates for immigrant workers in the U.S. note that abuses aren’t just happening overseas. “The fact of the matter is that migrant workers in the U.S. are struggling with […]
Mr Bello Hassan, Managing Director, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), said the corporation in September, declared 100 per cent liquidation dividend in 20 institutions. The dividends were in respect of the 49 Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in-liquidation. Hassan made the disclosure at 2022 NDIC workshop, organised for the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) and […]
The BBC has said one of its journalists in China was arrested and beaten by police while covering protests on Sunday against the country’s zero-COVID policy. Hundreds of people took to the streets in China’s major cities on Sunday in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state. “The BBC is extremely concerned about […]
Nigerian singer and songwriter, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has made his first public appearance in Osun State after his son Ifeanyi’s demise. Davido who lost his only son on November 1 was in Osun State for the inauguration of his uncle, Nurudeen Adeleke as the governor of the state. The act’s aide, […]
Out-going governor of Osun, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, says he left N14 billion in the state’s coffers for his successor, Sen. Ademola Adeleke. In his farewell message, released in Osogbo on Sunday by Mr Ismaila Omipidan, his media aide, Oyetola stated that his administration paid N97 billion of the debt it inherited in 2018, when […]
A total of 150,988 Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) are still waiting for their owners in Niger, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Its Resident Electoral Commissioner in the north-central state, Yushau Ahmed, announced this on Sunday in Bida when he paid a courtesy call on Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar. The visit […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the weekend disrupted the activities of a major cocaine syndicate in Lagos following the arrest of a 56-year-old trafficker, Lawal Lateef Oyenuga who was on a mission to deliver 400grams of the class A drug concealed in a pair of palm sandals in Jeddah, […]
The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, says the Kano Gold Souk and other regional projects being executed by the ministry will become operational by 2023. Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, the minister, said this when he featured at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja. Adegbite said the souk would make the country […]