SERAP wants court to quash tuition hike by Ajasin varsity

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 22nd April 2018

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Adekunle Ajasin University and the Government of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu SAN over alleged unfair and arbitrary tuition hike, abuse of power, lack of free, prior, and…

“Your children will learn less, earn less in the future”, world bank to African countries

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 19th April 2018

The world bank President, Jim Young Kim has said many African Countries are not prepared to compete in what is increasingly becoming a digitalized economy, noting that many of the low skill jobs will be…

‘Cocoa produce key to economic diversification’

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 19th April 2018

The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has urged state governments to engage in resuscitation of cocoa produce for export, to reduce over dependence on petroleum. Mrs Azuka Ikejiofor, Zonal Coordinator of the council, told the…

Buhari’s “Lazy Youth” comment: Nigerian Youths Blow Hot On Social Media

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 19th April 2018

Youths have taken to social media to express displeasure over the comment attributed to President Muhammadu Buhari about the young people in Nigeria. President Buhari had described the young population of Nigeria as lazy and…

OAU professor in sex-for-marks scandal suspended

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 19th April 2018

Professor Richard Akindele, the Obafemi Awolowo University of Ile-Ife don enmeshed in a sex-for-marks scandal has been suspended by authorities of the university. The Vice Chancellor of OAU, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede, confirmed the suspension in…

Senate mace theft: Names of suspected thugs released

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 19th April 2018

The names of five ‘thugs’ who stormed the upper chamber of Nigeria’s national assembly, the Senate, on Wednesday and took away the mace in a commando-style action have been released. The release of the names…

PDP slams Buhari over “lazy youth” comment

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 19th April 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of attempting to destroy the future of Nigerian youth. In a statement on Thursday, Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP national publicity secretary, said young people in the…

Reps suspend 2019 election sequence re-ordering Bill

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 18th April 2018

The House of Representatives on Wednesday suspended action on the Bill for an Act to amend the Electoral Act 2010 to make provision for sequence of elections. This followed a request by the sponsor of…

Senate mace snatching saga disgraceful, dangerous — Balarabe Musa

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 18th April 2018

A former governor of old Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa, has described Wednesday’s snatching of the mace in the Senate by suspected hoodlums as disgraceful. Mr Musa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone…

APC speaks on attack on Senate, theft of mace

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 18th April 2018

Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the theft of the Senate mace by thugs on Wednesday morning. “The APC hereby condemns this action and views it as an attack on our democracy…