Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Uyo branch, on Wednesday, issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to either honour the 2009 renegotiated agreement it had with the union or risk strike action. ASUU Chairperson, University of Uyo town campus, Prof Opeyemi Olajide, during a public sensitization protest, on Wednesday, recalled that in 2022, public universities went on eight months strike over the outstanding issues, but only returned to the classrooms in obedience to the rule of law. Olajide expressed regrets that two years after, the Federal Government is not willing to honour the agreement and attend to…
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…welcomes Army’s efforts to modernise operations . Inaugurates new Armoured Corps complex Segun Babatunde, Bauchi Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, on Wednesday, expressed confidence that the Nigerian Army is well- equipped and determined to defend Nigeria and Nigerians against all forms of insecurity with the modernization of its operations for excellence. Speaking at the inauguration of the new Headquarters of the Nigerian Army Armoured Corps Complex and the opening ceremony of the Armour Reunion Celebration held at Obienu Barracks, Bauchi, the Governor, however, emphasised the need for strengthening the country’s security architecture by boosting the morale of troops,…
Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa Project Niger Delta, a socio-political group has berated acclaimed Ijaw leader, Pa Edwin Clark over his charge to members of Ijaw Publishers Forum, to protect the interests and launder the image of the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro. According to the group, the comments by Clark regarding the appointment of PAP boss should be ignored, as they do not reflect the aspirations of the Ijaw people. He added that he should understand the concerns regarding the appointment of Dr. Otuaro if he is an Ijaw elder statesman. In a statement by Comrade Princewill…
The cost of a new presidential jet will be included in the 2024 supplementary budget, TheCable understands. Sources have disclosed that the proposal will be sent to the national assembly soon. In April, President Bola Tinubu resorted to a commercial aircraft on his way to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Riyadh after the aircraft he travelled with to The Netherlands developed a fault. Around the same time, Vice-President Kashim Shettima was seen arriving in Ogun state in a chartered aircraft. The vice-president would later abort his trip to the US mid-air after the aircraft transporting him developed an engine…
… says ‘no cause for alarm, only one section affected’ Only a section of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery was gutted by the Wednesday’s fire outbreak, the company’s management has said. Dangote Industries Limited spokesperson, Anthony Chiejina, told TheCable that the incident occurred at only the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP). An ETP is a type of wastewater treatment method which is specifically designed to purify industrial wastewater for its reuse — to release safe water to the environment from the harmful effects caused by the effluent. Chiejina disclosed that the inferno had been contained, stressing it was a minor incident. According…
There were explosions on Wednesday following a major fire outbreak at the Dangote Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. However, the Dangote group had yet to react to the fire outbreak as of the time of filing this report. Recently, the owner, multi-billionaire businessman and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote had revealed how he fought and defeated a strong group of local and foreign mafias before establishing the $19 billion refinery. Dangote claimed that the mafias in the oil sector, who are stronger than drug lords tried every means to sabotage the refinery project. Dangote, who spoke at Afreximbank annual meeting and…
President William Ruto of Kenya has vowed to strike back against “violence and anarchy”. This came after protests against his government’s proposed tax hikes turned deadly and demonstrators ransacked parliament. The demonstrations carried out mainly by youths had been largely peaceful as they grew over the past week but chaos erupted in Nairobi, the country’s capital. on Tuesday, with crowds throwing stones at police, pushing past barricades, and entering the grounds of parliament. Lawmakers who were at the parliament building reportedly escaped through an underground tunnel. Military was deployed to support police who, according to a rights group, fired tear…
Nigeria’s seat of power, the State House, spent a whopping N244,654,350 on the purchase and supply of tyres under 24 hours, Daily Trust has reported. Investigation and data on govspend, a portal documenting the Presidential Villa expenditure, according to the Daily Trust, revealed that the State House paid for the supply of an unspecified quantity of bulletproof tyres and Westlake tyres, the same week President Bola Tinubu-led administration marked its one year in office. President Tinubu took over the reins of governance from his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, on May 29, 2023. The report disclosed that documents showed that the sums…
Muslim Rights Concern, again, on Wednesday, raised a fresh alarm that the Sokoto State Government is still bent on deposing the Sultan, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. MURIC’s fresh alarm is coming inspite of the denial by the Sokoto State Government on the reported alleged plan to depose the Sultan. MURIC Executive Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, made this fresh allegation on Wednesday in a statement. According to Akintola, a bill titled, “Sokoto Emirate Council Amendment Bill” has passed through the first and second readings and if passed into law, the Sultan of Sokoto will be stripped of certain powers. On…
Immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday, dragged the Kaduna State House of Assembly before the Federal High Court, over the legislature’s claim that N432 billion was siphoned during his eight-year administration, leaving the state with huge debt liabilities. El-Rufai filed a fundamental rights suit at the Federal High Court in Kaduna against the state House of Assembly. The former governor, through his counsel, Abdulhakeem Mustapha, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), is challenging the report of the Assembly’s Committee which indicted him of alleged corruption. The ad hoc committee set up by the Kaduna State…