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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Tuesday, said the integrity test being conducted on the software of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution being proposed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities would take between six and eight months to be completed. ASUU is currently on strike …

THE Federal Government has said that for the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, UTAS, to be used as an alternative platform to the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, there must be a hardware backing the system. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, had opposed the introduction of …

The Lagos State Police Command has commenced the second phase of clampdown on suspects who looted public and private properties during the violence unleashed by hoodlums who hijacked the #EndSARS protests in the state. Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, said the culprits were being intercepted following analysis of videos that …

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has welcomed Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi to the All Progressives Congress (APC), He wrote on his Facebook page: “I wish to most heartily welcome my brother and friend, His Excellency, Engr. Dave Nweze Umahi, the Executive Governor of Ebonyi State to the forum …

Also yesterday, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force surrounded the vicinity of Afrika Shrine, where a meeting on #EndSARS protests was expected to hold. It was learned that Seun, one of the sons of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, had earlier sent out flyers announcing a meeting on the lessons of #EndSARS protests. …

Quality, Accessible and Affordable #Health for All In #Enugu #Rural #Communities: Gov. Ugwuanyi inspects massive projects going on simultaneously at ESUT Teaching Hospital, Igbo-Eno, Enugu North Senatorial District After laying foundation for the construction of Amenity Complex at the General Hospital Ogrute, Enugu Ezike, in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, …

Reps to support FG’s efforts to rebuild Lagos, others, says Gbajabiamila** Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, emphasised the need to thoroughly investigate deep causes of the chaos that led to the destruction of life and property in Lagos State amid #EndSARS protests. Osinbajo, who spoke at the inauguration of the …

BROADCAST BY THE GOVERNOR OF EBONYI STATE, ENGR. DAVID NWEZE UMAHI, FNSE, FNATE ON HIS PROTEST AGAINST THE INJUSTICE BEING DONE TO SOUTH-EAST BY THE PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) AND HIS DEFECTION TO ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS (APC) 1. Let me first clarify that I never sought for PDP presidential ticket …

Billionaire philanthropist Mo Ibrahim on Monday hit out at the Nigerian federal government for a crackdown on unarmed civilians during #EndSARS protest, a protest that spilt over into wider calls for better governance. Human rights monitor Amnesty International has said security forces shot and killed 12 people during the protest …

Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar, have thrown their weights behind the formation of the North Central Peoples Forum. The two Nigerian past leaders made their positions known on the issue during a visit by the members of the Board of Trustees …