The House of Representatives has asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, to appear before it for questioning, on issues bothering on the continued maltreatment of Nigerians in the Diaspora, especially the United Arab Emirates. This is as disclosed by the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe while speaking […]
The Advocates of Social Justice for All (ASJA) has raised an alarm over a plot to blackmail Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, on the proposed Batch-C of the N-Power scheme. According to the group, there is a frantic attempt, led by online news portal, Sahara Reporters, to discredit the minister’s […]
Restiveness across Nigerian university campuses appears to be a phenomenon as old as tertiary education in the country. Each university has had to contend with this menace which appears to have defied solution. This informed the gathering of Deans and Officers of Students’ Affairs in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria, (ADOSATIN) in Sango-Otta, Ogun State recently […]
A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has allayed the fear of Nigerians who have envisioned that robots may soon take over their jobs, given the technological breakthrough in some countries, where robots now perform certain jobs. Obasanjo allayed this fear in his opening remark at the recent robotics workshop jointly organised by the Public Affairs […]
Herdsmen and farmers in Mashegu Local government Area of Niger have signed a peace agreement to stop clashes among them. Director-General of Nomadic Affairs Agency in the state, Alhaji Abdullahi Babayo disclosed this in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna, on Wednesday. Babayo said the aim of the meeting […]