ASUU bemoans Nigeria’s education sector, says students pay N1.6trn abroad yearly
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said at least N1.6 trillion was spent by Nigerians every year as school fees to schools outside the country. President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen on the sidelines of a meeting of the Central Working Committee of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) comprising of all Presidents...
Senate prohibits payment of ransom to kidnappers, amends Terrorism Act
The Senate has passed the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2013 bill prohibiting the payment of ransom to kidnappers in Nigeria. The passage followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters at plenary on Wednesday. Presenting the report, Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, said the bill sought to outlaw the payment of...
AfDB mobilizes $540m for Nigeria’s food security
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed readiness to support Nigeria to develop Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones, as part of the quest for food security in the country. The AfDB President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, made this known while briefing President Muhammadu Buhari at State House in Abuja on Tuesday. According to a statement issued and made available to The Star on...
World Malaria Day: CERF, Fidson take medical outreach to Shomolu LG
In commemoration of the 2022 World Malaria Day, the Children Emergency Relief Foundation (CERF), in conjunction with Fidson HealthCare Plc, has organised a medical outreach in the Shomolu Local Government Area of Lagos State. The outreach was held at the Akinwunmi Ambode Primary Health Centre in Shomolu on Monday. Some of the free tests conducted on the residents include Malaria Rapid,...
ICPC quizzes Ondo FMC MD over COVID-19 funds
The Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo, Ondo State, Dr. Ahmed Adeagbo, on Wednesday appeared before the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Osogbo, the Osun State capital over alleged corruption. Adeagbo’s appearance at the commission’s office followed a letter dated April 20, addressed to the facility’s Medical Director, inviting him along with the Head...
2023: Amosun notifies Senate of presidential ambition
The Senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District, Ibikunle Amosun, has formally notified the Senate of his intention to run for the 2023 presidency. Amosun, the immediate past governor of Ogun State, made this known in a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, a copy of which was read at plenary on Wednesday. The letter was titled, ‘Notification and...
Monthly allocation: FAAC shares N725.571bn to FG, states, LGs
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N725.571 billion as March 2022 federation account revenue to the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils. The N725.571 billion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N521.169 billion and distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N204.402 billion. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a virtual...
Senate Deputy Minority Whip dumps PDP for APC
The Deputy Minority Whip of the Senate, Sen. Ibrahim Danbaba, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was contained in a letter read by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at plenary on Wednesday. Danbaba stated that he left PDP because of the lingering and multifaceted crisis in the party. He said: “I write to formally inform...
Buhari swears in 4 Permanent Secretaries
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in four new Permanent Secretaries at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday. The President administered the oaths of office on the permanent secretaries shortly before the commencement of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The affected Permanent Secretaries are Mrs. Beatrice Jiddy-Agba, Kachollom Daju, Malam Shehu Ibrahim, and Mary...
FG extradites Nigerian suspect to U.S. over $148,000 romance scam
A wire fraud suspect, Adedunmola Gbadegesin, has been extradited to the United States where he is wanted in a case of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. Gbadegesin was extradited to the U.S. on Monday April 26, 2022. The offences contravene Title 18, US Code, Section 1349 and 1956 (h) and carries a maximum jail term of 20 years. His...
