Author: SGTV
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It Is Insensitive To Resume Abuja-Kaduna Train Services- FG
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said resuming the Abuja-Kaduna train service while some of the passengers kidnapped by terrorists during the March 28 train attack will be insensitive to their families. This was as it said measures are underway to employ advanced technology-based surveillance systems to forestall future terrorist attacks. It said the options available…
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Court Sentence NANS Official To One Year Jail Term
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has succeded in the conviction and sentencing of the Director of Logistics of the National Association of Nigerian Students Federal University, Oye-Ekiti Chapter, Adeyemi Israel Abiodun, to one-year imprisonment for internet-related fraud. The NANS leader is among 40 persons convicted on separate one-count before four judges of the Oyo…
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Falconets Not Stranded Says NFF Secretary
The General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, says the Falconets missed their flight from Istanbul, Turkey to Nigeria, adding that they were not stranded in the European nation. This is following reports that the Falconets, who left Costa Rica, venue of the 2022 U-20 Women’s World Cup, on Monday after crashing…
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Nigerian Lack Heroes, Says Chimamanda Adi
Award-winning novelist, Chimamanda Adichie, has said Nigerians do not have enough leaders to look up to in the current system. Adiche made this statement during her keynote address at the ongoing Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association at the Eko Hotel on Monday. The conference, themed “BOLD Transitions” is scheduled to hold between…
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Nigerian Rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, Undergoes Succecful Kidney Transplant
Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, has successfully undergone a kidney transplant surgery, his management, Lakreem Entertainment, revealed on Monday. A statement by Myke Pam, on behalf of the management, noted that Eedris and his wife, Yetunde, who is his kidney donor, were both recuperating. The management further appreciated celebrities and fans for supporting the couple during…
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137 Person’s Fail Competency-based Test To Become Principals
About 137 persons out of the 344 civil servants on the directorate cadre jostling to be appointed as principals of the nation’s 110 unity schools across the country failed the examination organised by the Federal Ministry of Education. It was learnt that the 207 directors, who passed the computer based competency test, had been scheduled…
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ASUU Laments Over Lecturers Opting For Other Source Of Livelihood
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has raised the alarm over the exodus of lecturers from the nation’s universities for greener pastures abroad. The union attributed the development to the Federal Government’s poor treatment of its members which it said had forced many to venture into other sources of livelihood. Speaking in an interview with…
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NBC Shutdown AIT, Silverbird TV, Others
The National Broadcasting Commission, on Friday, directed the African Independent Television, Silverbird Television and the broadcasting corporations run by various state governments to shut down their operations within the next 24 hours over debts amounting to at least N2.6bn. The Director-General of the NBC, Balarabe Ilelah, disclosed this to journalists at the commission’s headquarters in…
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Benue State Governor Suspends Mining Activities In State
On Thursday,Benue State Government suspended mining activities in the state. The State Governor, Samuel Ortom, gave the directive at the meeting held with Kwande stakeholders at the new banquet hall, Government House, Makurdi. He says the activities of miners had started posing threat to the peace of the state and that the state government would set…
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Take ASUU To Court For Time Wasted – Minister Of Education To Students
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on thursday, said it is the responsibility of the Academic Staff Union of Universities to compensate students for the time wasted during the six-month strike, not the Federal Government. He also said the government will not agree to the union’s demand to pay lecturers their emoluments for the six…