The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Princess Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, has committed a bill to establish the State’s research trust fund to a sub-committee of the House. Meranda also emphasised the need for tertiary institutions in the state to partake in effective research works for the benefit of the state. This was as the bill, sponsored by a member of the House, Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu representing Eti Osa State Constituency II, scaled second reading on the floor of the House. The proposed law is aimed at creating a ‘state research trust fund for the allocation, management and…
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There was palpable tension in Osun State on Tuesday, 11 February, 2025 as heavily armed police officers took over local government secretariats across state amid a contest over who heads the grassroots in the state.The development follows the Court of Appeal ruling in Akure that upheld appeals by the chairman elected under the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the October 15, 2022, local government elections.The chairmen and councillors had been removed by Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, in November 2022. However, the Appeal Court ruled in their favour, sparking disagreements over the interpretation of the judgment.APC…
Celebration, joy enveloped the entire Southern Kaduna on Tuesday, 11 February, 2025 as the Federal Government handed over the newly established Federal University of Applied Sciences in Kachia, Kaduna State. The handover of the university was done by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima. The Special Adviser to the Vice President on Media and Communication, Stanley Nkwocha, in post on X Tuesday, 11 February, 2025, said the university was established following President Bola Tinubu’s promise to establish a federal university in the Southern part of Kaduna. “In attendance at the event were Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani; Senator Sunday Marshall Katung, representing…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has assured citizens that it would take up the issue of the suspension of visa drop box option by the United States of America. The Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Oluwole Oke, who made this disclosure while speaking on Channels Television, added that he would engage with appropriate authorities to address the suspension of the visa drop service by the US government. Oke, while revealing that he is currently in the US, added that he would take the matter up after his meeting in New York. “I am in the US. I…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Adolphus Wabara. It was gathered that Wabara was suspended by the State Working Committee (SWC) of the party in Abia State. The decision, according to a party source, was taken during a meeting presided over by the State Chairman, Abraham Amah. Amah, who confirmed Wabara’s suspension to an online medium , added that he would make the details available. “Yes it is true, he has been suspended”, he said This latest development is believed to be a continuation of the power play between…
The Federal Government has signed the amended Bilateral Air Service Agreement, BASA, between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The agreement was signed during the ICAO Global Implementation Support Symposium (GISS) 2025, in a high-level meeting with H.E. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE’s Minister of Economy and Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister, Tunde Moshood, made this known in a statement on Tuesday, 11 February, 2025. Moshood stated that Keyamo was accompanied by Capt. Chris Ona Najomo, Director General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku;…
The numerical strength of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives has been reduced again as the party member named Amos Gwamna Magaji, officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), thegazellenews.com reports Magaji, who represents Jaba/Zango Kataf Federal Constituency in Kaduna State, cited unresolved internal disputes within the PDP at both national and local levels as the reason for his departure. His defection marks another setback for the opposition party, which has been grappling with internal divisions in recent months. As at the time of filing this report, the opposition party is yet to officially react to…
The Presidency has justified President Bola Tinubu’s decision to purchase a new presidential jet, worth around N150 billion. Aside from the purchase of a new presidential jet, the government has been criticised for continuing in the habit of borrowing despite improved income. The President’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, who spoke on the matter during an interview on Arise Television’s The Morning Show programme on Tuesday, 11 February, 2025 said the new jet is necessary for the President’s global travels.The government had last year unveiled a new Airbus A330 purchased for the President. The new jet, it was revealed, replaced the…
Federal Government of Nigeria has increased the application fee for the establishment of private universities across the country,b the gazellenews.com reports. The National Universities Commission (NUC), which made the disclosure in a statement issued on Monday, 10 February, 2025, said the application fee has been increased from N1 million to N5 million while the processing fee has been moved from N5 million to N25 million. The statement signed by NUC’s executive secretary, Abdullahi Ribadu said the increase was made to ensure and enhancement of the coordination of the institutes and ensure that newly established private universities are equipped to handle growing…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the meeting between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar held in Abeokuta on Monday, 10 February, 2025 as a gathering of “indolent and lazy” politicians, posing no threat to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.Atiku had in the company of political figures, including former governors Liyel Imoke (Cross River) and Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), paid a visit to the former leader in Abeokuta, Ogun State.Following the visit, Atiku said it was purely a courtesy call.“I was not in Abeokuta to see Obasanjo because…