The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation will from next month start payment of N25,000 grants to the benefiting members of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners captured in the expanded National Social Register of the Conditional Cash Transfer, CCT, Scheme. This is according to the statement signed on behalf of the Minister For…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will today address a press conference on the finding of his legal team over President Bola Tinubu’s academic records released by the Chicago State University. “This is to inform and invite you to the World Press Conference of Our Presidential Candidate, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, GCON, at the Yar’Adua Centre,…
By : Babatunde Tiamiyu Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu has felicitated the teachers in the state on the occasion of 2023 World Teachers’ Day, describing them as the most important personalities in the society. Prof. Adelabu, in a statement issued and made available to journalists on Thursday in Ibadan,…
The British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has defended his plans to phase out the sale of cigarettes in England, saying it would be the biggest public health intervention in a generation. The PM told the the newsmen there was “no safe level of smoking” when asked about restricting people’s right to choose. Speaking at the…
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has called for improved welfare for teachers and an urgent need to revolutionise the nation’s education sector which can help to reduce the number of out-of-school children. Obi made this call in a post shared on his social media account on Thursday. According to…
Over 90 schoolgirls in a Kenyan school have been reported ill and having difficulties in walking. Kenyan health authorities say the health crisis is currently under investigation as the students have been admitted to hospital. The female students from Eregi Girls High School, located in the western part of the country, were reported to also…
The Senate is set to investigate the incarceration of over 250 Nigerians in Ethiopia. The Upper Chamber resolved to investigate this problem after the Minority Leader, Senator Simon Mwadkwon, drew the attention of his colleagues to the matter during Wednesday’s plenary session. The Senate consequently directed its Committees on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs to work…
More than 75,000 employees at Kaiser Permanente began one of the largest healthcare workers strikes in recent US history on Wednesday after failing to resolve a dispute over staffing levels. The strike of union members at the largest non-profit healthcare organization in the United States began on Wednesday morning at sites in Virginia and the…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Oyo State Government has called on owners of Private Schools, Study Centers and Continuing Education Centers that are operating in the state without an approval, to seek formal approval without further delay or face sanctions. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by the Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science and…
A Ministerial nominee, Abbas Balarabe from Kaduna State, today, collapsed while explaining his profile at the Senate. He was the second to be screened for confirmation, but fainted shortly after he took turns to be screened by lawmakers. Immediately, he fainted, the Sergeant-At-Arms ordered journalists out of the Chambers. Senator Ishaku Abbo representing Adamawa North…