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ASUU Strike Won’t Happen, Funds Are Available – Ngige

17Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Youths

ASUU Strike Won’t Happen, Funds Are Available – Ngige

Chris Ngige, minister of labour, says the strike threatened by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will not take place. On Monday, ASUU issued a three-week ultimatum to the federal government to implement the earlier agreement reached with the union. Speaking on Tuesday in an interview on Channels Television, Ngige said funds are available for universities. “The strike will not happen. For one, I know that the funds to pay are there and the ministry of education has assured me that by tomorrow, they will emanate letters to make sure that the disbursement reaches the accounts of the various universities,” he said. “We are not paying the unions directly, so it will get to the universities’ accounts.” ‘STANDARD OF EDUCATION IS FALLING‘ Speaking during the programme, ...

Ighalo Wins West Asia Player Of The Month Award

9Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports, Youths

Ighalo Wins West Asia Player Of The Month Award

Super Eagles returnee Odion Ighalo has won the West Asia player of the month of October after his impressive performance for his Saudi Arabia club, Al-Shabab. Al-Shabab confirmed the win on their Instagram page before the Nigerian international also reshared on his social media pages. Ighalo has scored nine goals in 11 league games for Al-Shabab this season, with four coming in October. Recall that Ighalo was recalled to the Super Eagles for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Liberia and Cape Verde later this month by Gernot Rohr, more than two years after he retired from international football. Source: Complete Sports

NYSC Kicks Over Feeding Allowance For Corps Members As Prisoners Get N1000

7Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Youths

NYSC Kicks Over Feeding Allowance For Corps Members As Prisoners Get N1000

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has called on the federal government to increase its feeding allowance for corps members. Shuaibu Ibrahim, NYSC’s director-general (DG), spoke when he appeared before a house of representatives committee on youth development on Wednesday. Ibrahim said the extant N650 daily feeding allowance for corps members is “grossly inadequate,” adding that with the arrangement, they only get a meal worth N216. The NYSC DG called on the committee to raise the scheme’s feeding allocation in the 2022 budget. Ibrahim argued that the scheme’s budget can’t remain the same when inmates in facilities of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) get N1,000 daily feeding allowance. In October, the senate committee on interior had increased the daily feeding a...

EFCC Confirms Army’s Handover Of 20 Arrested TASUED Students For Fraud

2Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement

EFCC Confirms Army’s Handover Of 20 Arrested TASUED Students For Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the handover of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) students arrested by the Nigerian Army, Newspremises reports. The officers of the 12 Field Engineering Regiment in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, took the 20 suspected internet fraudsters to EFCC Ibadan zonal command, where they handed them to the officials. The suspects were arrested during a raid conducted by the Nigerian Army at Ijagun, Odogbolu area of Ogun state. EFCC Head of Media, Wilson Uwujaren, released their names in a statement on Monday, November 1. See Also: EFCC Arrests Obi Cubana Over Alleged Money Laundering The suspects are Azeez Hameed Busayo, Olubor Chuks Winner, Amusa Abdulhakeem, Osoko Adesola David, Diyaolu Daniel Damilola, Olunlade Qu...

Terrorist Groups Don’t Have Addresses All Over The World Like IPOB—Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Refutes Terror Claims

1Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Terrorist Groups Don’t Have Addresses All Over The World Like IPOB—Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Refutes Terror Claims

Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel for the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said it is not a crime to demand self-determination as it is a way to create new countries. The lawyer also disclosed that IPOB is neither a terrorist nor a violent group, adding that a terrorist organisation does not have addresses across the world. According to the lawyer, the pro-Biafra group has fixed addresses in countries around the world. Ejimakor disclosed this via his Twitter page, @AloyEjimakor on Sunday. Read Also: Igbo Monarchs, Clerics Ask Buhari Government To Release Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB Members For Peace To Reign In South-East Kanu is facing charges of treasonable felony and terrorism levelled against him by the Nigerian government. His lawyers includin...

Delta Poly Student Stabs Boyfriend Over WhatsApp Chats

31Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Youths

Delta Poly Student Stabs Boyfriend Over WhatsApp Chats

A mass communication student of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, identified simply as Chidinma, has reportedly stabbed her boyfriend, Daniel Johnson, over WhatsApp chats with another female friend. The PUNCH gathered that the victim was stabbed by the lady on Wednesday, October 27. He however survived the attack. Narrating his ordeal to journalists after his recuperation, the victim stated that his girlfriend went through his WhatsApp messages while he was asleep before stabbing him with a knife. Read Also: NECO Releases 2021 Examination Results He said, “I was sleeping when she went through my phone. She opened my WhatsApp and read my chat with another girl. Then she proceeded to use a knife to stab me on my right hand. “I woke up with the stab and called for help ...

Abdulrahim Dangana, Gay Predator Arrested For $8,420USD Scam In Kaduna

26Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria, Youths

Abdulrahim Dangana, Gay Predator Arrested For $8,420USD Scam In Kaduna

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on October 25, 2021 arraigned one Abdulrahim Dangana before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on one count charge that borders on obtaining by false pretense, IgbereTV reports. The defendant is an internet fraudster who preys on homosexuals online. It also stated that Abdulrahim registered on a Gay/Bisexual hook-up App called Grindr and A4A website, using the assumed names: RYAN, DAVE, FRANK and ERIC. The anti-graft agency said Abdulrahim employed the fake profiles to contrive romantic relationships with gay individuals and after establishing what appears to be a genuine relationship with his victims, he lures them into sending him nude pictures, which he eventually used to black...

MASSOB Expresses Worry Over Fighter Planes

23Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Youths

MASSOB Expresses Worry Over Fighter Planes

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra says it fears the Federal Government will deploy the Tucano planes acquired from the United States to attack Igbo youths agitating to secede from Nigeria. It said the worry of its members was triggered by the killings and burning of houses in Igbo communities by the personnel of the Nigerian Army in Imo State in the name of reprisals. The spokesperson for MASSOB, Samuel Edeson, told one of our correspondents in a telephone interview that many innocent Igbo youths had been killed by security agents. Read Also: US Asks Nigeria To Restrict Super Tucano To North He added, “The Fulani herdsmen have been terrorising the entire Southern and Middle Belt region but the Federal Government has not tagged them terroris...

CBN Introduces N500m Grant For Undergraduates, Graduates

21Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, Finance, News, Nigeria

CBN Introduces N500m Grant For Undergraduates, Graduates

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it will support youths in tertiary institutions with grants to promote entrepreneurship and reduce unemployment. The CBN disclosed this on Wednesday in a report, titled ‘Guidelines for the implementation of tertiary institutions entrepreneurship scheme’. “Five top Nigerian polytechnics and universities with the best entrepreneurial pitches/ideas shall be awarded as follows: first place – N150m; second place – N120m; third place – N100m; fourth place – N80m; and fifth place – N50m,” it said. It added that activities to be covered under the scheme would include innovative start-ups and existing businesses owned by graduates of Nigerian polytechnics and universities in areas such as agribusiness, information technology, creative industry, as well ...

Release #EndSARS Protesters Immediately – Civic Group, SERAP Warns Nigerian Police

20Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Human Rights, Justice, News, Nigeria, Security, Youths

Release #EndSARS Protesters Immediately – Civic Group, SERAP Warns Nigerian Police

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Nigerian Police authorities to immediately and unconditionally release a journalist and other protesters arrested at the Lekki Tollgate. The group made the call in a post on its Twitter handle on Wednesday. The tweet reads, “Nigerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release two protesters including a journalist reportedly arrested this morning by the Lagos State Police Command at the Lekki tollgate where the #EndSARSMemorial protest is scheduled to hold. Protest is a right.” BREAKING: Nigerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release two protesters including a journalist reportedly arrested this morning by the Lagos State Police Command at the Lekki tollgate where the #EndSAR...