Author: statereporter
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has condemned a video clip of a Canada-based woman, Amaka Patience Sunnberger, threatening to murder people of Yoruba and Benin descent. In the video, the woman, speaking in Pidgin English, said, “Record me very well; it’s time to start poisoning the Yoruba and the Benin. Put poison in all your food at work. Put poison in your water, so that you all die one by one.” Reacting, the group urged the authorities to trace those behind the video and ensure that they face the full weight of the law. Speaking via a…
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have scheduled a follow-up meeting for September 6, 2024, to address unresolved issues concerning the demands of university lecturers, State reporters revealed. The announcement followed a closed-door meeting held on Wednesday between the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, and ASUU leadership, led by its President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke. The meeting comes in the wake of a 21-day ultimatum issued by ASUU to the Federal Government to resolve outstanding concerns that have hindered the development of Nigerian universities. During the meeting, Professor Mamman expressed optimism that a potential shutdown…
Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has signed a one-year contract extension and completed a season-long loan move to Premier League side Bournemouth.
The Ojo Local Government Area of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State, has suspended Seyi Sowunmi, the lawmaker representing Ojo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. The suspension of the lawmaker was made known in a statement on Wednesday signed by the Labour Party chapter Chairman, Oluwanifemi Elegbede and Secretary Blessing Okafor. The party accused Sowunmi of failure to appear before the party’s disciplinary panel after a 24-hour summon following charges of gross insubordination, failure to attend ward meetings, and non-registration in any Ojo LGA ward levelled against him. Other allegations levelled against the lawmaker include refusal to…
Barring any last-minute change in plans, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, will today (Thursday) honour the summons by the police over allegations of treason and terrorism financing. Ahead of today’s visit to the police headquarters in Abuja, the NLC Central Working Committee, on Wednesday, issued a circular, mobilising the union members and affiliate associations for a march on the police head offices across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The police had, in an invitation last week, asked Ajaero to appear at the Force headquarters on Tuesday, August 20, by 10 am to answer…
The federal government has approved an upward review of statutory allocation of Universal Basic Education matching grants accessible by state governments for infrastructural projects to Three Billion Five Hundred and Fifty-Four Million Six Hundred and Forty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Eighty- Four Naira Forty-Six Kobo Only (N3,554,642,584.46). The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi stated this today during a 5-day financial training for SUBEB Chairmen and Board Secretaries in Ibadan. In his remarks, the increased matching grants to the States for the implementation of projects comes from 2% of the consolidated revenue fund alloted to support…
The Federal Government has announced its decision to invoke the ‘no work, no pay’ policy in response to the ongoing strike by resident doctors, according to a statement released by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare on Thursday. The statement, signed by Ado Bako, the ministry’s Assistant Director on Information and Public Relations, expressed disappointment over the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors’ (NARD) decision to embark on a seven-day warning strike, despite ongoing negotiations and efforts by the government to address their concerns. State reporters informed that the warning strike, which began on Monday, was initiated by NARD…
The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Ethiopian Airlines, Mesfin Tasew, has stated that the creation of a national airline in Nigeria has been influenced by political factors. Tasew expressed that Ethiopian Airlines, recognized as the largest airline in Africa, aimed to assist the Nigerian government in establishing a successful airline; however, the initiative faced opposition from local airlines, leading to its politicization. State reporters revealed that this marks another occasion in which the airline’s CEO has commented following the annulment of its selection as the equity partner for Nigeria Air. It is important to note that the Minister…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced September 14, 2024 deadline for the completion of the Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) linkage to National Identity Numbers (NINs). The NCC, in a statement on Wednesday, August 28, said it expects that no SIM operating in Nigeria will be without a valid NIN effective September 15, 2024. The statement, signed by the NCC Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, urged all members of the public who have not yet completed their NIN-SIM linkage, or who have faced issues due to verification mismatches, to visit their service providers promptly to update their details before…
Truckers under the auspices of the Coalition of Maritime Truck Owners and Allied Services have concluded plans to protest against the vandalism of trucks and the death of their members along the port access roads. The group also blamed the ugly incidents on the activities of what they described as state and non-state extortion bandits within and outside the port corridors. This was contained in a letter on Tuesday signed by the Public Relations Officer of the coalition, Mordechai Seyi, obtained by The PUNCH. Seyi added these activities have led to an increase in the cost of doing business. He…