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Reading Time: 2 minutesSenate President Ahmad Lawan on Saturday called for amicable resolution to the months-old Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) strike. He made the call in a statement celebrating Nigerian workers on this year’s May Day. Lawan said, Nigerian workers deserve our appreciation and respect for their contributions to the development of our…

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Senator Smart Adeyemi, The lawmaker representing Kogi West district in the National Assembly, says he has hundreds of people from his constituency on his payroll. In his reaction to the remarks by a resident of Kogi who decried the underperformance of some legislators in the state, Senator Adeyemi explained that…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteVice President Yemi Osinbajo visited the Alaafin’s palace in Oyo on Friday to pay his respects to Oba Lamidi Adeyemi. According to the  spokesperson Laolu Akande, the Vice President described the late royal father as “a philosopher king.” “He understood the place of the correct representation of the history, heritage…

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Two deposed emirs has been arraigned at the State’s chief magistrate court by the Zamfara State Government. They are  arraigned on a five-count charge that borders on criminal conspiracy, withholding of evidence, illegal possession of property, alliance with bandits They were arraigned at the Zamfara State chief Magistrate court 1…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all candidates who registered for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to start printing their 2022 UTME notification slips from Saturday. Mr Fabian Okoro, JAMB’s Director of Information and Technology Services made the announcement via a statement released to JAMBULLETIN ahead…

Reading Time: 2 minutesA recreational building owned by the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Women Association (NAUWA) cooperative, the bakers of UNIZIK Bread, has been destroyed by a heavy rainstorm. The roof of the affected building which served a number of purposes was pulled off and flung into a nearby swamp even as some wares being…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), screening panel for the presidential primary has disqualified two  out of the 17 presidential aspirants. David Mark,  the chairman of the panel who stated this, while briefing journalists, on the outcome of the screening exercise, did not disclose the names of the disqualified aspirant Mark…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Rivers State Government has said it has uncovered a plot by some persons and groups to unleash mayhem in the state. According to the state government, the threats are coming on the heels of the arrest of some cultists involved in the unlawful disruption of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP),…

Reading Time: 2 minutes   The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Gombe State Command has called on politicians in the state not to heat up the forthcoming Sallah celebration by turning it into political rallies. The police also warned politicians and political parties in the state to strictly adhere to the Independent Electoral Commission’s (INEC) timetable…

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello Governor of Niger State has put to rest rumor of his Vice Presidential ambition as he picked Senate nomination and expression of intent form on Wednesday in Abuja. The Expression of Interest and Nomination form was obtained on behalf of the Governor by his Chief of…

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorkers Day Rally has been resolved to be  shifted to May 2 by the Nigerian Labour Congress if  should the Eid-El- Fitr, otherwise known as Ramadan Sallah, be announced for May 1 by the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs of Nigeria. NLC said it resolved to toe the path because of…

Reading Time: < 1 minute  205 troops of The Nigerian Army have been sent for a contingent trip to The Gambia on a peacekeeping mission. This is just as it assured of Nigeria’s commitment to deploying quality peacekeepers as part of efforts to ensure global peace and security Speaking at the pre-deployment graduation ceremony…