By Dada Ahmed. The Federal government says it has no agenda to unbundle the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), denying ever contemplating such agenda. This is contained in a statement signed by Comrade Jeo Ajaero, General Secretary, National Union of Electricity Employees in Abuja on Wednesday and a copy made available to The Reporters on…
From Abuja. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said the National Universities Commission (NUC) has identified approximately 70 illegal universities and about 125 illegal Colleges of Education operating in the country. The Minister disclosed this on Thursday during the 47th Session of the State House Ministerial Briefing in Abuja. He said the illegal institutions, which…
By Bernard Balogun. Stanley Olubunmi. His birth, as one of the gandsons, heralded good tidings in the Balogun family. But none of us took note of that angle ab nitio. His mother was the last child of the family. Significantly, his birth coincided with the 8years of Rev Sr Angela Dada Balogun (the…
By Dada Ahmed in Lokoja. The Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Lokoja (FUL), Prof.Olayemi Akinwunmi, has warned land grabbers to desist forthwith from encroaching into the land of university at Felele area or face the consequences of their” ignoble actions”. The Vice Chancellor gave the warning when he carried out an on-the-spot assessment of the…
By Correspondent in Okene. An articulated vehicle on Wednesday,rammed into a stationary bus on Oguda village along Okene – Auchi Road at 10.00 a.m. and claimed the life of three persons, our Correspondent gathered. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) sector command in Kogi State, Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, who confirmed the story, described it…
By Dada Ahmed in Lokoja Electricity workers, under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), have suspended their ongoing strike for 2 weeks. The Reporters gathered that the decision of the union suspend the strike followed a meeting its members held with the Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, Minister of Power,…
