Author: David Great

Nigeria airlines on Friday notified the government and general public of plans to halt all services starting Monday, May 9, over increasing cost of aviation fuel that now sells at N700 per litre. The airlines, under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), in a memo, apologised for the consequences the shutdown will have on travellers who have already booked flights. In a similar fashion, aviation workers unions will embark on a two-day warning strike in protest against unresolved Conditions of Service and outstanding welfare concerns, starting from Monday, May 9. President of the AON, Abdulmunaf Yunusa noted that…

The Federal Government says it will resume its negotiations with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) next week, with a view to ending the prolonged closure of Nigerian public universities. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, said this in his opening remark at a meeting between the government side and the striking National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT). Ngige noted that the multiple industrial disputes in the education sector sparked by ASUU could have been averted if the unions in the sector took advantage of his open door policy like the health unions. He said…

The Insight by Lateef Adewole In the past weeks, some videos, old and new, have been circulating on the social media. One was by some group of people who called themselves “Coalition for Northern Consensus”. Their objectives include canvassing for the coming together of northern aspirants in the political parties with the aim of agreeing and bringing out a consensus candidate to be presented by the north to vie for 2023 presidential election. They believe the north should not relinquish power after eight years of President Buhari, a northerner, in the saddle. Another of such video is the resurfacing of…

Chelsea Football Club can confirm that terms have been agreed for a new ownership group, led by Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter and Hansjoerg Wyss, to acquire the Club. According to a statement on the Chelsea website the Todd Boehly consortium will continue to invest in both the men’s and women’s team as well as the Chelsea Foundation. “Of the total investment being made, £2.5bn will be applied to purchase the shares in the Club and such proceeds will be deposited into a frozen UK bank account with the intention to donate 100% to charitable causes as confirmed by…

Continues consultations today in Anambra and Enugu States The presidential bid of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has received wide commendations from stakeholders and traditional rulers in Cross River and Bayelsa States, following his visits yesterday. The Vice President also restated that having served for seven years as VP, among other stints in public service, he has acquired sufficient knowledge, information and experience to be able to hit the ground running from day one if, by the grace of God, he is elected as president of Nigeria. Prof. Osinbajo made this assertion yesterday during his meeting with delegates of the All…

In a show of respect for APC Elders in the Southwest, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has joined the meeting called by both Chief Bisi Akande and Aremo Olusegun Osoba winning praise from elders at the ongoing meeting. Osinbajo who has been meeting APC delegates across the States was seen today both in Anambra and Enugu States where he held no less than five engagements including a courtesy call with Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo, meetings with the APC delegates and stop over at some of the party offices in the States. Osinbajo then apparently rushed back to catch the meeting…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu both attended a meeting organised by APC Southwest leaders like Chief Bisi Akande and Chief Segun Osoba. At the meeting in Marina, Lagos state, governors from the South west also graced the meeting. They include host, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Governor Rotimi Akeredolu; Governor Gboyega Oyetola and Governor Kayode Fayemi who is also contesting for the office of the President in 2023. Southwest leaders meet Osinbajo, Tinubu, others in Lagos Also present at the meeting is the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, National Secretary of the…

A socio-political group in Edo, Owan and Akoko-Edo Alliance, says it will mobilise N120 million in support of the presidential aspiration of former Governor of Edo, Adams Oshiomhole. The group’s decision is contained in a statement issued in Benin on Friday, by its Chairman and Secretary, Sunny Ifijen and Omeiza Ogumah respectively. The group said it voluntarily decided to support the former governor because of his capacity and the fact that he would make a difference in the polity and governance of the country. According to the alliance, it never supported Oshiomhole’s senatorial ambition because it wanted him to contest…

President Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu must defend himself in court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president said this while responding to appeals for the release of detained IPOB leader. NAN reports that South East traditional, religious and political leaders made the appeal during a town hall meeting with Buhari in Abakaliki, on Friday. The meeting was the last official engagement of the president who was on a two-day working visit to Ebonyi. “I have listened carefully to the various appeals from the elders…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday tasked its officials to adhere strictly to its guidelines as the 2022 exercise begins for over 1.7 million candidates nationwide. The board gave the directive in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar in Abuja. It stated that biometric verification would be the only mode for admittance of candidates into the examination centre. The board said strict adherence to this directive was required by all involved. JAMB had reiterated that all candidates would be checked into the examination hall, using the Biometric Verification Machine (BVM) which would also serve…