Tomi Lala

Guinea-Bissau President Visits President Tinubu In Lagos

Embalo, who is also the Chairman Authority ECOWAS Head of State and Government, paid a private visit to his Nigerian counterpart on Saturday. President Bola Tinubu has received the President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Lagos Embalo, who is also the Chairman, ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, paid a private visit…

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Osun Governor Orders Payment of Pensions

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has issued a directive for the immediate payment of pension entitlements as planned in the template released earlier this year This was stated in a press release issued by the governor’s spokesman, Mallam Olawale Rasheed. Adeleke said this when he received thought leaders who had come to pay him a…

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NUC Reacts to the Rejection of University Curriculum by ASUU

In response to ASUU’s recent rejection of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) proposed by the National Universities Commission (NUC), the NUC has refuted the claims made by the union. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that according to a statement by Dr. Noel Saliu, the NUC’s Deputy Executive Secretary for Academics, ASUU’s assertion that there was…

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ASUU slams NUC over 70 per cent curriculum imposition on varsities

The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU), on Friday, took a swipe at the National Universities Commission(NUC) over the proposed imposition of the newly introduced Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) on all the nation’s universities, saying the new curriculum model will further drag Nigerian university education down. The union gave this position in a statement…

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Adeleke drops hints on plans to commence Subsidy Palliatives

…receives commendation from Former Governor Oyinlola and other stakeholders The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has disclosed plans by his government to launch palliatives to cushion the impact of subsidy removal, declaring his administration’s readiness to make life easy for residents of Osun state. Former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola and other stakeholders of…

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WHO to declare sweeteners used in Diet Coke ‘possibly carcinogenic’ — Report

Aspartame, one of the world’s most widely used artificial sweeteners, is expected to be classified as a possible carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the World Health Organisation’s cancer research arm, according to Reuters, citing exclusive sources. The IARC, which assesses the potential hazards of substances based on published evidence, will list…

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Subsidy removal: FG saves N400bn in four weeks

The Federal Government has so far saved about N400bn as a result of the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, since May 31, 2023, when the initiative was officially implemented, oil marketers stated on Thursday. Also, the oil dealers stated that there was a high possibility for the cost of petrol…

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