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…

…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…

The government of Osun State is working on a plan to enroll contributory pensioners in the state health insurance scheme even as the Governor has issued a directive for the immediate payment of pension entitlement as planned in the template released earlier this year. The Governor dropped the hints while receiving leaders of thought who…

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…

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…

According to Irabor, the debts the country owe to men and women who serve in the armed forces cannot be paid fully. The immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, says that providing security for a diverse country like Nigeria is not an easy task, but insists it is not an impossible one…

The management of the Lekki Deep Seaport has announced that Rimbaud has become the first transshipment vessel to berth at the port. Making this known in a series of tweets on Friday, the port management said the ship operated by CMA CGM, has a Length Overall of 270m, a breadth of 42.8m and 6,900 Taus…

The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has felicitated with the Speaker of the State’s House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun on the occasion of this 38th birthday, describing him as a honest leader with great deal of patriotism. Governor Adeleke in a press statement signed by his spokesperson Olawale Rasheed, extolled…

The Governor of Osun State Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has described the wife of the Deputy Governor of the state Princess Olusola Adewusi as an industrious wife, who has deployed her enduring strength in support of her husband and by extension, the government of Osun State. Governor Ademola in a congratulatory message signed by…