5% Employment Slot: PWDs Appeal For Full Access
In a bid to get their share of the National benefits which have been allocated to them, the People with Disabilities (PWD) in Nigeria have appealed to states and the Nigerian Federal Government to implement the five per cent PWD law which grants them access to employment opportunities. The PWDs had reiterated that the major […]
Senate Okays Establishment Of University Of Education In Bichi
The Nigerian Senate in one of their sessions on Wednesday has set the machinery rolling for the inauguration and establishment of a new Federal University of Education (Technical) Bichi, Kano State. In paving way for the establishment of the Federal Institution, the red chamber passed for second reading, a bill sponsored by Senator Jibrin Barau […]
Reps Move To Veto Buhari On Controversial Section 84(8)
Femi Gbajabiamila who is The Speaker of the House of Representatives, has finally declared that the House will consider a motion to override President Muhammadu Buhari on Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act due to certain circumstances. Gbjabiamila directed Ben Igbakpa to present a motion for the House to consider overriding the president. Igbakpa, who […]
UK Deportations To Rwanda Stalled As EU Wades In
The United Kingdom’s first flight to take asylum seekers to Rwanda has not taken off as scheduled after the European human rights court issued last-minute injunctions to stop the deportation of the handful of people on board. The UK government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday had been heavily criticised by opponents, […]
Owo Massacre: We’ll Not Tolerate Further Attacks – S’West Govs
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the Chairman of the South West Governors’ Forum and the Governor of Ondo State, has warned that the people of the Southwest will no longer tolerate any attack on the region under any guise. While condemning the Owo incident as ‘one too many,’ Akeredolu pointed out that the people of the Southwest […]
Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Catholic Secretariat Sends Firm Warning
The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria has sent a serious warning to political parties against presenting a Muslim-Muslim ticket in the upcoming 2023 general elections. In a statement which was sighted by Africa Today News, New York jointly signed on Tuesday by the Secretary–General of the organisation Very Rev. Fr. Zacharia Nyantiso Samjumi, and the Director, […]
How Buhari Takes Decisions Without ‘Cabal’ – Presidency
The Presidency has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari takes his own decisions and implements them without listening to a so-called ‘cabal’ or kitchen cabinet. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made this revelation on Tuesday in a statement issued titled ‘President’s Laudatory Role in the APC Primary’ […]
Ethiopia PM Moves To Hold Peace Talks With Tigray Rebels
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday opened up for the first time about the possibility of peace negotiations with Tigrayan rebels, who have been locked in a 19-month war with federal forces. While debunking speculation that secret talks were already underway with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), Abiy noted the government had instituted […]
Panic As Seven Children Disappear In Taraba Community
Information reaching Africa Today News, New York is that no fewer than seven children reportedly went missing on Tuesday in Wukari town, in the Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. Some women, who spoke to reporters on Wednesday revealed they had recently staged a protest against the incessant disappearance of children in the community. […]
Why FG Should Remove Fuel Subsidy — Soludo
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has joined the list of those kicking against the retention of the subsidies on petroleum products in Nigeria. This was even as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Limited revealed that payments for petrol subsidy cost the Federation Account ₦1.217 trillion in the first five months of 2022. However, […]
Atiku Blasts APC Over National Grid Collapse And Blackout
Atiku Abubakar who is a former Vice President has decried the recurring national grid collapse which has collapsed numerous times this year. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate squarely fingered the All Progressives Congress (APC) for this recurring issue. In a statement Monday night, Atiku lamented the darkness that has enveloped Nigeria in recent […]
Child Trafficking: Court Stops NAPTIP, AGF From Inviting FFK
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday halted the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other related offences (NAPTIP) from issuing an invite to the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, for interrogations and questioning over child trafficking-related issues. The agency was restrained alongside the Attorney General of the Federation, […]