The Federal Executive Council yesterday licensed 37 new private universities. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said this brought to 72, the total number of universities licensed by the Buhari administration since 2015. Adamu did not name the institutions, but said one of them was an online university, the first of its kind in Nigeria and owned by a woman from Bauchi State. Asked if the additional universities were expedient given the funding challenges of existing ones, Adamu said they were all private with enough funds to run them and they should not be denied the opportunity to exist. The…
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Former Aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has told the United States to allow the court to determine those that undermined Nigeria’s democracy. US on Monday announced through the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, that it had placed visa restrictions on some Nigerians who undermined the 2023 general elections of February and March. “The United States is committed to supporting and advancing democracy in Nigeria and around the world,” Blinken said. “Today, I am announcing that we have taken steps to impose visa restrictions on specific individuals in Nigeria for undermining the democratic process during Nigeria’s 2023 elections cycle.” Fani-Kayode while reacting…
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president-elect, and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, who flew the flag of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the February 25 presidential election, met for four hours in Paris, France, on Monday, TheCable can report. At the centre of the discussion, TheCable understands, was the potential involvement of Kwankwaso in the in-coming administration as Tinubu plans to form a “government of national unity” — which means giving certain positions to opposition parties. The meeting also discussed issues around the election of the legislative leaders ahead of the June 13 inauguration of the 10th national assembly. The All Progressives…
At least three people have been confirmed dead and multiple injured following a shooting in New Mexico, the United States. The San Juan county sheriff’s office confirmed the incident in a statement. Police said the suspect was killed, adding that two officers were shot. The shooting happened on Monday morning near a public park. “At this time, the details we have are that multiple officers from the Farmington Police Department were involved in an officer-involved shooting. One suspect was confronted and killed on the scene,” the statement reads. “The suspect’s identity is unknown and there are no other known…
Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, has kicked against the bill seeking to mandate medical and dental practitioners to practice for five years in Nigeria before relocating abroad. According to NAN, Ngige spoke to journalists after a federal executive council (FEC) meeting on Monday. In April, Ganiyu Johnson, an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker from Lagos, sponsored the bill seeking to amend the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act 2004, to address the brain drain in the health sector. On Monday, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) announced that it will commence a five-day warning strike on Wednesday, over…
The Christian Association of Nigeria set an agenda for the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to address in the national interest on Monday. Tinubu, according to CAN, should put an end to unlawful marriages and coerced conversion to another religion in the North, against the preferences of the converts. According to CAN, Tinubu must be assertive in tackling ethnic and religious biases, adding that Nigerians should be able to gain access to economic and sociopolitical benefits in any part of the country where they choose to reside. The President of CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, stated these during the Church and Mission…
Three men charged with murder and attempted murder were remanded to the Kirikiri Custodial Centre in Lagos on Monday. Mukaila Nofiu, Wasiu Rasheed, and Hassan Kazeem, the defendants, were charged before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court for the purported murder of one Alade Bello and the attempted murder of Lasisi Sikiru, who is still in hospital. They were charged with three charges of murder and attempted murder before Magistrate O.Y. Adefope. According to the prosecution, Haruna Magaji, the defendants committed the crime on April 14, 2023, around 2.46 p.m., in the Igbolodo village along Ketu, Omu Road in Lagos. Magaji told…
Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi insists the players are aiming for victories in their final two Premier League games. Even after the crucial, morale-boosting win at Brighton six days earlier, Sean Dyche’s side’s defeat at home to champions-elect Manchester City was not predicted, and it has not changed the equation. One win could be enough to keep them in the Premier League for another 70 years, but beating Wolves away and Bournemouth at Goodison Park would almost likely do it. Also Read: Barcelona win 27th La Liga title since Messi Exist A year ago the Toffees safeguarded their future in their…
The governors of North Central have rejected the ruling All Progressive Congress’s zoning of the 10th Assembly leadership. The governors have also agreed to meet with President-elect Bola Tinubu and party chairman Abdullahi Adamu. The APC announced Senator Godswill Akpabio as Senate President and Senator Jibrin Baraus as Deputy Senate President, while Honourable Tajudeen Abas was named as Speaker aspirant and Benjamin Kalu as Deputy Speaker. The governors, on the other hand, reached this decision after meeting with contenders for NASS Presiding Offices from the Zone on Monday at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Also…
By Azuka Onwuka The video of the verbal and physical assault of a police officer by Seun Kuti, Afrobeat musician and son of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, was not just embarrassing but shameful. It captures, in moving pictures, the level of impunity that pervades Nigeria, which has made it almost impossible for the country to progress. The video, which was shot on the Third Mainland Bridge of Lagos, showed Seun angrily shouting at a policeman, pushing and slapping him. The policeman showed exemplary calmness, refusing to exchange words or attacks with Seun. Seun refused to be restrained by a woman who…
Gov Matawalle to Buhari: Don’t Let Emefiele Leave Country Before Tinubu’s Inauguratio Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to allow Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to leave the country before the May 29 inauguration of President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Emefiele had been rumoured to have secured the approval of the President to embark on a study leave which many suspect is a ploy to escape the scrutiny of the incoming administration. Governor Matawalle in a statement on Monday accused Emefiele of seeking to derail the ongoing transition instead of waiting…
Nigerian sensational chef, Hilda Baci is on a quest to break the Guinness Book of Records for the Longest Time for Cooking, after extending her initial record time of 97 hours to 100 hours. Hilda Baci who was initially scheduled to stop at 3 pm Nigerian Time has now been rescheduled to stop at 8 pm. Her initial bid to break the record and now extend the record has also galvanised a lot of support on Social Media and among the elite in Nigeria with President Muhammadu Buhari, President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, Lagos…