Rapper Falz has reacted to the arrest of popular Instagram comedian, Mr Macaroni and many other #OccupyLekkiTollGate protesters by the police. Vacancy for Authors and Aggregators on ginnyent.net In an Instagram post he shared, the singer stated that the arrest of the protesters showed the Nigerian government is not concerned with upholding the country’s democracy…
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NIN: FG Gives Update On How to Replace Stolen, Damaged Or Lost SIM Cards
By Thandiubani A new provision has been provided by the federal government for those who have their sim cards stolen. Nigerians who have been unable to retrieve their lines after it was stolen, damaged or lost now have an option to do that. “How Many Of Your ‘Urgent 5k’ Girls Wished You A Happy New…
FG Extends Deadline for Telecommunication Companies to Block SIM Cards Without NIN
The Federal Government of Nigeria has extended the deadline issued to telecommunication companies to block sim cards without the owner’s National Identification Number (NIN). New COVID-19 Variant in UK Has Been Found in Nigeria – Scientists Say Last week, the Nigerian Communications Commission NCC ordered telecommunications companies to within two weeks block all Sim cards…
Universities Will Reopen in January- Chris Ngige Says
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says Nigerian universities that have been on strike since March this year, will reopen by January 2021. New COVID-19 Variant in UK Has Been Found in Nigeria – Scientists Say The minister disclosed this while speaking at a function in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of…
ASUU Has Bluntly Refused to Reciprocate the Federal Government’s Offers – Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has slammed the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for failing to call off its strike. Reacting to a statement credited to the University of Jos (UNIJOS) chapter of the union led by Dr. Lazarus Maigoro, Ngige alleged that the union has bluntly refused to reciprocate the Federal…
No Agreement Yet to Suspend Strike – ASUU Says
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has denied plans to call off the eight-month-long strike. Last night, social media was agog with reports that the academic union had concluded plans to call off the strike after meeting with the Government negotiation team led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige on…
I Don’t Want to Resume – Student Tells ASUU as He Reveals His New Career Path
By Henry Iheanacho A Nigerian student has reportedly appealed to the Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU not to call off the ongoing strike because he does not want to resume school. According to a Twitter user, Victor Babatunde who made the revelation, the student is his brother who has decided to learn a new…
FG Plans to Slash Levy on Imported Cars from 35% to 5% – See the Cost of Clearing Imported Cars in Nigeria
By Abraham The federal government of Nigeria is currently making plans to reduce the levy on imported cars from 35% to 5%. This is contained in the draft bill of the finance bill of 2020, which will be presented to the national assembly. The bill in its details as shared by the presidency, shows that…
FG Says ASUU not Exempted from IPPIS, Clarifies Agreement with Lecturers
By Nurudeen Lawal – The Nigerian government has given a fresh update regarding its current agreement with ASUU – According to the government, lecturers have not been exempted from the IPPIS platform, contrary to some media reports – Labour minister Ngige said the government only agreed that lecturers not yet on the platform will be…
ASUU Strike: Ngige Gives Update after Meeting with Buhari
By Ifreke Inyang The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said the integrity test being conducted on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAs) software being proposed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, would last between six and eight months. ASUU has been on strike in protest against the Federal Government’s preferred…
The Strike Is Not Ending Soon, Look For Alternative Means Of Survival – ASUU Tells Lecturers
By Amarachi ASUU has advised its members to seek other legitimate means of survival as the Government has not released salaries withheld since February 2020. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has told lecturers to look for another means of survival as the strike is not ending anytime soon. Boils: Home Remedies to Get…
FG to Engage 1st Class and 2nd Class Upper Graduates as Teachers
Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono has announced that the federal government will be engaging First Class and Second Class graduates as teachers. Echono who spoke on Saturday November 14 as he monitored the conduct of the 2020 October Diet Batch B Teachers’ Professional Qualifying Examinations (PQE), noted that teachers without requisite qualifications,…