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[adsense ad_id=”inarticle”]BY NAN The Ondo State House of Assembly on Thursday intervened in the crisis rocking the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO) over unpaid salaries of the workers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that members of staff of RUGIPO on Tuesday protested against non-payment of six months salaries. The workers also accused the state government for its failure to implement the national minimum wage. The workers are under the umbrella of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP). Speaking at the plenary, the Speaker of the Assembly, Chief Olamide Oladiji, said…

The Dominican Republic on Thursday began the somber process of burying more than 200 victims who lost their lives when the roof of the popular Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo collapsed during a concert earlier this week, AFP reported. Rescue operations, which began immediately after the incident early Tuesday, were called off Wednesday night after officials concluded that no more survivors could be found beneath the debris. Over 300 emergency workers, assisted by sniffer dogs, had combed through the wreckage for two days in a desperate effort to save lives. Juan Manuel Mendez, director of the Center for Emergency…

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has declared itself the credible alternative for rescuing Nigeria’s democracy and reversing its deepening The post 2027: SDP ready to challenge APC on behalf Nigerians, says spokesman appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.

Lara Adejoro Nigerian Rotary member and philanthropist, Emeka Offor, has committed $5m through the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation to the Rotary Foundation to expand and strengthen its initiative aimed at reducing maternal and neonatal mortality in high-need areas of Nigeria. The Rotary Foundation disclosed this in a press statement on Thursday. “Helping mothers and babies survive and thrive is among the greatest investments we can make in Nigeria’s future,” said Offor, founder of the SEOF and a member of the Rotary Club of Oraifite, District 9142, Nigeria. “We have seen a unique opportunity to build upon a Rotary-led programme to…

[adsense ad_id=”inarticle”]By Murtala Adewale, KanoA lawyer, Femi Falana, has faulted the prolonged detention of suspects in police custody without contact with relatives or access to legal aid. Besides, the Senior advocate insisted that suspects are permitted under the law to demand a lawyer before police interrogation and when taken to court. Falana, who made the submission while speaking with journalists in Kano, also worried over the incapacitation of poor citizens who could not afford the services of lawyers but facing prosecution. Falana delivered papers on the effective Administration of the Criminal Justice System in Kano at a capacity-building workshop organized…

[adsense ad_id=”inarticle”]BY NAN The Anambra State Government has directed all owners of private schools operating without official approval to obtain the necessary authorisation by September or face closure. Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the state’s Commissioner for Education, gave the warning during a stakeholders meeting of proprietors of private schools in Awka on Thursday. Chuma-Udeh questioned the reasons for the delay in securing the necessary approvals, in spite multiple warnings and an extended grace period. She said any further delay would not be tolerated. “There are still many private schools in the state that have yet to be approved. The time given…

The Bauchi State Police Command has begun a manhunt for a mob accused of carrying out jungle justice on one Dokagk Danladi, who was alleged to have stolen a dog. This was made known in a press statement released on Thursday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil. Wakil said, “The Bauchi State Read More

[adsense ad_id=”inarticle”]By Matthew Ogune Abuja Activist Deji Adeyanju and his client Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as Very Dark Man (VDM) on Thursday stormed the corporate headquarters of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to make case for young Nigerian women trafficked to Ivory Coast and currently living in deplorable conditions. According to Adeyanju, the meeting, which had in attendance the Director General of NAPTIP, the Chairman of the NAPTIP Governing Board, and senior directors from relevant departments, was convened to align efforts towards urgent intervention following the revelations Otse shared on social media regarding…

Oyo State Government, on Thursday, announced the commencement of the second phase of the 50 per cent land ploughing subsidy, also known as the Tractorisation Policy, as part of its efforts to support smallholder farmers in the state in the 2025 Farming Season. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, announced this during a press briefing held at the ministry, Agodi in Ibadan, the state capital. Olaleye explained that the state can also boast of having become one of the food baskets of the country, as more than 9,569 tonnes of cassava, representing about 300 trailers, were…

  Raphael Ede The Enugu State Government has urged residents to report any healthcare facility that charges for anti-malaria drugs and testing over the next two years. The Commissioner for Health, Prof Ikechukwu Obi, issued the directive on Wednesday during the official flag-off of the State Malaria Elimination Initiative, supported by the Islamic Development Bank Lives and Livelihood Fund project. The event, held at Uwani General Hospital in Enugu South Local Government Area, was organised by the Enugu State Ministry of Health in collaboration with the National Malaria Elimination Programme and the Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme. Obi revealed that…