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Says We’re Trying to Contact Family Dead Student By Halimah Olamide Authorities of the University of Ilorin have on Thursday confirmed the death of one student in the fatal road crash that occurred at the Main gate of the institution. Mr. Kunle Akogun, the Director of Information of the institution, in a statement made available to the NPO Reports, said other victims of the accident were either transferred to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital because of complications, other treated within the university health centre for those with minor injuries. Conveying the sadness of the management of the University over…

Dan Bilki Kwamanda a known outspoken critic and commentator from Kano has been brutalised over his comments. Kaduna state Governor Uba Sanni has been called to question over the humiliating threat meant on Kwamanda. See Video :

By Halimah Olamide Hours after the House of Representatives announced the decision to cut members salaries by 50% on Thursday, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the real jumbo pay is in their allowances and not salaries. Atiku said though the move by the lawmakers is commendable, he noted that salaries are a mere “drop in the ocean.” When compared with what each member takes home at the end of every month. NPO Reports that the House had on Thursday announced that to identify with the situation in the country, members would sacrifice 50% of their pay for the…

Says It’s Sacrifice in View of Current Economic Situation By Halimah Olamide Speaker Abbas indicated that each member earns approximately N600,000 monthly, resulting in a total contribution of about N108 million per month from the 360 members. The House of Representatives on Thursday cut their salaries by 50% as part of their sacrifices in view of the economic downturn in the country. The lawmakers at the Green chamber said the cut in pay will be for six months. Speaker Abbas indicated that each member earns approximately N600,000 monthly, resulting in a total contribution of about N108 million per month from…

By Halimah Olamide The organised Labour on Thursday explained what led to an agreement with the Federal Government on N70,000 as the new minimum wage in the country. Joe Ajaero President of the NLC and Festus Osifo his Trade Union Congress counterpart told journalists shortly after the agreement that part of the reasons for accepting the N70,000 was the fact that minimum wage will now be reviewed every three years and not five years. More Details later…

Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu has approved a minimum wage of N70,000 for Nigerian employees. The President’s approval comes with with a commitment to reassess the national minimum wage legislation every three years. Bayo Onanuga, President Special Adviser on Information and Strategy wrote in a statement he released via his X handle. He said, “ “President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers with promise to review the national minimum wage law every three years. “President Tinubu also promised to find ways to assist the private sector and the sub-nationals to pay the minimum wage. “President Tinubu…

By Halimah Olamide There is outrage online after the video of a grown up man and political commentator was seen being whipped after he was handcuffed by unidentified people. The man identified as Alhaji Dan Bilki Komada was seen in the video being whipped severally by men who were not visible in the same clip. NPO Reports learnt that the man who is an indigene of Kano had criticized the Kaduna State Governor Uba Sanni. Komanda was seen being being tormented while his tormentors kept asking if he is from Kaduna state to warrant his criticism of the state Governor.…

Now to Be Effective From Next Admissions Season By Halimah Olamide Vice Chancellors and Rectors and other stakeholders have on Thursday opposed the ban on admission of under 18 students into universities and other tertiary institutions. The Minister of Education Prof Tahir Mamman, had announced the new policy at the ongoing Policy meeting holding in Abuja. However, after loud protests from those present at the meeting, the Minister had called on the heads of tertiary education institutions if they were in consonance with the Decision. The stakeholders, comprising representatives from tertiary institutions across the country, loudly expressed their disapproval, prompting…

By Halimah Olamide Plans by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities to stage a protest at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja was on Thursday stopped. Bennet Igwe, Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT Command, had stepped in to stop the protests just as the leaders of SSANU and NASU were about addressing members. The address was to take place first before the match to the Ministry of Education where members were billed to present their grievances to the Minister for onward delivery to the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It…

By Halimah Olamide No student under the age of 18 will henceforth be admitted into Nigerian university and other tertiary institutions. This directive was given on Thursday by Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman. He stated this at the 2024 Policy Meeting holding in Abuja. The minister said the directive must be followed strictly. More details later…