Federal Government says it is ready to decentralise the operations of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). With this development, government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) can on their own address a number of issues that they currently bring to the IPPIS headquarters in Abuja. The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris…
The Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun state, has dismissed one Dr Adebayo Mosobalaje, a lecturer in the Department of English Language, for alleged sexual harassment of a female student. The school’s spokesperson, Abiodun Olarewaju in a statement on Tuesday said the University Council approved Mosobalaje’s dismissal on Monday 7th September, 2021. “Having exhaustively deliberated…
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has warned against age falsification in the forthcoming National Youth Games scheduled for October in Ilorin, Kwara State. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Mohammed Manga, on Tuesday in Abuja….
The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has warned the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, against deliberate misrepresentation of the indigenous demography of Yorubaland, saying there is no Fulani settlement in any part of Southwest Nigeria that fits the dictionary definition of indigenous. The Secretary General of MACBAN, Usman Baba-Ngelzerma was quoted to have,…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Bayero University Kano (BUK) branch has condemned the Department State Services (DSS) for harassing and assaulting the Kano Zonal Coordinator of the Union Prof Abdulkadir Muhammad and threatened to take legal action against it. In a statement issued by ASUU on 6th September, 2021 signed by the Chairman…
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has dismissed rumour of a possible postponement of the 2021 Men’s Premier Basketball League starting on Tuesday, 7th, September. The rumour is unfounded and an imagination of some people whose aim is targeted at confusing clubs and players already preparing for the league. The Federation said 22 teams will commence the…
As the World marks “International Day of Clean Air for blue skies”, Nigerians have been urged to desist from acts that will continue to pollute the atmosphere. A lecturer in the Department of Forest Resources Management, University of Ilorin Dr. Folaranmi Babalola gave the advice in an exclusive interview with correspondent Lanre Omotoso in Ilorin….
