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2 months ago | 
thisdaylive.com | Kuni Tyessi |Sunday Ehigiator |Ima Ekanem |Deji Elumoye
Deji Elumoye in Abuja and Dike Onwuamaeze in LagosThe African Union (AU) has endorsed Nigeria as the Digital Trade Champion for the continent under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) Digital Trade protocol, following the impressive record of the Federal Government in promoting digital enterprise and innovation.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Adeyinka Salami |Deji Elumoye |Kuni Tyessi
•Directs NSA Ribadu to coordinate inclusive negotiations with them •Says his govt’ll prioritise peace, justice, sustainable devt in the landDeji Elumoye in Abuja and Blessing Ibunge in Port HarcourtPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, appealed to leaders of Ogoniland in Rivers State, to put the past behind them, because it would be hard to heal the wounds of the past if they continued to be angry.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Deji Elumoye |Kuni Tyessi
•Sanwo-Olu: he’s a major contributor to Nigeria’s legal profession, human rights, party politics, governanceDeji Elumoye in AbujaPresident Bola Tinubu has congratulated Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Olorogun Festus Keyamo, on his 55th birthday.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Kuni Tyessi |Olawale Ajimotokan |Michael Olugbode
Michael Olugbode in AbujaTwenty Nigerians are being sponsored by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Guests Programme for Umrah 2025. They are expected to perform the lesser hajj (Umrah) in Saudi Arabia fully sponsored by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Kemi Olaitan |Adeyinka Salami |Kuni Tyessi
•Says such move will destroy public varsities •TETFund product of ASUU; other African countries emulating it •Education sector stakeholders, VCs, pro-VCs not consultedOnuminya Innocent in SokotoThe Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, has warned the federal government not to phase out the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), saying it has helped to transform tertiary educational institutions in Nigeria in the last three decades.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Adeyinka Salami |Kuni Tyessi |Blessing Ibunge
•Says there’s need for more proactive approach to security challenges across Nigeria•Military honours outstanding officers at 2025 armed forces remembrance dayLinus Aleke in AbujaThe Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, yesterday, insisted that terrorists groups in the country were getting foreign funding to continue their distabilisation agenda.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Emmanuel Addeh |Kuni Tyessi
Emmanuel Addeh in AbujaThe Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) at the weekend raised strong objections to the selection of ‘unqualified’ persons into engineering positions at the River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Kuni Tyessi |Deji Elumoye |Adeyinka Salami
•Lauds his ability to resuscitate two refineries and boost oil production to 1.8 million barrels per dayDeji Elumoye in AbujaPresident Bola Tinubu has feted Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kyari, as he clocks 60 today, January 8. Tinubu, in a release issued on Tuesday by his Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, commended Kyari’s diligence in transforming NNPCL into a profitable organisation.
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Jan 1, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Kuni Tyessi
Kuni Tyessi in AbujaThe controversy surrounding the appointment of a substantive Vice-Chancellor for the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) escalated on Tuesday as external members of the Governing Council boycotted a scheduled meeting convened by the Council Chairman, Air Vice Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita (retd). Kaita, rumored to have a preferred candidate for the position, reportedly called for the council meeting late Monday night, with plans to appoint a Vice-Chancellor by 3:00 PM on Tuesday.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | Kuni Tyessi
Kuni Tyessi in AbujaProtest erupted in the University of Abuja over the choice of a substantive vice-chancellor as professors threw all care to the wind and called out the process in the school premises, claiming it lacked merit and was devoid of due process. This comes as more than 80 scholars from within and outside Nigeria have applied to become the next substantive vice-chancellor of the university.
