Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved establishment of 20 new private universities in Nigeria. The approval followed a memo presented by Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, during the weekly meeting of the Council on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Briefing journalists at the State House on the outcome of the meeting, Adamu said the approved universities will get their provisional licences from the National Universities Commission (NUC). He gave names of the approved institutions as Topfaith University, Mkpatak, Akwa Ibom State; Thomas Adewumi University, Oko-Irese, Kwara State; Maranathan University, Mgbidi, Imo State; Ave Maria University,…

Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai has condemned what he described as the attack and eviction of herdsmen in some parts of the country. In a statement issued late last night, the governor expressed concern about video clips being circulated on media platforms showing how citizens of a particular ethnic group are being massacred and their property destroyed. He said although he was unable to confirm the authenticity of the video clips, he noted that their impact on the peaceful co-existence of Nigerians is a source of concern. “The government of Kaduna State notes with grave concern, video clips circulating on…

Okezie Ikpeazu, governor of Abia, says the state government pays herders N100,000 for each cow killed as a result of clashes between them and farmers. The state government on accuses herders of kidnapping citizens of the state and of destroying farmlands with cows grazing openly. Despite banning open grazing in June 2018, herdsmen have reportedly continued to violate the law in the state. Speaking on Wednesday on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Ikpeazu said the same sum is also paid to farmers whose farmland is destroyed by stray cows. The governor said the initiative is meant to gain the trust of…

Hundreds of women from Uromi community, administrative headquarters of Esan North-East local government area of Edo state, took to the streets to protest incessant rape and kidnaps by suspected herdsmen. They are calling on state government and security agents for help, insisting they can’t go to their farms for fear of kidnap and rape. It was gathered that the women who are from Uromi town and neighbouring communities later blocked the township roads, urging herdsmen to leave their communities. A community source who gave his name as Odion said the protest disrupted the free flow of traffic within the Uromi…