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Friday, 16 November 2018 05:17

Flights to be disrupted as harmattan sets in – NiMet

Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) said there could be high cases of flight disruptions through cancellation and delay of flights at some airports across the country as the harmattan season sets in. A statement from NiMet yesterday said during the harmattan season, sunny and hazy conditions are expected over Northern states and central cities down to the inland cities of the southern parts, with thick dust haze conditions which can impair horizontal visibility to less than 1000m (1km). NiMet also advised road users to be careful and avoid over speeding especially during early morning period when horizontal visibility is impaired by…

Thursday, 15 November 2018 04:36

Senate committee says NNPC amount probed has doubled to $2.2bn

A probe by Senate into whether state oil firm NNPC improperly withdrew money has expanded with the amount under investigation doubling to over $2.2 billion, a committee said on Wednesday. Senate last week voted to probe withdrawals of $1.05 billion by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), from NLNG, a venture owned by the state oil firm and foreign energy companies, without approval. The committee led by Mr Bassey Akpan, chairman of Senate committee on gas, said on Wednesday it had found more withdrawals in excess of what it set out to investigate. Akpan asked NNPC and central bank officials to…

Thursday, 15 November 2018 04:35

We’ll sack workers if forced to pay N30,000 minimum wage - Govs

Governors have said they cannot afford to pay workers a minimum wage of N30,000 unless the organised labour wants its members to be sacked. Apart from this, governors at their emergency meeting in Abuja on Wednesday night, asked Federal Government to also accede to the review of the national revenue allocation formula. Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum who is also Governor of Zamfara State, Mr Abdulaziz Yari, who read the communiqué after the meeting, said that a new committee would be raised to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari over the issue. He said the committee would work out another formula…

Thursday, 15 November 2018 04:34

May wins Cabinet backing for Brexit deal but pitfalls remain

In a hard-won victory, British Prime Minister Theresa May persuaded her fractious Cabinet to back a draft divorce agreement with the European Union on Thursday, a decision that triggers the final steps on the long and rocky road to Brexit. But she faces a backlash from her many political opponents and a fierce battle to get the deal through Parliament as she tries to orchestrate the U.K.‘s orderly exit from the EU. May hailed the Cabinet decision as a “decisive step” toward finalizing the exit deal with the EU within days. It sets in motion an elaborate diplomatic choreography of…

Thursday, 15 November 2018 04:32

Buhari returns to Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari is back in Nigeria after a five-day official visit to Paris, France where he joined about 80 other world leaders to commemorate a century since World War I came to an end. The President arrived at Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Wednesday. Thisday

Thursday, 15 November 2018 04:30

ASUU berates Fayemi over comment on strike

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Wednesday came hard on Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, berating him for what it called his lie that professor in universities in Nigeria earn same salary of N500,000 as him or even more. It would be recalled that Mr Fayemi while speaking with journalists in Paris, France, said the present strike action embarked upon by ASUU was needless as President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has done more for education than any other previous government. But ASUU in a swift reaction through its University of Ibadan chapter Chairman, Mr. Deji Omole, said…

Thursday, 15 November 2018 04:29

Hijab crisis: FG, NASS, others urged to intervene

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan The last has not been heard on the hijab controversy at International School, University of Ibadan, as Muslim Community of Oyo State Wednesday, called on the Federal Government, the National Assembly and others in positions of authority in the country, to intervene in the matter before it escalates. The call was made in Ibadan, during a press conference organised by Muslim Parents' Forum, UI International School in conjunction with the Muslim Community of Oyo. Secretary General, Muslim Community of Oyo State, Mr Ismail Busairi, said the call for intervention of Federal Government, authorities of University of Ibadan…

Wednesday, 14 November 2018 04:16

UK Cabinet to meet after Britain, EU reach draft Brexit deal

After months of stalled talks, false starts and setbacks, negotiators from Britain and European Union struck a proposed divorce deal Tuesday to provide for U.K.‘s smooth exit from the bloc. But the agreement faces major political hurdles starting Wednesday, when British Prime Minister Theresa May will try to win the approval of her divided Cabinet for a deal many ministers view with skepticism. British government confirmed that the negotiating teams had reached a draft agreement and the Cabinet would hold a special meeting Wednesday afternoon to consider the proposal. Its support isn’t guaranteed: May is under pressure from pro-Brexit ministers…

Wednesday, 14 November 2018 04:15

Senate adjourns plenary over lack of quorum

Senate on Tuesday adjourned plenary till next week Tuesday over its inability to form a quorum. Mr Philip Adudah (FCT) had come under Order 10(3) shortly after the approval of the votes and proceedings of Thursday, November 8 plenary, to observe that the Senate did not form a quorum as there were only 20 out of the 109 members at plenary. He therefore moved a motion for the adjournment of plenary by one week to enable the upper chamber of National Assembly form a quorum. Deputy Senate President, Mr Ike Ekweremadu, seconded the motion after which Senate adjourned plenary till…

Wednesday, 14 November 2018 04:11

Lagos approves use of hijab in schools

Lagos State Government has approved use of hijab (head and body covering for females) in public schools in the state. This was contained in a circular by the state government. The content of the circular was shared by Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) which had championed the use of hijabs and celebrated the decision. “Since the case of the use of Hijab in Lagos State is still pending in the Supreme court of Nigeria, status quo be maintained, to avoid contempt of the court, that is students be allowed to wear Hijabs on school uniforms but same must be…

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Wednesday, 14 November 2018 04:10

Bill proposes 10 years jail for killing, exporting donkey

A Bill prohibiting any Nigerian or foreigner from killing or shipping a donkey for commercial purposes has passed second reading yesterday in House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored Mr Garba Datti Muhammad (APC Kaduna) stipulates 10 years imprisonment for anyone that breaks the proposed law. Muhammad, while presenting arguments on the bill, said it seeks, among others, to prohibit the killing of donkeys in Nigeria and the exportation of donkeys or its carcasses or derivatives out of Nigeria. He said this is because of the depletion in numbers and threat of extinction, and their aesthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational and…

Tuesday, 13 November 2018 04:25

Buhari signs five new Bills into law

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to five bills, including Extradition (Amendment) Act 2018, Federal Capital Territory Appropriation Act, 2018 and Nigerian Centre For Disease Control And Prevention (Establishment) Act, 2018. Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Mr Ita Enang, disclosed this when he addressed State House correspondents in Abuja on Monday. The presidential aide disclosed that National Environmental Standard and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Establishment) (Amendment) Act 2018, and Nigerian Institute of Mining and Geo-sciences, Jos, (Establishment) Act 2018, were also assented to by the president. On the Extradition bill, Enang said that the Act vested…

Tuesday, 13 November 2018 04:16

UI International School shut over hijab crisis

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Refusal of management of International School, University of Ibadan, to allow female Muslim students wear hijab, Monday took another dimension as academic activities were paralyzed in the school with classrooms under lock and key. It was learnt that the decision to stop academic activities was sequel to the appearance of some students wearing hijab against what the management described as the school’s dress code. It would be recalled that some parents under the aegis of International School Muslim Parents’ Forum in a letter of November 9, 2018 signed by Abdurrhaman Balogun (Chairman) and Bilikis Badiru (Secretary), and…

Tuesday, 13 November 2018 04:14

NGO holds schools' health, safety summit on Friday

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Towards raising awareness on children's health in schools, a Non-Governmental Organisation, Advocacy against Negligence in Schools (AANIS), will on Friday, November 16, 2018, hold its 9th summit on health and safety. Executive Director of the organization, Mrs. Idorenyin Toye-Arulogun, said the summit titled, 2018 AANIS Schools’ Health and Safety with the theme “Safety in Schools: Whose Responsibility?”, will hold at NECA Event Centre, Ikeja CBD, Alausa. She explained that the summit is a platform for schools heads, proprietors, regulatory bodies, parents and other stakeholders to expand the conversation on critical issues affecting children’s health and safety in…

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