The Kano State Executive Council has granted approval for the disbursement of N700m to cover the school fees of 7,000 Kano indigenes studying at Bayero University Kano. Additionally, N854m was allocated for the Auren Zaurawa Mass Wedding Initiative. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf disclosed this information on his verified X page, …
Read More »UNIZIK students protest sexual harassment, ask VC to release panel report
Some students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, on Thursday, staged a protest around the school over alleged sexual harassment and intimidation in the institution. The aggrieved students, mainly females, called on the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Charles Esimone, to release the Prof. Obi Oguejiofor panel report which …
Read More »Enugu Disco decries fraudsters increase in South-East, caution consumers
Bose Adelakun The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc has warned customers in the South-East about fraudulent activities related to prepaid meter upgrade. The company said the planned upgrade of Standard Transfer Specification prepaid meters in its network would be free of charge and at no cost to customers. The EEDC …
Read More »92% Nigerians informally employed — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics has said that in Q1 2023, 92.6 per cent of employed persons in Nigeria were in informal employment which includes agriculture, while 89.4 per cent in informal employment which excludes agriculture. The NBS stated this in its “Nigeria Labour Force Survey” published on its website …
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