The Governor of Lagos State and the Visitor to the Lagos State University (LASU), Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the immediate dissolution of the Lagos State University Governing Council and a fresh process for the selection of the ninth substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University. The Lagos State Commissioner of Information, Gbenga Omotoso, made this known…
Day: May 21, 2021
National Assembly Urges FG to Suspend Planned Tariff Increase In June
The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend a fresh increase in electricity tariff proposed to take off next month. It said the majority of Nigerians could not afford the additional burden of a fresh tariff hike amid the hardship they already faced. In a resolution passed in plenary…
FG Sets Up Committee to Resolve Kaduna State/NLC Dispute
The Federal Government has set up a committee to come up with a work plan on how to resolve the dispute between the Kaduna State Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, stated that this is part of the Memorandum of Understanding reached at the end of…
WASU Lauds Dangote on Employment Generation
West African Student’s Union (WASU) has commended the aggressive employment generation drive of the Aliko Dangote led companies, urging other wealthy West African leaders to invest in industries that will rid the region of high unemployment rate. President of WASU, Comrade Romans Pillah in a press briefing, held in Abuja on Thursday, described Aliko Dangote…