At the ACF’s 25th anniversary dinner in Kaduna, Atiku Abubakar and Aliko Dangote warned that the North faces worsening insecurity and economic decline unless leaders urgently realign development priorities and commit to long-term reforms.
FG closes 47 colleges
The Federal Government has closed 47 unity colleges nationwide due to rising security threats and recent mass abductions.
Dangote Refinery and Nigerian petroleum marketers have offered differing explanations for the recent drop in petrol prices.
Hackers have infiltrated the mobile phones of Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola, demanding money after successfully compromising their devices.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to resume a nationwide strike, citing the federal government’s slow pace and lack of genuine commitment in renegotiating agreements on staff welfare and university revitalization.
ASUU’s Nsukka Zone has accused the federal government of deliberate delays, insincerity, and lack of political will in resolving long-standing issues in the education sector, warning of a looming nationwide crisis.
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health says a locally developed herbal medicine for managing sickle cell disease is now prescribed in more than 40 countries.
The Federal Government has cautioned that the widespread consumption of ponmo is undermining Nigeria’s multi-billion-dollar leather industry and exposing consumers to health risks.
“Most of the over 25,500 schools across the country… do not have functional computers or qualified computer teachers.”