“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” – Benjamin Disraeli THE NIGERIAN ruling class under the Tinubu administration is intensifying its Goebbel propaganda based on the dictum that “a lie told once remains a lie but a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth.” Faced with the increasing cost of living, hunger, poverty and opposition from the Nigerian working class, the Tinubu regime sought to explain away the negative impact of its IMF-sponsored anti-people policies of PMS price increase and naira devaluation. On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, Taiwo Oyedele, the Finance Minister declared that N15.8…
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Introduction IT IS GETTING to almost five decades (since 1982) when the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) started persuading the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) to engage in three-yearly negotiations with the union on the critical issues of funding, university autonomy, and conditions of service of academics in the Nigerian University System (NUS). The late 1970s marked the end of the so-called ‘Oil Boom’ era that generated the delusional position of economic grandeur expressed in the grandiose vision of the Third National Development Plan (1975-1980) and the equally upbeat vision of the National Policy on Education (NPE) of 1976.…
SOME NEPA/PHCN pensioners on Friday held a peaceful protest at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, demanding payment of pension arrears and other entitlements. The pensioners carried out the protest under the aegis of Concerned NEPA/PHCN Pensioners. They said they had been denied various benefits accruing to them from their years of service, and called on the Federal Government to intervene. Their Lead Coordinator, Mr Murtala Dunmoye, said that some of their members who retired in 2000 had their terminal emoluments calculated with a-42 per cent shortfall, which, he said, affected their pensions and gratuities. Dunmoye said the group was also demanding…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate suspension of three permanent secretaries following the discovery of another fake agency operating within the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Aliyu, disclosed this on Friday while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Aliyu said the fake agency, identified as the National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office, had been illegally allocated office space within the SGF’s premises. He said the discovery was made during the commission’s broader…
COLLECTIVE bargaining between the Federal Government and unions, particularly the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has played a significant role in shaping Nigeria’s university system, says Emeritus Prof. Omotoye Olorode in a paper delivered on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at Osun State University, Oṣogbo. Prof. Olorode, public intellectual and member of the Secretariat Collective of the Movement for Socialist Transformation (MOST), said the impact of nearly five decades of ASUU-Federal Government negotiations could be assessed principally through three areas: university autonomy and academic freedom, funding, and conditions of service for academic staff. The paper, entitled “Collective Bargaining in Labour…
GOVERNOR Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has inaugurated new commissioners and aides as he reshuffles his cabinet. The swearing in ceremony took place on Thursday night while the switch of portfolios was announced on Friday in Jos. The newly appointed Commissioners include Prof. Gloria Karuri and Maj.-Gen. Bala Isandu (Rtd), both from Bassa LGA, Prince Miaphen and Ishaku Maren from Quan’pan and Bokkos LGAs, respectively. NAN also reports that Karuri heads the Ministry of Education, Miaphen is in charge of Youths and Sports Development, while Maren heads the Ministry of Budget and Planning. The commissioners whose offices were reshuffled include former…
GOVERNOR Hyacinth Alia has sworn in seven newly appointed commissioners into the State Executive Council, charging them to prioritise public interest and deliver tangible results. Performing the ceremony on Friday in Makurdi, Alia also inaugurated members of the Benue State Television (BTV) Board and a member of the Benue State House of Assembly Commission. The new commissioners are Chief Solomon Iorpev, Mr Nicholas Eworo, Mr Kuma Yenge, Mr Roy Ashirga, Mr Angwa Egbe, Mrs Elizabeth Ogenyi, and Mr Amo Ankwa. Alia charged the commissioners to regard their positions as responsibilities to the people, rather than opportunities to serve themselves, friends…
INTERNATIONAL Republican Institute (IRI) has commended Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the peaceful conduct of the the Aug. 15 governorship election in Osun, even as it called for ballot secrecy to curb vote trading. IRI President, Daniel Twinning, gave the commendation at a news conference on Friday in Abuja, while reading the institute’s statement of findings and recommendations of its Election Assessment Mission to Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the statement was jointly read by Twinning, National Endowment for Democracy Board Member and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Amb. Jendayi Frazer…
DANGOTE Transport has taken another major step towards improving road safety with the launch of a state-of-the-art Driver Monitoring Control Room that allows drivers operating its trucks to be monitored in real time while on transit across Nigeria. The innovative facility, located at the Dangote Transport operational base in Ibese, Ogun State, was recently showcased to journalists during a guided tour of the transport operations centre, where officials highlighted the company’s commitment to leveraging technology and best practices to reduce road accidents and improve drivers’ behaviour. Speaking during the facility tour, the Head of Operations, Dangote Transport, Ibese, Mr. David…
THE FEDERAL Government is implementing policies aimed at reducing methane emissions from dumpsites and promoting sustainable waste management practices across the country. The Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal, stated this at a stakeholder engagement workshop on the Multi-Solving Action for Methane Reduction in Nigeria (MAMRN) Project, on Friday in Abuja. The workshop was organised by the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) in collaboration with the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Climate Change Matters and Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADeV) Nigeria. Lawal who was represented by Mrs Omotunde Adeola, the Director, Pollution…