Category: News
New rule now allows women to join armed forces in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has announced that it will allow women in the ultra-conservative kingdom to serve in the armed forces as it embarks on a broad programme [...]
Ekiti gov, Fayemi advocates for scrapping of Senate
The Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has advocated the scrapping of the Senate in order to save cost and reduce financial burden on the government [...]
95 graduates arrested with fake certificates — NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps has said that it has apprehended about 95 graduates with fake certificates from Nigeria and foreign universities and [...]
Senate proposes five-year jail term, fine for school sexual offenders
Following former Senate president, Bukola Saraki’s advice that the Senate should revisit the sexual harassment bill to deter sexual offenders, it pass [...]
South African university set to offer courses in Nigeria
Come 2020, the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa, will begin to offer short professional courses in Nigeria. The univer [...]
Gunmen attack another school in Kaduna, abduct principal
Barely a week after six female pupils and two staff members of the Engravers College, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State were abducted by gu [...]
#Sexforgrades: BBC lacks evidence – University of Ghana
The Sexual Harassment Committee of the University of Ghana says there is not enough evidence in the BBC video to back the sex for grades claims agains [...]
Boko Haram: Borno recruits 1,000 ‘ninja hunters’ with ‘powers to disappear’
The spiritual warfare against Boko Haram has officially commenced in Borno state with the recruitment of 1000 ninja hunters with the powers to disappe [...]
I was sexually harassed in the university – Bisi Fayemi
Bisi Fayemi, wife of the governor of Ekiti state, says she faced sexual harassment while she was a university student. Fayemi said this on Monday duri [...]
Nigerians talk a lot so no harm introducing communication tax – Fowler
Babatunde Fowler, chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), says there is no harm in introducing a communication tax.
“I will put it thi [...]