Day: October 7, 2025

BREAKING: Certificate Forgery: Embattled Minister Geoffrey Nnaji Resigns

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Chief Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, has resigned. President Bola Tinubu has accepted the resignation of the embattled minister, who had been under public scrutiny for defending himself against allegations of certificate forgery published by PREMIUM TIMES. In a statement released on Monday, October, 6 by the President’s spokesperson, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the President said he has accepted Nnaji’s decision, which came about, ‘following some allegations against him’. The statement recalled that Nnaji was appointed in August 2023. ‘He resigned today in a letter thanking…

LASUED VC Claims Lagos Teachers Earn Minimum Of N150,000

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Professor Bidemi Lafiaji-Okuneye, the Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), has stated that no teacher in the state earns less than N150,000 monthly. She made this disclosure on Monday during an event titled ‘Recasting Teaching as a Collaborative Profession,’ which was held at the university’s Ijanikin campus and brought together teachers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to commemorate the 2025 World Teachers’ Day Highlighting the direct impact of teacher welfare on educational quality, the Vice-Chancellor called for a renewed commitment to adequately compensating and valuing educators. “When teachers are undervalued, underpaid,…

Shippers’ Council’s Q2 Intervention Saves Economy N175m, Resolves 40 Disputes.

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The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), the nation’s Port economic Regulator, helped stakeholders in the Marine and Blue Economy recover over N175.8 million and $30,000 USD in Q2 2025, addressing complaints lodged by industry players Formal records from the NSC Complaints quarterly newsletter, published in the Industry Newspaper, Shipping Position, Vol. 18 N0.44, dated Monday, October 6th, show that the Council received 40 complaints between April and June 2025. The complaints were filed by various stakeholders, including importers, exporters, shipping companies, agents, and an oil and gas firm. Shipping Position further reported that’…

UNFPA, Bauchi Partner to Mainstream Disability Inclusion in Governance

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By Bashir Hassan Abubakar The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has thrown its weight behind the Bauchi State Government in a fresh drive to strengthen disability inclusion and ensure equal participation for all citizens in governance. This comes as the state formally inaugurated the Disability Inclusion Technical Working Group (DITWG) — a multi-sectoral platform aimed at mainstreaming disability issues across all sectors of development. Speaking at the ceremony held at Maryama Hotel Bauchi, the UNFPA Representative in Nigeria, Ms. Muriel Mafico, whose remarks were delivered by Olawunmi Akande, said the…

Bauchi SEC Decision Marks Victory for UNICEF’s Sustained Advocacy on Women’s Workplace Rights

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar Following a sustained advocacy campaign to key stakeholders in the healthcare sector in Bauchi State by the Bauchi Field Office of UNICEF Nigeria to promote Exclusive Breastfeeding of babies, the Bauchi State Executive Council (SEC) on Monday approved six months of maternity leave for nursing mothers across all ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in the state’s civil service. The Council also endorsed the establishment of crèche facilities in workplaces to enable working mothers to keep their babies close while performing official duties. Announcing the development after…