Minister Defends Price Hike, Says Ugandan Woman Purchased Nigerian Passport With $1,000

Minister Defends Price Hike, Says Ugandan Woman Purchased Nigerian Passport With $1,000

The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has strongly defended the recent hike in passport fees, saying the increase is part of a broader reform agenda aimed at stamping out corruption, enhancing security, and restoring the Nigerian passport’s integrity as a global identity document. Speaking during the ongoing ministry’s mid-term performance retreat in Abuja, Tunji-Ojo […]

Lawmakers, Govt Officials Shun Igbo Unification Movement

Lawmakers, Govt Officials Shun Igbo Unification Movement

Except Senator Senator Ned Nwoko, all other lawmakers and government functionaries from Igbo-speaking states shunned yesterday’s gathering of the Igbo Unification Movement, (lUM), held in Asaba, the Delta State capital. The event, aimed at fostering unity among the Igbo people regardless of geographical boundaries, drew traditional leaders, academics and community stakeholders from across the Southeast […]

Polytechnic Workers Give FG 21-Day Strike Notice Over Salary Arrears

Polytechnic Workers Give FG 21-Day Strike Notice Over Salary Arrears

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics (SSANIP) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the federal government over unpaid salary arrears and other unresolved welfare matters. The ultimatum followed the association’s 77th General Executive Council meeting held at the Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Danbatta, Kano State. In a communiqué signed by the national president, […]

Curb The Scourge Of  Kidnapping

Curb The Scourge Of Kidnapping

A Google-accessed analytical report by SBM Intelligence, a Lagos-based geopolitical research and strategic consulting firm specialising in market and security intelligence for Nigeria and West Africa, claims that Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis has become a booming criminal enterprise, with N2.56 billion ($1.66 million) paid in ransoms and 4,722 civilians abducted in just 12 months (between July […]

September 23 Resumption: Angry Reps Plan Showdown With Speaker Over Staff Hiring, Constituents’ Funding

September 23 Resumption: Angry Reps Plan Showdown With Speaker Over Staff Hiring, Constituents’ Funding

Crisis is brewing in the House of Representatives as members prepare for a showdown with the Speaker, Dr Tajudeen Abbas, when the House reconvenes on September 23, investigations by Weekend LEADERSHIP have revealed. Already, some angry members have started compiling what they described as the ‘iniquities’ of the Speaker and the House leadership. They alleged […]

Non-remittance Of Pension Deductions: Workers Suffer As Defaulting Employers Pay N14.348bn  Penalties

Non-remittance Of Pension Deductions: Workers Suffer As Defaulting Employers Pay N14.348bn Penalties

The increasing failure of companies to remit their workers’ monthly pension contributions, despite making deductions from employees’ salaries, is raising tension among workers in the private sector, LEADERSHIP Weekend has learnt. This is even as erring employers who failed to remit pension benefits of their workers have been forced to cough out N29.65 billion, comprising […]

I almost suspended my studies if not for timely interventions, sold popcorn to support my studies —Perpetual Iregbundah, UNIPORT Plant Science First Class graduate

I almost suspended my studies if not for timely interventions, sold popcorn to support my studies —Perpetual Iregbundah, UNIPORT Plant Science First Class graduate

Tribune Online I almost suspended my studies if not for timely interventions, sold popcorn to support my studies —Perpetual Iregbundah, UNIPORT Plant Science First Class graduate Perpetual Uchechi Iregbundah graduated from the Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Port Harcourt, in the 2021-2022 academic session. She graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.88 on the scale of 5.00, and is currently a graduate teaching and research assistant in the Department of Biology Education, Emmanuel Alayande University […] I almost suspended my studies if not for timely interventions, sold popcorn to support my studies —Perpetual Iregbundah, UNIPORT Plant Science First Class graduate Tribune Online