The International Monetary Fund says countries that have very close economic links with Ukraine and Russia are at particular risk of scarcity and supply disruptions. It added that poor households across the world would suffer from the increase in food and fuel prices, as the Ukraine-Russia war persists. The Washington-based Fund said this on Saturday…
Ugwuanyi’s Value For Education Endears Him to Teachers – Hon. Asogwa By Humphrey Onyima For many, education may not have taken its rightful place in their states. In this interview with LEADERSHIP Scorecard, the Chairman, Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board (ESUBEB), Chief Hon. Ikeje Asogwa, insists that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration has done enough…
• It’s Plot To Cripple Anti-corruption, Human Rights Organisations, Say CISLAC, Others• CLO Threatens Court, Political Actions• SERAP Differs, Says FIRS Should Proceed If Backed By Law The decision of the Federal Government to extend its tax net to Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the country has attracted the bashing of some of the concerned…
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, has admitted making controversial comments, which have now made him a subject of public scrutiny, out of immaturity. However, he said he has now renounced the controversial comments in which he expressed support for the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. Pantami noted that he is now…
ENUGU GUBER 2023 AND SENATOR UTAZI’S HYPOCRISY. It is important to note that we must not loose sleep over the noise making of Senator Chukwuka Utazi at the Odinma Nsukka Town Hall meeting. The question to ask is “has Utazi in his hullabaloo representation at the red chambers, as the Senator representating Enugu North zone…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s comments that “enough is enough” of the ongoing strike by the university lecturers. Buhari had, Monday, called on the striking lecturers to call off the strike, saying that he hoped the union “will sympathise with the people on the prolonged strike.” In…
…Hails governor on peace, good governance …Declares support for Peter Mbah, other PDP candidates One of the major support groups of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Door-to-Door for Gburugburu, has reiterated its unflinching support for Gov. Ugwuanyi and his political decisions ahead of the 2023 general elections. The group, comprising women, men and youths…
He warned that fighters employed by the mercenary outfit Wagner could join the military or leave for Belarus. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that any attempt to blackmail Russia or foment unrest would fail, after an armed rebellion shook his more than two decades of rule. “Civilian solidarity showed that any blackmail, any attempts…
BY BUSOLA ARO Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has praised the decision to transfer revenue of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to the apex bank. Moghalu’s comment followed the announcement by Olayemi Cardoso, governor of CBN, that NNPC and the ministry of finance have agreed to…
Police authorities have confirmed that Malikah Shabazz, one of six daughters of civil rights activist Malcolm X, was found dead Monday at her Brooklyn home. According to reports, 56-year-old Shabazz was found unresponsive in her home in Midwood. The city’s medical examiner who responded to the scene did not believe that the death was suspicious, while…
