Transportation Ministry Under Fire Amid Public Scrutiny of Controversial MoU

There’s uneasy calm in the Ministry of Transportation over public scrutiny on controversial Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the ministry’s Director General, Said Alkali on Tuesday.   The MoU, signed between the Federal Ministry of Transportation and MPH Rail Development (UK) Limited, stemmed from a proposal presented by the British African Business Alliance (BABA)…

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SSANU, NASU Begin Strike Today, Vow to Ground Varsities

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have begun a nationwide strike today (Monday) over what they described as unfair treatment and disparity in the payment of salaries by the Federal Government. “Definitely, it (the strike) has already started,” SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, declared on Channels Television’s The…

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After Public Outrage FG Backtracks, says MoU with UK Firm on Rail Project Not Binding

After it was confronted with heavy criticisms over a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Transportation and MPH Rail Development Limited, a construction firm from the United Kingdom, the Federal Government on Sunday provided clarifications saying the MoU is not bidding. The minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali came under fire weekend, in social…

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NIMC Reassures Nigerians of Data Security Amid Allegations of Breaches

  In response to recent allegations of a data breach by a private organization, XpressVerify, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued a press statement reaffirming its commitment to safeguarding citizens’ data. On Saturday, Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) had reported that xverify, a private website had access to National Identification Numbers (NINs) and…

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Budget Padding Controversy: SERAP Demands Immediate Recall of Ningi, Tasks Akpabio

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to recall Senator Abdul Ningi who was suspended for three months over his allegation of budget padding. Ningi, the lawmaker representing Bauchi Central, was suspended for three months over an interview in which he alleged that the National Assembly padded the 2024…

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