Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has recovered from COVID-19, having tested negative to the disease twice. This comes almost four weeks after the governor tested positive to the virus. Mr El-Rufai made the announcement in a statement on his official Twitter handle on Wednesday. “I am delighted to report today, that after nearly four weeks of observing a strict medical regime, I have now received the all-clear after two consecutive negative test results. “I thank Almighty Allah for His grace and mercy. I also acknowledge with gratitude the massive outpouring of sympathy, prayers and public support that followed the disclosure…

Despite the drop in oil revenues amid the ravaging impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Wednesday shared N780.9 billion to the three tiers of government for March 2020. This was confirmed in a statement from office of Accountant-General of the Federation at the end of the virtual FAAC meeting of representatives of federal, states and local governments, along with Federal Capital Territory. Others who participated in the online meeting included representatives of all the revenue-generating agencies, namely Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and Nigerian National Petroleum…

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it has rejected submission of Bank Verification Number (BVN) as a condition for payment of February and March withheld salaries of lecturers in Federal Universities. Mr Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President, said this in an interview with NAN on Wednesday in Abuja. The Federal Government on Tuesday in a statement has approved payment of February and March withheld salaries of lecturers in universities, who were yet to enrol on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). ASUU embarked on an indefinite strike on March 23, over failure of the government to address outstanding…

An undergraduate of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Mr Seyi Akinade, has committed suicide. The victim, in a lengthy post on Twitter before his death, said he could no longer live with the continuous harassment by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, which he claimed led to his decision to kill himself. His step brother, Mr Toye Salawudeen, who announced the death on social media, told reporters that the family did not know about Akinade’s ordeal until after his demise. The deceased had narrated on his Twitter page, @Akinadeoluwa17, how he plunged into $20,000 debt after he was arrested by…