President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded to Senate the name of Mr Chidi Uzowa for confirmation as Director-General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission. Uzowa’s nomination was contained in a letter read by Senate President, Mr Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday. The letter reads, “In accordance with section 21 (a) of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) Act 2010, I hereby forward for confirmation by Senate nomination of Chidi Uzowa as Director-General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission. “It is my hope that this request will receive the usual expeditious consideration of the distinguished Senate. Please accept, Mr Senate President, the assurances of my highest…

Federal government on Monday said it did not have the financial power now to meet demands of Academy Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Minister of education, Mr Adamu Adamu, disclosed this while addressing journalist in Abuja. He said the crash in prices of oil globally has affected economic fortunes of Nigeria. This, he explained, had dire consequences on all sectors of the economy, including education. The government also accused the administration of late president, Mr Umaru Yar’Adua, of making bogus promises to the union during a period of oil boom. “Let me begin by saying that issues necessitating this strike…

Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, have been thrown into dilemma after the school’s branch of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) held its congress on Tuesday. Briefing journalists on campus after the congress, Mr Adeola Egbedokun, branch chairman of the union, reiterated the stance of the national body, that the strike is total. “The strike is total. No teaching, no exam, no statutory functions. We are not doing anything except observation of the strike.” He, however, enjoined students of the institution to go home safely. “We hereby tell our students that we love them and we don’t…

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, Tuesday bemoaned low budgetary allocation to Federal Ministry of Environment and some of its agencies, calling for more financial support to assist them in the discharge of their responsibilities. She said this when she led members of her committee on a courtesy visit to Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, in Ibadan, as part of the committee’s oversight function to the state. Tinubu, expressed particular concern about Forest Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Ibadan, an agency under the ministry, which she said had done tremendous work in the area…