Thursday, May 23, 2019
(FOREIGN) Theresa May Set To Announce Resignation On Friday
Theresa May is set to name her departure date on Friday as the pressure mounts for her to quit. Downing Street have insisted the government will publish the PM's revised deal tomorrow amid an angry backlash. But following the resignation of Leader of the House Andrea Leadsom, Theresa May's position looks increasingly perilous.
(LOCAL) House Of Reps Pass Bill To Stop Bsc, HND Dichotomy
The house of representatives has passed a bill abolishing the existing dichotomy between higher national diploma (HND) and bachelor’s of science (BSc) degree holders in the country.
The “bill for an act to abolish and prohibit dichotomy and discrimination between first degrees and HND in the same profession” was passed during Tuesday’s plenary. The legislation, which was sponsored by Ali Isa and Edward Pwajok from Gombe and Plateau states respectively, had been passed for second reading since April 2017.
(LOCAL) Gov. Fayemi Elected Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has been elected Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF. Fayemi was chosen by a consensus after he was nominated by Nasir el-Rufai, with Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta state, seconding his nomination.
Abdulaziz Yari, the immediate past chairman, announced this on Wednesday evening. He said Fayemi was unanimously elected by the governors to lead the forum till 2021. “Members also elected Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State as the Vice-Chairman of the forum from 2019 to 2021,” Yari said.