The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has, after prolonged deliberations, declared a nationwide strike following the Federal Government’s inability to implement previous agreements. The strike was declared on Monday during a press conference addressed by the President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke. According to ASUU National President, the strike will be “comprehensive and total”
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has faulted the promotion of Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, as a professor. The union after its National Executive Council meeting declared the promotion as “illegal”. This was declared at a press conference addressed by the President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, on Monday. […]
The House of Representatives has on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on ritual killings in Nigeria. The lawmakers made the call following a motion sponsored by Deputy Minority Leader of the House, Toby Okechukwu. The house also charged the National Orientation Agency (NOA), parents, schools, religious […]
Troops of Nigerian Army (NA) said they have neutralized four Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) gunmen at Ihiala town in Anambra State. IPOB is a proscribed organization in Nigeria, while the ESN is its armed wing. According to a statement on Wednesday by Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director Army Public Relations, the gunmen […]
Fuel queues on Tuesday morning emerged in Lagos with a tailback stretching across some parts of the state. This caused gridlock in major parts of the state affecting traffic movement. Some fuel stations were locked while a few which were opened had long queues of motorists waiting to buy fuel. On the Island, many […]
The Federal Government has received two million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine donated by the European Union. The formal handover of the vaccines was done on Monday at the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), National Strategic Cold Store, Abuja. The EU ambassador, Samuela Isopi who made the presentation of the […]
Lawmakers at the House of Representatives failed to sit on Thursday after Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, angrily adjourned plenary till next week. The Speaker who arrived at the Chamber around 11.20 a.m., furiously adjourned plenary over the absence of order paper. He was also furious with the Clerk of the House for not […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has joined other West African leaders for an emergency summit following the spate of coups in the subregion. Osinbajo left with Nigeria’s delegate early Thursday for Accra, Ghana for the Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government deliberating. Emergency talks in the Ghanaian capital Accra were […]
The Federal Government is set to arraign the four co-defendants of Nnamd Kanu on terrorism charges this Wednesday morning. The arraignment is scheduled for the Federal High Court in Abuja, before Justice Binta Nyako. Already, heavily armed operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, have taken position in and around the court premises to […]
The Federal Government will honour promises made to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to prevent disruptive strikes, encourage uninterrupted academic programmes and improve funding of educational institutions. This is according to President Muhammadu Buhari who gave the assurance on Tuesday at the presidential villa, Abuja while receiving members of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council […]
