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The Federal Government says the issue of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would soon be resolved. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, disclosed this on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. Ngige said the Ministries of Finance, Education, Labour and Employment and the Office of the Accountant General […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday ordered that the newly commissioned Itakpe-Warri railway be extended to link with Abuja creating a direct line between the north and the south. The President said this should be achieved before the end of his tenure as President in May 2023. He gave the directive while virtually commissioning the 326km […]
The Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has urged Olamilekan Agbeleshe, self-styled ‘Laycon’ who is the winner of the 2020 edition of the Big Brother Nigeria reality TV show, , to pay his tax. LIRS made this known in a tweet on Monday, September 28, while congratulating him on his victory. “Congratulations @itsLaycon winner @BBNaija Lockdown […]
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Maitama, Abuja has awarded N50 million damages against the Senator representing Adamawa North, Senator Elisha Abbo, to be paid as compensation to Osimibibra Warmate, a female attendant at a sex-toy shop, whom he assaulted. Justice Samira Bature gave the order in her judgment on the […]
The 36 states of the Federation on Monday took the Federal Government to the Supreme Court, challenging the presidential executive order signed in May by President Muhammadu Buhari. The states are seeking an order of the Supreme Court to quash President Buhari’s executive order on the funding of courts, which he signed on May 20. […]
Mikel Arteta admitted Arsenal were beaten by the superior side as the Gunners lost 3-1 at Liverpool on Monday evening. Liverpool ended the Gunners’ 100 per cent start to the season, while extending their own with a victory at Anfield to make it 61 home league matches unbeaten. Having lost their last two matches to […]
The organised labour has suspended its strike scheduled for today (Monday) after a meeting between labour leaders and the Federal Government. This was contained in a communique read by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, after a technical session that started late on Sunday and lasted till the early hours of Monday […]
Atletico Madrid announced the signing of Barcelona forward Luis Suarez late on Wednesday, confirming the Uruguayan striker is set to continue playing in La Liga rather than joining Juventus in Italy. Barcelona said that Atletico had agreed to pay six million euros for Suarez, who left his last training session in tears on Wednesday having […]
Chelsea on Thursday announced the signing of goalkeeper Edouard Mendy from Rennes on a five-year deal. The Senegalese international will compete with Kepa Arrizabalaga and Willy Caballero for a starting spot at Stamford Bridge. “I am so excited to be joining Chelsea,” said Mendy. “It’s a dream for me to be a part of this […]
The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the sum of $1.9 billion for the construction of a rail line that will link Nigeria to the Niger Republic. The rail line is expected to run from Kano through Katsina and will be linked with the Maradi rail line in the neighboring West African nation. This, however, is […]
