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The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said that he is surprised by the decision of the Academic Staff Union of Universities to embark on a one-month strike.  He said this on Wednesday while fielding questions from State House reporters after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at […]

Many filling stations in Nigeria are still not dispensing Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol,  a development that worsened the nationwide PMS scarcity and paralysed activities across the country on Wednesday. In Abuja, Lagos, Rivers, Bayelsa, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Kano, Ogun states, among others, queues by motorists for petrol greeted the very limited number of […]

Police investigations have revealed how members of a syndicate led by international scammer, Ramon Abass, popularly known as Hushpuppi paid N235, 120, 000 to a younger brother of a former Commander, Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari The probe also indicates that Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, equally funnelled N44m to his brother’s bank account […]

The House of Representatives has proposed an amendment to the Criminal Code Act of 2004 to reduce the penalty for attempted suicide. An amendment bill which scaled second reading during Tuesday’s plenary session seeks to amend Section 327 to prescribe compulsory counselling and community service for a period not less than six months, as against […]

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has knocked the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over their inability to reach an agreement which has resulted in industrial action by ASUU. NANS, in a statement Monday by its President, Asefon Sunday Adedayo, threatened to embark on a nationwide protest to force […]

President Buhari on Tuesday departed Abuja for a summit in Brussels, Belgium involving African and European leaders. He is expected back in the country on Saturday. According to a statement signed by presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu, “the summit, which holds February 17 – 18, 2022, will have the participants deliberate on themes currently affecting the […]

The Nigerian naira has weakened to N577 per dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market. This represents N5 or 0.9 percent depreciation compared to the N572 it traded last week. Street traders at the black market in Lagos who spoke to TheCable on Tuesday quoted the buying rate of the greenback at N572 […]

Mother of the 19-month-old pupil of Arise and Shine Nursery and Primary School, Asaba, Delta State, who was reportedly flogged to death, Gift Ohanezeze, yesterday, alleged that his son, Obinna, was flogged to death like a goat by his teacher, Emeka. Gift, who is a single mother, alleged that her late son was flogged 31 […]

The trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, the suspected killer of Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga resumed on Monday at the Lagos High Court. Chidinma was seen in handcuffs on the premises of the court. Recall that, Chidinma Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos and two others are on trial over the […]

Abdulmalik Tanko, the school proprietor and main accused person in the alleged murder of five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar, has pleaded not guilty to the kidnap and murder of the young girl. Tanko had earlier during his parade at the Kano State Police Headquarters confessed to journalists that he kidnapped and killed the victim with N100 rat […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on  Monday began a four-week strike following the Federal Government’s failure to meet its demands. The National President of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, disclosed this during a press conference at the University of Lagos, Akoka, after the union’s National Executive Committee meeting, which started on Friday. Osodeke said since the […]

A toddler identified as Obinna Adeze has died after a teacher, one Emeka Joshua Nwogbo, gave him 31 strokes of the cane. The suspect, it was learnt, teaches in a school owned by his mother. Mr. Ebenezer Omejalile, Chief Operating Officer of Advocates for Children and Vulnerable People’s Network, a human rights group, said the […]

Governor Udom Emmanuel said the Akwa Ibom State Government has been taken to court by “witches” for building a Christian worship centre in the state. The multi-billion naira worship centre which is ongoing in Uyo has been criticised by many who felt it would have been better to use the money to tackle the many development needs of […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities is expected to come up with a decision on whether to embark on fresh industrial action known on Monday (today). Members of the union’s National Executive Council have been holding marathon meetings since Saturday. Members of NEC, including ASUU leaders across campuses, had been in a closed-door meeting at […]

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has called on Nigerian youths to build a great society, telling them to let their generation heal the country’s wounds. Osinbajo made this call on Saturday at the combined convocation ceremony of the Federal University, Wukari, in Taraba State, where he represented President Muhammadu Buhari, the institution’s Visitor. In […]