The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have begun a nationwide strike today (Monday) over what they described as unfair treatment and disparity in the payment of salaries by the Federal Government. “Definitely, it (the strike) has already started,” SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, declared on Channels Television’s The…
After it was confronted with heavy criticisms over a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Transportation and MPH Rail Development Limited, a construction firm from the United Kingdom, the Federal Government on Sunday provided clarifications saying the MoU is not bidding. The minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali came under fire weekend, in social…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound grief over the tragic loss of Nigerian soldiers during a peace mission in Delta State. The incident, which occurred on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in the Okuama Community of Ughelli South Local Government Area, has sent shockwaves throughout the country. Tinubu in his statement on Sunday described the ambush…
In response to recent allegations of a data breach by a private organization, XpressVerify, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued a press statement reaffirming its commitment to safeguarding citizens’ data. On Saturday, Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) had reported that xverify, a private website had access to National Identification Numbers (NINs) and…
A market survey conducted by the African Health Report (AHR) at Gosa, a popular Friday market along Airport Road in Abuja, has revealed alarming price hikes in essential food items. The survey, conducted on the 15th of March 2024, showed that prices of basic food commodities have more than doubled in recent weeks. The price…
The president of Rotary is advocating for the nationwide expansion of a maternal health project in order to decrease the mortality rate. McInally spoke during a community dialogue at Kuchingoro Primary School in Abuja on Saturday and praised the project as “amazing”, stating that its effects should be widespread across the country. He also suggested…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two men for smuggling Tramadol pills Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, took to his X account on Sunday to share the news and a video showcasing the intercepted contraband. In his post, Babafemi shared, “This video reveals how two men were able…
Submarine cable company, MainOne says it may take up to two weeks to repair undersea cable cut which disrupted internet services in Nigeria, Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal, and other West African and East African countries since Thursday. The company said the cause of the network outage was as a result to a fault on the…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to recall Senator Abdul Ningi who was suspended for three months over his allegation of budget padding. Ningi, the lawmaker representing Bauchi Central, was suspended for three months over an interview in which he alleged that the National Assembly padded the 2024…
The Alumni of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies have demanded that the perpetrators, including the community leaders, must face the law over the killing of military personnel in Delta State. The Defence Headquarters confirmed that a total of 15 military personnel were killed during a communal clash in Delta State. Emmanuel Okafor,…
