The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has revealed why nothing concrete came out of its latest meeting with the federal government. At the meeting which ended stalemate on Tuesday, the…
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After Electricity Workers’ Strike, FCT Environmental Staff Issues Strike Warning
Their counterpart in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT environmental department, the workers have vowed to embark on a warning strike and issued threat to shut down all public cemeteries in Abuja, the…
Why our negotiation committee rejected FG’s offer – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has explained why its latest meeting with the federal government ended inconclusively. At the meeting which ended deadlocked on Tuesday, the government proposed a Consolidated…
Osun: Court strikes out suit seeking Adeleke’s candidacy nullification
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday struck out a suit seeking nullification of submission of name of Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke as the governorship candidate of…
Just In: 4-man sex blackmail syndicate busted in Anambra
Four members of sex blackmail syndicate who specialised in taking nude pictures of their victims and threatening to post them online unless they meet their monetary demand have been arrested in Anambra…
Why Tuesday’s meeting ended in deadlock— ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has advanced reasons why the meeting with the Prof. Nimi Briggs-led committee of the Federal Government on Aug. 16 ended in deadlock. According to…
FG: ASUU’s six-month salaries demand stalling negotiations
The Federal Government, on Thursday, said demands by the Academic Staff Union of Universities to be paid salaries for the six-month strike period is stalling its negotiations with the union. This…
Just In: Bayelsa tricycle riders protest extortion by FRSC officers
No fewer than 50 commercial tricycles were damaged in Bayelsa State on Wednesday as officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps and the Nigeria Police Force tried to stop a protest by…
Gov. Matawalle reportedly rescues police officer from terrorists
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara on Wednesday secured the release of DSP Usman Ali, officer-in-charge of Magami Police Outstation in Gusau, from his abductors. Mr Jamilu Birnin-Magaji, Press Secretary to the…
Zamfara: Family of 7 die after eating ‘Dambu’
Seven family members have died after taking a local delicacy of corn and vegetables known as Dambu for dinner. SP Mohammed Shehu, the Zamfara Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the unfortunate…