I hid like a rat during Kuje prison attack, DCP Kyari tells court
Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), says he hid like a rat during the recent attack on the correctional facility in Kuje, federal capital territory (FCT). On July 5, 2022, gunmen attacked the Kuje correctional facility and freed over 500 inmates, including suspected members of Boko Haram. Although there were […]
Presidency: ASUU strike can end soon if stakeholders aren’t stubborn, unrealistic
The presidency says the issues relating to the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) can be resolved sooner if the stakeholders aren’t “unrealistically obstinate”. ASUU had embarked on strike on February 14 over the federal government’s failure to honour an agreement on issues relating to funding of universities, and lecturers’ […]
Muslim-Muslim ticket: It’s a Nigerian project — not sectional agenda, says Shettima
Kashim Shettima, former Borno governor, says his becoming the All Progressives Congress (APC) vice-presidential candidate shows that Nigerians are ready to choose competence over “primordial sentiments”. Shettima said this on Wednesday during his unveiling as the running mate of Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate. The event held on Wednesday at the Shehu […]
Telecom workers picket MTN office, demand better welfare for Nigerian workers
The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) says it will embark on industrial action over the refusal of MTN Nigeria to “meet workers’ legitimate demands”. The workers said this in a statement jointly signed by Opeyemi Tomori, president and Okonu Abdullahi, general secretary of the association. In February, […]
Sirika: Aviation workers’ threat to join ASUU strike a security risk
Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, has warned against the plan by aviation unions to shut down airports in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) had said its members would join the strike if the federal government fails to resolve the issues with ASUU. […]
Businesses hit by power outage as national grid collapses — seventh time in 2022
Nigeria’s electricity grid has collapsed again, causing a blackout and affecting businesses and livelihoods across the nation. In a message to customers, major electricity distribution companies (DisCos) said the national grid collapsed on Wednesday at about 11 am. The incident comes 38 days after the national grid suffered a system failure on […]
ASUU strike: NLC’s proposed nationwide protest illegal, says FG
The federal government says the protest planned by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in solidarity with the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is illegal. The NLC had announced that it would embark on a nationwide protest on July 26 and 27 to compel the government to resolve the […]
Atiku: I had plans to reform NNPC in 2018 — glad to see APC implementing my suggestions
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he had plans to reform the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) in 2018. Atiku said this on the heels of the unveiling of NNPC Limited by President Muhammadu Buhari, in line with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). In a […]
IT’S OFFICIAL: Tinubu unveils Shettima as running mate
Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has officially unveiled Kashim Shettima as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election. The event took place on Wednesday at Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja. Shettima is a serving senator and former two-term governor of Borno state. Tinubu had […]
NCDC: Nigeria at moderate risk of Marburg virus
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country is at moderate risk of importing Marburg virus disease. TheCable had reported that Ghana, a neighbouring West African country, confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease on July 17. Owing to the outbreak of the virus, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) […]