Appeal court orders ASUU to resume work immediately
The court of appeal sitting in Abuja has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its strike. At the court session on Friday, the appellate court said ASUU should obey the order of an industrial court which directed the suspension of the strike before seeking to appeal the judgment. […]
Lawan: Crude oil thieves are Nigeria’s worst enemies — they’ve declared war
Senate President Ahmad Lawan says crude oil thieves are the worst enemies of the country. Speaking on Friday at a joint session of the national assembly shortly before President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2023 appropriation bill, Lawan said oil thieves have declared war on the country. Despite attempts by successive administrations to […]
Buhari presents record N20.5trn 2023 budget to n’assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari has presented a record N20.51 trillion 2023 appropriation bill to the national assembly. The president made the presentation on Friday to the joint session of the national assembly at the temporary chamber of the house of representatives. The national assembly had approved the medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) and fiscal […]
IN DETAIL: 149 killed, 280 kidnapped in violent attacks across Nigeria in September
For the month of September, figures gathered from reported violent attacks showed that a total of 149 persons were killed in Nigeria. The figures, sourced from the reports of major news platforms and Nigeria Security Tracker (NST), were collated by TheCable Index, the data and research arm of TheCable. Out of the […]
Nigeria has only recovered fraction of looted funds in foreign countries, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says African countries should be able to determine how they will manage returned stolen assets. He said this in an article titled ‘The West Must Return Africa’s Stolen Assets As Well As Its Artefacts’, published by Financial Times on October 5. He said there is a need to review the […]
Kabiru Gaya: Why senate approved REC nominees despite allegations of political bias
Kabiru Gaya, chairman of the senate committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has explained why the senate approved the nominees for resident electoral commissioners (RECs) despite petitions. Gaya spoke on Friday during an interview with Channels Television. In July, President Muhammadu Buhari asked the senate to confirm 19 nominees as INEC […]
Newspaper Headlines: Jega now a politician… he’s biased on ASUU-FG rift, says Ngige
The return of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to the country after 12 days abroad dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Kogi moves to recover Obajana cement plant from Dangote
The Kogi state government says it has commenced the process of recovering the cement plant in Obajana from Dangote Industries Limited. On Wednesday, the cement plant was sealed due to an “ownership tussle” between the company and the state government. The government’s resolution is contained in a report by the specialised technical […]
Biden pardons ALL federal offenders convicted of simple marijuana possession
US President Joe Biden has pardoned all federal offenders convicted of “simple possession” of the marijuana in the US. Biden made the announcement on Thursday via his official Twitter handle. “First: I’m pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. There are thousands of people who were previously convicted of simple […]
ALERT: WHO warns of ‘contaminated’ cough syrup as 66 children die in Gambia
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an alert on four cough syrups made by India-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals. The four products are listed as “Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup, and Magrip N Cold Syrup”. Speaking on Wednesday at a briefing on global health issues, Tedros Ghebreyesus, […]