Falana to Buhari: Ignore Ngige, pay ASUU members their full February to October salaries
Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to direct that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) be paid their full salaries. TheCable had reported the confusion that arose on Thursday when some ASUU members were not paid their full salary for October. The […]
Plane conveying 43 passengers crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania
A Tanzanian passenger plane has crashed into Lake Victoria while landing at Bukoba Airport. The incident happened on Sunday. One end of the runway at Bukoba airport lies right next to the shores of Lake Victoria. TheCable gathered that the airline, operated by Precision Air, was carrying 43 people, including 39 passengers […]
PHOTOS: COP27 kicks off amid high expectations for climate change solutions
Over 40,000 attendees have gathered to seek solutions to the ravaging climate problems as COP27 begins in Egypt. In the next two weeks, world leaders will map out actionable plans to implement the Paris Agreement. With thousands of people trooping into the conference centre, the atmosphere is high-spirited and filled with anticipation […]
Good town planning, vegetation restoration… what government can do to forestall major flooding in future
In Nigeria, flooding has almost become an annual occurrence. Whenever it rains, it floods. This has been the situation since 2012 when Nigeria had major flooding incidents that led to the death of over 300 persons and displaced over two million others. It resulted in health issues across communities and food insecurity nationwide. […]
FG to ASUU: You were paid based on number of days you worked in October
The federal government says members of the Academic Staff Union of Nigeria (ASUU) were paid based on the number of days they worked in October. TheCable had reported the confusion that arose on Thursday when some members of the union were not paid their full salary for October. But speaking on the issue, […]
Adamawa guber: Women will fight until Binani is restored as APC candidate, says minister
Pauline Tallen, the minister of women affairs, has criticised the nullification of the election that produced Aishatu Binani as the Adamawa All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate. Tallen spoke on Saturday during a News Agency of Nigeria ministerial forum in Abuja. The minister said the matter which prompted the nullification is a […]
Africa’s pro-gas stance, the coal problem… 10 big issues of COP27
Later today, the United Nations conference on climate change will kick off in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The two-week-long summit, otherwise known as COP27, will bring together over 40,000 attendees — including governments, businesses, and civil society organisations — who will participate in the conference and other related activities. Now in its 27th […]
Nigerians must kill idea of same-faith ticket in 2023, say northern Christian elders
The Northern States Christian Elders Forum says Nigerians must use the 2023 elections to make the idea of a same-faith ticket unattractive for politicians. Ahead of the polls, the All Progressives Congress presented presidential and vice-presidential candidates who are of the same faith. Bola Tinubu, the APC standard bearer, is a Muslim […]
Newspaper Headlines: Currency traders petition IGP over EFCC’s clampdown
The controversy trailing the payment of half salary to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) members by the federal government dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
The value of a Nigerian’s life
In 1996, my cousin, born and raised in Kaduna, came visiting us in Lagos. In fact, she came to start her tertiary education. We were driving one Sunday evening when she saw a dead body on the expressway near Charly Boy bus stop. The body had apparently been mutilated by a number of speeding […]