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Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, says he will be surprised if the National Labour Congress (NLC) goes ahead with the planned protest. The NLC had threatened to go on a two-day protest on July 26 and 27 in solidarity with the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). […]

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says it has suspended Dana Airlines’ air transport licence (ATL) and air operator certificate (AOC) indefinitely. NCAA announced the suspension on Wednesday in a statement signed by Musa Nuhu, its director-general. The authority said it suspended the operating licences after “discovering that the airline is […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has disowned the “clerics” present at the unveiling of Kashim Shettima as the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The unveiling ceremony took place on Wednesday at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua centre in Abuja. Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate and a Muslim from the […]

The presence of men clad in clergy robes at the unveiling ceremony of Kashim Shettima as the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has elicited outrage on social media. The unveiling ceremony took place on Wednesday at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja. Since the pictures of the supposed […]

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 […]

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’ […]

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 […]

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. […]