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The Lagos state government has told the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to suspend the planned protest scheduled for Monday in the state. The union announced a one-day protest over the state government’s ban on the operation of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN). Festus Osifo, the TUC president, said the […]

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the attack by gunmen on the Federal University Gusau (FUG) in Zamfara state. On Friday, bandits attacked the university and abducted about 24 students. Sources said the bandits split themselves into two groups, the first group went away with the abductees, while the second group engaged troops […]

Surgeons in the United States have carried out the world’s second transplant of a genetically modified pig’s heart to a human being. According to a statement issued on Monday by the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), the surgery was carried out on Lawrence Faucette, a 58-year-old patient who had terminal heart […]

The federal government says it plans to collaborate with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to stimulate startup listings. Bosun Tijani, minister of communications, innovation and digital economy, disclosed this recently during a tech event in New York. The event, themed: ‘Invest in Africa’s Future–Let’s talk about exits’, is a joint initiative by […]

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A fuel explosion in Benin Republic has led to the deaths of 34 persons, while 20 others sustained injuries. The explosion occurred at an illegal fuel depot in Seme-Podji, a town that sits near the border with Nigeria. Speaking with reporters, Alassane Seidou, minister of interior in Benin Republic, said two babies […]

My former neighbour, a civil servant, used to tell me how he was preparing carefully for retirement. “I am very cautious with everything I do in the office,” he would say, “because I do not want to be going to the EFCC after retirement. I make sure I follow due process, get all necessary […]

Omobola Johnson, a former minister of communication technology, has commended personnel of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service for putting out the fire that gutted a plastic factory on Saturday morning. The fire broke out inside Mega Plastic, a petrochemical plant in the Ilupeju area of Lagos. Adeseye Magaret, director of […]