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Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, says the federal government may consider taking the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to the industrial court if the process to resolve the strike fails. On February 14, ASUU embarked on a one-month warning strike over the non-implementation of an agreement reached with the federal […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says over one million children in Africa have received the malaria vaccine. The breakthrough vaccine named RTS,S was first launched in Malawi in April 2019 and found to be safe and substantially reduce severe cases of the disease. The WHO recommended the widespread deployment of the vaccine […]

Spanish researchers say a 31-year-old woman has tested positive for COVID twice within 20 days. According to a statement by the European congress of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, the researchers, in a case study, said the period between the infections is the shortest ever recorded. They said the woman, who is […]

Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), says intelligence operations of security agencies against bandits are not for public consumption. Monguno spoke on Thursday while addressing journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and service chiefs at the presidential villa. He was responding to questions on a recent comment made by Nasir […]

Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), says the force will no longer tolerate attacks on police facilities in the south-east. Recently, police facilities have been a soft target for gunmen in the region, resulting in the deaths of many officers. Anambra state has witnessed the most attacks on police facilities in […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agencies to rescue persons kidnapped during the Kaduna train attack and others still in captivity. On March 28, a Kaduna-bound train was attacked by gunmen, with eight passengers killed and many kidnapped. Since the Kaduna train attack, the spate of violent attacks has continued unabated, especially […]

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Sunday Dare, minister of youths and sports development, are currently at loggerheads over the choice of Super Eagles’ new head coach, TheCable has learnt. An insider within NFF informed TheCable that the federation’s board has “already decided on Jose Peseiro” but Dare refused to give “the go-ahead.” […]

The United States embassy says the drop box service for Nigerian students seeking to renew their visas in the country is now available. According to a statement issued by the embassy on Thursday, Nigerian students schooling in the US can apply for renewal “without an interview when you return to Nigeria this summer”. […]