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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has denied rumours that it demanded a fresh payment of N1 trillion from the federal government as a condition to end its ongoing strike. Source: Top Stories

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his nuclear forces to be on high alert as the war with Ukraine enters the fourth day. On Thursday, Putin invaded Ukraine, its neighbour to the south-west, heightening the tension between the countries which dates back to 2014. In a video of him on Sunday during […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned the public of a malicious app called ”Fast Cleaner” — which steals users’ banking app login credentials on Android devices. Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC director of public affairs, issued the warning in a statement posted on the commission’s website on Saturday. Checks by TheCable showed that […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the results of the by-elections conducted on Saturday in Plateau, Cross River, Imo and Ondo.  The by-elections were held in the four states, including Akure north/Akure south federal constituency, Ondo state; Jos north/Bassa federal constituency, Plateau state; Ogoja/Yala federal constituency, Cross River state, and Ngor […]

Elon Musk, SpaceX founder, says the company’s Starlink satellite internet service has been activated in Ukraine. Musk’s made the announcement in a tweet after a Ukrainian government official pleaded for Starlink stations amid the Russian invasion that disrupted Ukraine’s internet service. Internet connectivity in Ukraine has been badly affected by the Russian […]

The United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and Canada, on Saturday, agreed to remove “selected” Russian banks from the SWIFT international payment system. The countries also committed to blocking the Russian central bank from using its international reserves and preventing wealthy Russians from buying “golden passports” in other nations to reenter […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 40 new positive samples of coronavirus on Saturday, raising the tally to 254,501 infections. The latest COVID-19 cases were recorded in three states and the federal capital territory (FCT), according to the agency’s update for February 26, 2022. Lagos state — the epicentre of […]

The federal government, on Friday, held separate meetings with the ambassadors of Ukraine and Russia to discuss the safety of Nigerians in Ukraine. Valerii Kirdoda, Ukrainian ambassador to Nigeria, and Alexei Shebarshin, Russian ambassador to Nigeria, met with Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, in Abuja. The federal government had earlier expressed […]

Gone are the days when high crude oil prices meant a lot to Nigeria, or should I say Nigerians. It used to mean a massive boost in our foreign reserves. This enabled the country to meet its foreign trade obligations more comfortably — without having to ration forex. We could also boost our excess […]

An unconfirmed number of people are feared to have been killed after gunmen suspected to be members of a cult group invaded a burial ceremony in Ebenebe, Awka north LGA of Anambra state. Several persons are also said to have been injured in the incident that occurred on Saturday afternoon. The armed […]