Beyond the Headlines
…As non Varsity teaching staff reject UTAS THE Federal Government Thursday lamented that the continuous closure of Nigerian Universities as a result of the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, over the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS has contributed to the ongoing #EndSARS protest. The Minister for Labour […]
SECURITY has been beefed up at Wurma community in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State following the murder of 11 people alleged to be bandits by local volunteers known as Yan -Sakai. The victims , who were all youths and believed to be Fulani , were reportedly murdered by the local volunteers on Monday […]
Nigeria’s National Economic Council deviated from its agenda on Thursday and took decisions to meet the demands of youths at the barricades, protesting police brutality. The council directed the immediate establishment of State-based Judicial Panels of Inquiry to receive and investigate complaints of Police brutality. The panels will also investigate extra judicial killings by the […]
A security guard with the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Mr Matthew Malik, has been killed by unknown gunmen. The body of the 62-year-old man was said to have been found on his farm on Thursday in Oye-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area of the state. Son of the deceased, John Malik, who spoke with newsmen […]
Nigeria has been barred from the US visa lottery application for 2022, a document obtained from the US Government website showed. In a 19-page document published on the website, Nigeria is the only African country barred from the visa lottery. “For DV-2022, persons born in the following countries are not eligible to apply, because more […]
The Lagos State Police Command has released an unemployed man , Solomon Okon , who allegedly tried to commit suicide in August , 2020. The PUNCH had reported that Okon , who earned N 35, 000 a month as a porter at Havana Hospital, Surulere , Lagos , allegedly drank a poisonous substance after receiving […]
Following the engagement with all stakeholders and setting up mechanisms for observing the COVID-19 protocols, the Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has directed the re-opening of all public and private primary and secondary schools across the state from 30th October 2020. By this directive, the Governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, MAkut Macham in […]
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N639.901 billion September 2020 federation account revenue to the Federal, States, and Local Government Councils and agencies. This was announced in a communique after the meeting of the FAAC meeting in Abuja, yesterday. The meeting was chaired by Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, […]
… Opposition advises Army Chief of Staff not to drag Nigeria Army into further politics … Urges Army Chief to show force against Bokoharam The Nigerian opposition coalition of united political parties (CUPP) Thursday rejected the ban on protests in Abuja . Crimefact.News reported how the federal capital territory (FCT) authorities banned EndSARS /EndSWAT protesters […]
Street protests and demonstrations have been banned in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory Security Committee announced today. It said the decision was taken on Tuesday, as part of measures to stem the spread of COVID-19. It also revealed the real reason for the ban: the unrelenting peaceful protests against FSARS and police brutality in the […]
