Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities have insisted that there is no going back on the February 5 date which they said they would commence the nationwide industrial action. Their decision is despite the conciliation meeting convened by the Minister of Labour and Employment […]
The Ondo State Governor , Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, said it was foreign herders that were perpetrating crimes in the state forest reserves . Akeredolu stated that most of the foreign herders almost remained permanent in the state government ’ s forest reserves before he gave an order to flush them out . The governor spoke […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a suspect, Ukaegbu Onyekachi, for cocaine trafficking. Onyekachi was intercepted on Tuesday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, according to Ahmadu Garba, a senior official of the anti-drug agency. He confirmed that the suspect was arrested with 3.30 kilogrammes of the illicit drugs during […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,634 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 133,552. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. “On the 2nd of February 2021, 1634 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “Till date, […]
The international oil benchmark, Brent crude , rose more than two per cent on Tuesday, hitting a 12- month high after major crude producers showed they were reining in output roughly in line with their commitments . Brent crude , against which Nigeria ’ s oil is priced , was up $1. 27, or 2. […]
Fulani herdsmen , who on Sunday seized hectares of farmlands at Ayete in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State , on Monday consolidated their hold on the farms despite the visits of the state Governor , Mr Seyi Makinde , to the area on Sunday and Monday . The Asawo of Ayete , Oba Emmanuel […]
The representatives of the federal government and the leadership of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) will Tuesday meet over planned nationwide strike declared by the unions. Daily Trust reports that the minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, will lead government’s delegation while the President of SSANU, Mohammed […]
Nigeria will receive 16 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines before the end of February, an official has said. This will replace the initial 100,000 doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech approved vaccines expected in the country. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, announced the new […]
*Stop Instigating IPOB Agsinst Herdsmen, South East Governors Warn The Ebonyi state governor and Chairman of the Southeast Governors’ Forum, David Umahi, has warned against usual acts of using fake messages essentially video to instigate crisis between the members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the herdsmen. Umahi also said that the forum […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 676 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 131,918. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday. “On the 1st of February 2021, 676 new confirmed cases and 21 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “Till date, […]
