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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has issued a 14-day strike warning ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve some lingering issues dating as far back as 2009. ASUU President, EMMANUEL OSODEKE in a statement said the body is seeking the conclusion of the renegotiation of the 2009 Agreement based on the Nimi Briggs Committee’s Draft Agreement of 2021.The union also demanded the release of withheld salaries due to the 2022 strike action, and expressed...

Borno State Governor, Prof. BABAGANA ZULUM has officially launched the distribution of relief materials to victims of the Maiduguri flood, which had impacted nearly two million people.ZULUM, while launching the programme in Maiduguri, said that households that experienced minimal damage would receive N100,000, along with essential items, such as rice, beans, mats, blankets, and mosquito nets.He said those with severe losses would receive compensation proportional to the extent o...

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General TAOREED LAGBAJA, has identified inadequate funding and manpower as well as lack of a viable industrial base as some of the challenges hampering the contribution by the Nigerian Army to address the nation’s security challenges. LAGBAJA spoke in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, while delivering the 2024 distinguished personality lecture, titled, “The roles and contributions of the Nigerian Army to national development”....

President BOLA TINUBU has declined assent to a bill seeking to extend the tenure of service of legislative officers at the National Assembly, as well as the 36 state Houses of Assembly from 35 to 40 years and their retirement age from 60 to 65 years.The president’s declined assent was conveyed in a letter read on the floor of the Senate by the President of the Senate, GODSWILL AKPABIO.The harmonized controversial retirement age ...

North Korea secured a record-equaling third victory in the FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup on Sunday, beating Japan 1-0 in Bogota.They became the joint most successful side in the football tournament's history, equaling powerhouse nations Germany and the United States.North Korea stormed their way through the tournament, dispatching the likes of Argentina, the Netherlands and Brazil en route to the semis.North Ko...

Justice BINTA NYAKO, the presiding judge in the trial of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), NNAMDI KANU, has recused herself from the trial.Justice NYAKO withdrew from the trial after KANU made an oral submission accusing her of non-compliance with the orders of the Supreme Court.KANU took up submission to the court after his counsel, ALOY EJIMAKOR, tried to appeal to the judge to suspend the trial to enable h...

The death toll from record levels of rainfall that hit the northern part of Japan’s Noto peninsula has risen to seven.Deadly flooding and landslides due to torrential rains left a trail of destruction in Ishikawa region where more than 540mm of rainfall has been recorded in just over 72 hours. The flooding from the recent rainfall has overwhelmed emergency shelters housing victims of the 1 January earthquake. Ab...

Libya will host Nigeria’s Super Eagles at the Martyrs of Benina Stadium on Matchday 4 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations AFCON qualifiers. Before their clash in Benina on October 15, both teams will meet on Matchday 3 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on October 11. The match in Uyo is scheduled to kick off at 5 p.m., while the encounter in Benina will start at 8 p.m. Nigeria time.Libya remains at the bottom...

The 79th United Nations General Assembly has yielded a significant breakthrough for Nigeria after the US Chamber of Commerce pledged $320 million to support mortgage financing, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and other key sectors.At a US-Nigeria Executive Business Roundtable hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce, NISHA BISWAL of the American International Development Finance Corporation announced that with a portfolio of $1 billion, it was investing $200 million in mortgage r...

President BOLA TINUBU has formally requested the Senate to confirm Justice KUDIRAT KEKERE-EKUN as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria.During Tuesday’s plenary session, the request was presented in a letter read by the Senate President, GODSWILL AKPABIO.KEKERE-EKUN has been serving as the Acting CJN since August, following the retirement of Justice OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA.The senate president subsequently referred the nomination to the Committee of the Whole for deli...