The Academic Staff Union of Universities on  Monday began  a four-week strike following the Federal Government’s failure to meet its demands. The National President of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, disclosed this during a press conference at the University of Lagos, … Continue reading ASUU Begins Four-Week Rollover Strike, Govs Oppose Action in State Varsities

Five UN staff members have been abducted in the south of war-torn Yemen, the global body said on Sunday. The five were kidnapped in the southern governorate of Abyan on Friday while returning to the port city of Aden “after … Continue reading Five UN Staff Abducted in Southern Yemen

The Federal Government has set up a committee on health sector reform to look at the health sector issues including strikes, restiveness and the brain drain, the Chief Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre in Abuja, Prof. Saad Ahmed, has … Continue reading FG Sets Up Committee to Check Strike, Brain Drain in Health Sector

An Indian businessman, Vyapak Nutal, has been taken into custody for interrogation by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, over the smuggling of 134,700 bottles of Codeine syrup into the country through the land border between Nigeria … Continue reading How Indian Businessman Smuggled Over 134,700 Bottles of Codeine Into Nigeria ― NDLEA

Belgium on Saturday advised its nationals to leave Ukraine after the US warned that a Russian invasion of its neighbour could begin within days with aerial bombardments. Belgium joins the US, and several European countries, who have called on their … Continue reading Belgium Advises Nationals to Leave Ukraine

China cannot dictate Somaliland’s foreign relations, its top diplomat said Friday during his trip to Taiwan in a show of solidarity between the two self-ruled democracies. Ties between the breakaway African region and Taiwan have grown closer in recent years, … Continue reading China, Somaliland Clash Over Relations with Taiwan

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday ahead of a trip to Moscow. The White House disclosed this in a statement. “The leaders discussed ongoing diplomatic and deterrence efforts in response to Russia’s continued military … Continue reading Macron Speaks With Biden Ahead of Trip to Moscow

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Friday expressed doubts over the ability of the Federal Government under the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to resolve the lingering crisis in the education sector, particularly the universities. … Continue reading ASUU Vows to Commence Strike, Says ‘We’ve Lost Trust in FG’

The United Children’s Fund has welcomed the release of four girls who were abducted by terrorists in Borno State. The freed girls and others still in captivity were abducted from the Kautikari community earlier this month in the Chibok Local … Continue reading UNICEF Welcomes Release of Four Abducted Chibok Girls