The members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Other Associated Institutions have threatened to resume their suspended strike over four withheld salaries by the Federal Government. The General Secretary of NASU, Prince Peters Adeyemi, gave this hint on the sidelines of the ongoing National Executive Council meeting of the union in Abuja. Although

The National President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Abubakar Maigandi, has assured Nigerians that ongoing negotiations with Dangote Refinery to begin direct loading of petrol from the 650,000-barrel-capacity refinery will be completed very soon. He stated that the association is in talks with the firm on all necessary details and expressed optimism

The Presidency on Wednesday said the absence of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima does not pose any vacuum in Nigeria’s leadership. It said the two principal officers are “fully engaged with the nation’s affairs, even while away.” Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, argued this in

The parents of a two-year-old boy, Ivan Omhonria, who was shot and killed and his younger brother, Eromonsele, who was shot in the eye by men of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Wednesday demanded N2bn compensation from the agency. Ivan was killed by operatives of the NDLEA in Delta State by a stray

The Managing Director of Nigeria Communications Satellite Ltd, Mrs Jane Egerton-Idehen, has disclosed that Nigeria’s satellite resources are being deployed to combat terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping across the country. Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja, Egerton-Idehen highlighted NIGCOMSAT’s collaboration with the nation’s security agencies to enhance safety and connectivity, particularly in remote

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that his government plans to pay workers a minimum wage of N85,000. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Wednesday evening during an interview on Channels TV themed “One-On-One with Babajide Sanwo-Olu.” “You mentioned minimum wage and what I need to throw in for my people. I’m glad to let you

The Federal Government on Wednesday met with the leadership of the Organised Labour at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, Abuja. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, led the Federal Government’s side; while the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero; Trade Union Congress

An assailant shot dead an Israeli policeman and wounded five other people near the southern city of Ashdod on Tuesday in what police called a “terrorist” attack. The gunman was killed during the attack at the Yavne interchange along the highway connecting Ashdod to Tel Aviv, the authorities said. “A terrorist wounded five people, including

The Kremlin said Tuesday its defence pact with North Korea had a “clear” meaning as tensions flared over Pyongyang’s destruction of roads leading to South Korea. North Korea blew up sections of the deeply symbolic roads on Tuesday, prompting Seoul to conduct a “counter-fire” operation in response. When asked about a treaty signed between Russia

The Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu will launch the commercial operations of the Red Line rail today. In a statement on Tuesday, Sanwo-Olu said the train service will move about 500,000 Lagosians daily on the corridor. He said commercial operations will run from Agbado to Oyingbo, adding that the government will continue to ramp up