ASUU strike: Respect collective bargaining agreements with unions – NLC tells FG

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has urged the Federal Government to respect the Collective Bargaining Agreements entered into with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other unions in the tertiary institutions in the country. NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, made the call in the 2022 Easter message to workers and Nigerians with the theme, […]

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Kukah hits Buhari again, alleges president has destroyed Nigeria, divided citizens, enthroned corruption, 

Kaduna Anglican, Catholic Bishops back NEF, insist Buhari should resign over nation’s woes Nation recorded deadliest week in 2022 with 215 killed across Nigeria Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, yesterday, heavily criticised President Muhammadu Buhari over insecurity, corruption and division along ethnic fault lines in Nigeria, saying President Buhari has destroyed […]

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South West businesses, ivory towers sink under endemic power failure

A general view of a power distribution plant which has ran out of power supply following a collapse of the national grid resulting in total blackout in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, on March 15, 2022. (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP) Four Ondo LGAs not on national grid for 10 years Afe Babalola University […]

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Nigeria’s ballooning debt burden worrisome

These are indeed ominous times for Nigeria. Its uncertain political environment is accentuated by unparalleled insecurity nationwide and worsened by a near-comatose economy. Unmistakably, the country is broke. One sure sign of impending disaster is the rising debt profile and the attendant prohibitive repayment obligations. President Muhammadu Buhari and his cabinet should snap out of […]

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Afe Babalola canvasses interim govt, 2023 elections’ suspension

Legal icon and elder statesman, Chief Afe Babalola, says an interim government should be installed at the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure in 2023. He told a news conference in Ado-Ekiti on Monday that the interim government should be in office for six months to chart a new course for Nigeria. He stressed that […]

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Abuse: Why we suspended female student — Chrisland

Pregnancy test carried out on my child without my consent, mother cries for help A female student has been suspended by Chrisland School, Lagos for allegedly engaging in an “immoral act”. However, the student’s mother claimed her daughter was raped by some male students of the school in a room. The female student, whose identity […]

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NURTW crisis: Soldiers, policemen storm Alagbado as MC Oluomo, Istijabah’s boys draw battle line

Scores of policemen and soldiers stormed the Ijaye Bus Stop in the Alagbado area of the Alimoso Local Government Area of Lagos State on Monday to forestall a clash between road transport unionists loyal to two factional leaders in the state: Musiliu Akinsanya popularly called MC Oluomo; and Azeez Abiola, aka Istijabah. Our correspondent, who […]

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Chrisland: Share sex tape, risk 14-year jail term, Lagos govt warns

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Lagos State Government has warned members of the public to desist from distributing footage of students of Chrisland Schools engaging in an “immoral act”. The pupils from the elite private school located in Victoria Garden City had reportedly embarked on a trip to Dubai to participate in the World School […]

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