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Breaking: 188-day-old strike: SSANU, NASU suspend strike, ASUU still adamant

With the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) still undecided and adamant, the two other unions in the nation’s tertiary institutions —...

Update: N2.6bn indebtedness: NBC releases names of 52 TV, radio stations it ordered shut

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has given 52 television and radio stations including state-owned media across the country 24 hours to shut down...

National Economic Council approves NSIA’s 2021 financial performance report

The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority’s (NSIA) 2021 financial performance report has been approved by the National Economic Council (NEC). The NEC also lauded...

ASUU to FG: You must return to New Draft Agreement of 2009 FGN/ASUU Renegotiation Committee

As the shutting down of the nation’s public universities enters 186th day, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has stuck to its...

With its $85m trapped in Nigeria, Emirates Airline suspends flights to Nigeria

Following the non-repatriation of its $85 million funds from Nigeria, Emirates Airline says it will suspend flight operations in and out of the...

N471.9bn intervention disbursed to 36 states under $1.5bn World Bank-assisted fiscal transparency programme – Finance Minister, Ahmed

The 36 states of the federation have collected N471.9 billion under the $1.5 billion World Bank-assisted States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS)...

Breaking: Electricity workers agree to suspend strike for 14 days

Following the intervention of some senior government officials, the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) says it has suspended the less than 12...

SEPLAT JV trains additional 300 teachers from Edo, Delta States as 3rd edition of its teachers empowerment takes off in Benin City

Seplat Energy Plc, a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the London Stock Exchange, has kicked...

Persistent dip in nation’s megawatts, poor power supply: Minister blames it on gas shortage

Following persistent dip in the megawatts of electricity in the country with generation hovering around 4,000 megawatts, the Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar...

Mr Mohammed Bello takes oath as RMAFC chair, promises increased revenue for FG

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in Mr Mohammed Bello as the Chairman of Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). The oath taking...

185-day-old strike: Again, FG, ASUU meeting ends in deadlock

The much-publicized meeting between the Federal Government and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) held on Tuesday has ended in...

Pres. Buhari inaugurates Aliko Dangote-led Nigeria-End-Malaria Council

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, said eradicating malaria and its ancillary effects would save the country from the estimated economic burden of the...

Vacationing U.S. First Lady down with Covid-19 just as hubby recovers from virus

U.S. First Lady, Jill Biden, tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms just as President Joe Biden has continued to test...

APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket ruckus: Distraught Yoruba elders, Tinubu supporters protest in Lagos, demand Shettima’s stepdown

Some distraught Nigerians including sympathizers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu have again revisited the party’s...

Fake news! BEDC MD Osibodu’s arrest as Ajagbawa’s illegal, forceful takeover busted

Contrary to reports via videos trending on social media, the Managing Director of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), Mrs Funke Osibodu has not...

NFF President, Amaju Pinnick: No third term for me

The President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has dismissed suggestions in some quarters that he plans to run for the Federation’s...