CROSS RIVER GOVERNMENT CLOSES 36 ILLEGAL SCHOOLS
He articulated that the resolution was made in consideration of students, parents, the media, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and other considerate Nigerians who had demonstrated support and facilitated discussions in the conflict. ASUU, however, cautioned that if the government does not address the remaining issues within the one-month timeframe,...
GLOBAL POLIO ERADICATION BUDGET CUT BY 30%, $1.7BN FUNDING GAP LOOMS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), a partnership that includes World Health Organization (WHO) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will...
UPDATED : ASUU SUSPENDS 2-WEEK WARNING STRIKE
HOTJIST NEWS The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has halted its two-week cautionary strike that it announced the previous week at all public universities nationwide. The union announced the suspension on Wednesday at a press conference held...
LA LIGA SCRAPS PLANNED BARCELONA-VILLARREAL MATCH IN MIAMI OVER “UNCERTAINTY” IN SPAIN
By Aishat Momoh. O. La Liga’s historic plan to stage a Barcelona vs. Villarreal league match in Miami this December has been called off, the...
GYOKERES DOUBLE FIRES ARSENAL TO 4-0 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUT OF ATLETICO MADRID
Agency Report Viktor Gyokeres ended his goal drought in style as Arsenal crushed Atletico Madrid 4-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night, maintaining their...
UK LIFTS TERRORIST DESIGNATION ON SYRIA’S HAYAT TAHRIR AL-SHAM AFTER REGIME CHANGE
Agency Report The United Kingdom has officially removed Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from its list of banned terrorist organisations, following the group’s overthrow of...
COURT NULLIFIES EBONYI LG ELECTIONS, SACKS COUNCIL CHAIRMEN OVER ELECTORAL ACT VIOLATIONS
By Aishat Momoh. O. A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, on Tuesday nullified the local government and councillorship elections conducted...
ALGERIAN COURT JAILS OPPOSITION LEADER GHARES FOR TWO YEARS OVER FACEBOOK POST INSULTING PRESIDENT
By Aishat Momoh. O. An Algerian court on Tuesday sentenced opposition leader Fethi Ghares to two years in prison for a Facebook post deemed to...
FUOYE ACCUSES SSANU OF POLITICAL BLACKMAIL AGAINST VICE-CHANCELLOR
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has accused the national leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) of orchestrating...
TINUBU MOURNS SENATOR ABBA MORO’S SON, GRANDSON
By Aishat Momoh. O. President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro, and his family over the...