DANGOTE TO SELL 10% STAKE IN REFINERY, TARGETS NGX LISTING
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has announced plans to sell up to 10 percent of his multibillion-dollar petroleum refinery and list it on the Nigerian...
TWO OAU STUDENTS INJURED AS ARMED ROBBERS RAID OFF-CAMPUS HOSTELS
Two students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, were injured during a late-night robbery at off-campus hostels on Monday, as rising insecurity grips...
GUNMEN KILL TWO, INJURE ONE IN FRESH ATTACK ON PLATEAU COMMUNITY
By Aishat Momoh. O. Gunmen on Tuesday night attacked Daron village in Gyel District, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing two people...
TINUBU SEEKS SENATE CONFIRMATION FOR BERNARD DORO AS MINISTER
President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the Senate to screen and confirm Dr. Bernard Doro of Plateau State as a minister of the Federal Republic...
NEW INEC CHAIRMAN PROF. AMUPITAN SET TO ASSUME OFFICE AHEAD OF ANAMBRA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
By Aishat Momoh. O. The newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, is expected to officially assume office next week...
INEC RECORDS OVER 8 MILLION ONLINE REGISTRATIONS IN ONGOING CVR EXERCISE
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that more than eight million Nigerians have completed their online registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter...
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...