July 14, 2022

Proposed ASUU New Wage Will Cost Nigeria N1.12trn Monthly - FG

Proposed ASUU New Wage Will Cost Nigeria ₦1.12trn Monthly – FG

July 14, 2022 6:17 am

The federal government of Nigeria has claimed that the proposal made by the Prof. Limi Briggs-led Committee in relation to the demands by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other unions in universities would gulp ₦1.12 trillion to implement.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has posited that contrary to claims by ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, there is currently no collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between it and the union awaiting signing by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The disclosure by Ngige came just as former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples …

Nine Killed As Rebels Attack Eastern DR Congo

July 14, 2022 6:02 am

Fighters from the feared Armed Democratic Forces (ADF) group killed six civilians in an attack on the town of Beni in North Kivu province in DR Congo yesterday night, according to local civil-society leader Pepin Paluku Kavota.

He told reporters on Wednesday the militants targeted a district just a kilometre from army headquarters in the city of 400,000.

The dead included a 15-year-old boy and a 90-year-old woman, said Kavota, who urged security forces “to redouble their efforts”.

The same night, militants also killed at least three people in an attack on a village in the neighbouring Ituri province.

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Twitter Drags Musk To Court, Accuses Him Of Contract Breach

July 14, 2022 5:56 am

Twitter has sued Elon Musk for allegedly breaching the $44 billion contract he signed to buy the tech firm, calling his exit strategy ‘a model of hypocrisy,’ court documents which were obtained by Africa Daily News, New York have shown.

The suit filed in the US state of Delaware urges the court to order the billionaire to complete his deal to buy Twitter, arguing that no financial penalty could repair the damage he has caused.

‘Musk’s conduct simply confirms that he wants to escape the binding contract he freely signed, and to damage Twitter in the process,’ the lawsuit contended. …

2023: How APC Paid Me To Endorse Tinubu – Singer Portable

July 14, 2022 5:29 am

Popular street-pop artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, has revealed that he was paid to endorse the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.

Portable had come under fire on social media Portable had come under fire on social media after declaring support for APC in the upcoming Osun State governorship election on his Instagram page.

In the video posted on Wednesday, he also asked Nigerians to vote for Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election.

Portable, however, fired back at his critics, saying he was only doing his job, as the ruling party had paid him to …

IGP Declares Ban On Spy Vehicle Number Plates, Orders Seizure

July 14, 2022 5:22 am

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered an immediate ban on the use of Police SPY Vehicle Number Plates by vehicle owners across the country.

The IGP asserted that the ban has become necessary to forestall the continuous disregard for traffic rules and regulations and other extant laws guiding road use by individuals hiding under the privileges of SPY police number plates.

He has, therefore, directed state commissioners of police to confiscate all SPY number plates currently in use, but said such vehicles should not be arrested unless they are police officers or officers of other …