August 2, 2022

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

ASUU Strike: We’ve Taken Voluntary Conciliations – Ngige Reveals

August 2, 2022 8:01 pm

In lieu of the ongoing strike by the ASUU, Chris Ngige who is the Minister of Labour and Employment, has revealed that a measure of voluntary conciliation has been adopted to ensure a quick resolution of the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

The Minister, Ngige had also made this disclosure of his plans on Tuesday at a three-day capacity-building workshop on International Labour Standards and Dispute Resolution in Nigeria in Abuja.

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The workshop is organised by the Industrial Arbitration Panel (IAP) in collaboration …

Staff Shortage: British Airways Stops Short-Haul Heathrow Flight

Staff Shortage: British Airways Stops Short-Haul Heathrow Flight

August 2, 2022 7:57 pm

The British Airways has on Tuesday suspended all the ticket sales which are for the short-haul London Heathrow flights until at least Monday and they are doing this in order to meet the hub’s request to cap flights due to staff shortages.

The airline carrier has also been among the worst affected by sector-wide turmoil, as airlines eye recovery after the lifting of Covid pandemic travel restrictions and British Airways has already axed thousands of short-haul flights this year as it struggles to meet strengthening demand with sufficient staff.

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US Is Trying To Be 'Directly Involved’ In Ukraine War - Russia Quips

US Is Trying To Be ‘Directly Involved’ In Ukraine War – Russia Quips

August 2, 2022 7:52 pm

Russia has come out to openly accuse the White House of supplying some targeting information which has been used by Kyiv to conduct long-range missile strikes thereby putting the role of the American intelligence in the war in Ukraine under tight scrutiny.

Russia’s defence ministry had also made some claims that Washington was actually “directly involved” in the war, and had passed on intelligence that had led to the “mass deaths of civilians”.

The United States was responsible for rocket attacks by Kyiv on populated areas in the eastern Donbas and in other regions, it had also revealed.

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Nigeria Is Currently On The Brink Of Collapse - NULGE President

Nigeria Is Currently On The Brink Of Collapse – NULGE President

August 2, 2022 4:16 pm

Ambali Olatunji who is the National President of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has reiterated that Nigeria as a country is currently drifting towards collapse and it is no longer the country the citizens dream of.

Olatunji who had also made the remarks at the 7th State Quadrennial Inauguration of the newly elected Executives to run the affairs of NULGE in Kogi State, disclosed that the country is on the brink of collapse.

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He had noted that Nigeria was drifting owing to bad leadership, adding that the …

LIRS Announces Plans To Launch Whistle-Blower Initiative

LIRS Announces Plans To Launch Whistle-Blower Initiative

August 2, 2022 4:13 pm

In line with some of their new measures against revenue fraud, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has announced that it is set to launch its whistle-blowing initiative which would be going a long way to provide a platform for employees, stakeholders, and the general public for them to report any observed violation, misconduct, or unethical behaviour across the state.

The launch of the state-wide initiative has also been slated for Friday, August 5, 2022.

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A statement by the LIRS Head of Corporate Communications, Monsurat Amasa, revealed that …

Federal Govt Slams Ban On Sim Card Importation In Nigeria

Federal Govt Slams Ban On Sim Card Importation In Nigeria

August 2, 2022 12:25 pm

In a fresh directive, the Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the complete ban on the importation of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards.

Isa Pantam who is the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy had made the announcement on Monday in Oniru, Lagos.

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He spoke at the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE) organized by the Nigeria Office for Developing Indigenous Telecoms Sector (NODITS) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

Pantami said Africa’s biggest country should not be importing things that could be produced within.

“Let me …

How I Forced Nigerians To Embrace Local Rice – Buhari

International Help In Taming Insecurity Very Important – Buhari

August 2, 2022 11:13 am

The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday announced that the collective efforts of nations towards tackling security challenges across the globe and within Nigeria is very important.

President Buhari has urged more collaboration to check terrorism, banditry and insurgency.

Buhari made the assertions while receiving Letters of Credence of the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador James Kingston Christoff and Ambassador of Mexico to Nigeria, Juan Alfred Miranda Oritz, at the State House, The President told the diplomats that successes in taming insecurity had been recorded through collaboration across borders and that more could be achieved.

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U.S. Kills Al-Qaeda Leader, Ayman Al-Zawahri In Drone Strike

U.S. Kills Al-Qaeda Leader, Ayman Al-Zawahri In Drone Strike

August 2, 2022 7:22 am

The United States killed Al-Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahri in a drone strike over the weekend in Afghanistan, Africa Daily News, New York has gathered.

A senior administration official told reporters on Tuesday that ‘over the weekend, the United States conducted a counterterrorism operation against a significant Al Qaeda target in Afghanistan. The operation was successful and there were no civilian casualties.’

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the early-morning strike in the heart of downtown Kabul over the weekend capped a 21-year manhunt for an Egyptian radical who more than anyone besides Bin Laden was deemed responsible for …

Fuel Scarcity FG Breaks Silence On Alleged Subsidy Removal

Fuel Scarcity: FG Breaks Silence On Alleged Subsidy Removal

August 2, 2022 7:16 am

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday revealed it has not removed subsidies on the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol stressing that it is the marketers that are responsible for the hike.

Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, gave this clarification while speaking with newsmen in Abuja.

Sylva spoke on the sidelines of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) stakeholders’ consultation forum on regulations.

The minister was reacting to the increase in pump price of petroleum by marketers from N165 per litre to N169, N184 and N218 per litre, depending on …

Nancy Pelosi Warned By China Against Visiting Taiwan

‘Don’t Visit Taiwan’, China Sends Strong Warning To Pelosi

August 2, 2022 7:01 am

China has declared that its military will never ‘sit idly by’ if US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi were to visit Taiwan, the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing.

In Beijing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Monday reiterated earlier warnings asserting that ‘there will be serious consequences if she insists on making the visit”. He did not spell out any specific consequences.

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‘We are fully prepared for any eventuality,’ he said. ‘The People’s Liberation Army [PLA] will never sit by idly. China will take strong and resolute measures to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity.’…

Abigail David-Utah The Amazon Behind Safe Child-Bearing

Abigail David-Utah: The Amazon Behind Safe Child-Bearing

August 2, 2022 6:52 am

In today’s world of egotism and economic fulfillment for oneself alone, it is uncommon to find people who are concerned with the wellbeing of others and who hardly cater to the needs of others. This rarity is prominent in Africa, particularly Nigeria, yet a small percentage of people, particularly women, are really concerned for the welfare of others; Abel Abigail David-Utah is one such woman. Mrs David-Utah is a writer, researcher, and creator of the Safe Delivery Movement who is of Nigerian descent.

She is a childbirth educator and the author of the book ‘I Am Not A Hebrew …

Ex-APC Presidential Aspirant Jettisons Tinubu, Endorses Obi

Ex-APC Presidential Aspirant Jettisons Tinubu, Endorses Obi

August 2, 2022 6:47 am

A former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the 2019 presidential election, Dr. SKC Ogbonnia, has disclosed his intention to dump his political party affiliation and its 2023 presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to support the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi.

Ogbonnia said that his endorsement of Obi was because the LP presidential candidate is a ‘democratic revolution, whose time has come,’ adding that “with every sense of patriotism, he was joining the Nigerian masses to endorse Obi as the next president of Nigeria.

‘Though I remain a member of All Progressives …

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