August 2022

Blasphemy Investigative C’tee’s Submits Report To Tambuwal

Blasphemy Investigative C’tee Submits Report To Tambuwal

August 3, 2022 5:47 am

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has received the report of an investigative committee set up by the state government to investigate the May 12, 2022 students unrest at the Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE) in Sokoto which saw the lynching of a Christian girl for alleged blasphemy.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that sometime in May, a student of the College, Deborah Samuel, was killed by a mob in the College premises over alleged blasphemy.

The Governor stated yesterday that having received the recommendations of the committee and heard from several stakeholders and leaders in the state …

Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip Stop Provoking Us, China Warns U.S.

Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip: Stop Provoking Us, China Warns U.S.

August 3, 2022 5:39 am

The government of China has condemned the trip of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in strong terms calling on Washington to stop proving them.

A statement on Tuesday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York described Taiwan as ‘China’s region’.

The government stressed that Pelosi’s trip was in disregard China’s strong opposition and serious representations.

China had described it a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiqués.

‘It has a severe impact on the political foundation of China-U.S. relations, and …

ASUU Strike No Lecturer Has Been Paid Since Feb – Osodeke

ASUU Strike: No Lecturer Has Been Paid Since Feb – Osodeke

August 3, 2022 5:31 am

Against the backdrop of the extension of the ongoing strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the union on Tuesday revealed that none of its university lecturers has been paid since the union embarked on industrial action in February.

Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York reports ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, accused the Federal Government of using hunger as a tool to force the striking lecturers into returning to their classrooms.

While positing that their salaries have been held for the past six months, Osodeke …

2023 Why We Must Stop Peter Obi Now - APC chieftain

2023: Why We Must Not Dismiss Peter Obi – APC Chieftain

August 3, 2022 5:24 am

A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Hilliard Eta, has warned his party that the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has become an emerging paradigm that must be dealt with in next year’s poll.

He equally described Obi as someone who has become a hero among the Nigerian youths.

Answering questions from newsmen, on Tuesday at the APC national secretariat, the former APC national chairman also warned that Nigerian youths are angry and rightly so, hence the ruling party must find ways to address the concerns of the youths ahead of 2023.

He said since Nigeria …

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.

Read Also: ASUU Mulls For Regulation Of Foreign Education For Public Officers

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.

Read Also: British Airways Sinks Deeper Into Red

“As a result …

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.

Read Also: Niger LGs Workers Kick Against 20% Deduction Of Salaries

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.

Read Also: United States Mission Announces New Consul General In Lagos

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.

Read Also: Again, FG Extends Deadline For NIN-SIM Link To March 31, 2022

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 …

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