BREAKING NEWS

Academic activities to resume at UNN, ESUT on December 2

The UNN, and the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), said their academic activities would resume on December 2.

ASUU strike: Osun students advise FG against force

Scores of students in Osun, Ogun and Oyo states reacted to Federal Government’s directive and the ultimatum given to striking lecturers to return to school or be sacked.

Police arraign Senator on criminal charges

The police in Zamfara filed criminal charges against Sen. Yarima Bakura and 29 others at a Zamfara High Court over alleged conspiracy to commit armed robbery.

Benin frees Nigerian ex-militant after Jonathan intervenes

Benin freed a former militant leader from Nigeria's oil-rich Delta region after a personal intervention by President Goodluck Jonathan, a government spokesman said.

Military confirms 50 Islamist insurgents killed in airstrike

The military said that it may have killed more than 50 Islamist insurgents in an airstrike on one of their main bases in the northeast of the country.

NAFDAC closes 54 sachet water factories

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control said that the agency had sealed 54 table water producing factories in the state.

Move to honour Oduah sparks protest

Several Nigerians living in the UK protested against the selection of Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah,for honour.

Tahal Roda, a Lebanese has been found guilty of terrorism by a Federal High Court in Abuja.

Oshiomhole apologises over comments to a widow

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has apologised for the comments he made to a widow in Benin during an inspection tour in the state capital, a fortnight ago.

Security in Lagos costs over N51bn

The Lagos state government revealed that it spends over N51billion on security.

Tambuwal remains Speaker - Reps

The House of Representatives said that Aminu Tambuwal remained its Speaker in spite of the recent development in the polity.

University non-academic staff strike looms

29 November 2013, 13:27 Non-academic staff of Nigerian universities are prepared to go on strike over the federal government’s failure to implement an agreement signed in 2009.

'Dokubo never enetered the presidential jet'

29 November 2013, 12:22 The Presidency has refuted the media report that a presidential jet was used to convey Mujaheed Asari-Dokubo from Benin Republic after his release.

ASUU calls ultimatum a joke

29 November 2013, 11:36 University lecturers said that the federal government directive on the re-opening of federal universities and sacking of defaulting lecturers was a joke.

Police urged to ensure peace at universities

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered the provision of adequate security in university campuses around the country.

Akwa Ibom commits to pensioners' welfare

The Chairman of Akwa-Ibom Local Government Service Commission and Pension Board has reinstated the organisation’s commitment to the welfare of pensioners upon their retirement.

Governor appeals for release of elderly Tempurah

Bayelsa Governor, Seriake Dickson, has appealed for the release of Nelson Tempurah, father of the State Commissioner for Tourism Development, Nelson Belief.

Bayelsa youth empowered through vocational training

The Bayelsa State Government has sponsored the vocational training of 250 for vocational training at the Amachree Royal Academy in Benin Republic.

Lagos records 322 murder cases in one year

Three hundred and twenty two murder cases were recorded in Lagos State in the past year.

Six illegal clinics shut down in Nasarawa

The Nasarawa State Ministry of Health has shut down six private clinics in Kadarko village, Obi Local Government Area of the state.

Navy concludes investigation on hijacked MT NORTE vessel

The chief of naval staff, Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba, said the Nigerian navy had concluded investigation on the suspects apprehended in connection with the hijacked MT NORTE vessel.

Military says it has bombed Boko Haram camps

Air strikes on Boko Haram camps in northeast of the country have killed "many" insurgents, the military said of their latest operation aimed at crushing the four-year Islamist uprising.

ASUU strike: Business owners lament poor patronage

Business owners in Owerri have complained of a decline in business since the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on an indefinite strike.