By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities(SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union(NASU), on Monday, 11 March, 2024, declared a seven-day warning strike, just as it also gave reason for their action. According to the unions, the declaration was made to demand the payment of four months of withheld salaries of their members by the Federal Government after the 2022 nationwide strike. This followed the resolution of the joint action committee of the two unions after a meeting held in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Saturday and Sunday. Details later…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Ogun State Government has ordered immediately closure of a steel company in Ogijo area of Sagamu Local Government Area of the state after seven people were severely injured on the evening of Sunday, 10 March, 2024 in a gas explosion. It was gathered that the entire line of production of the company was affected by the explosion. The cause of the ugly incident is yet to be determined as of the time of filing this report. However, the state Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Ola Oresanya, vowed to get to the root-cause of the accident. Oresanya, who paid…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Three persons identified as as Rejoice Nton Anoka, 10, and a student, Mariam Akanya Mfono, 20 and a visitor were on Sunday, 10 March, 2024 killed in a communal clash in Nnaorokpa, Nta Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State. According to the residents the clash between Nnaorokpa in Nta Ikom LGA and Ofunokpan in Obubra LGA had persisted for 30 years and had claimed many lives. They added that the violent conflict had continued despite the state government’s intervention. Police spokesperson in the state, Irene Ugbo, confirmed the latest development saying that investigation has commenced and police…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Nigerian military, the Department of State Services(DSS), Nigeria Police Force(NPF) as well as the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) have destroyed at least 50 camps of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) including their headquarters. The joint security forces also killed 20 IPOB fighters in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State in a joint operation that was conducted on 7 March, 2024 which is the second operation conducted in the same local government since the beginning of the month and the third in the state. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, a major…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike This is certainly a good news to the students of Kwara State origin as the state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved the disbursement of the 2023/2024 Bursary and 2022/2023 Scholarship Award to students in tertiary institutions owned by state and federal governments. The state Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr. Mary Arinde, made this disclosure in a statement posted on the state’s official X handle on Sunday, 10 March, 2024. According to the statement, only indigenes of Kwara State who are final-year students attending government-owned, state, and federal institutions are eligible to apply. The statement read, “His Excellency, the Executive…
Damilola Ogunbiyi is the Chief Executive Officer and Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General (UN SRSG) for Sustainable Energy for All, and Co-Chair of U.N.-Energy. She is also the recipient of the Energy Institute President’s Award for 2023, opens new tab and has been recognized as a trailblazer in her field by numerous publications and globally respected lists. With Mrs Ogunbiyi at the helm, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) has entered into working relationships with over 200 partners, supported over 90 countries globally, and secured commitments of more than $1.3 trillion in energy finance. This has been achieved through programs such as…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike In an effort of bolstering the fight against one of the most deadly infectious diseases globally, the world’s biggest vaccine maker ,Serum Institute of India (SII), has announced that it will start rolling out a cheap new malaria inoculation in Africa in May, The mosquito-borne malady kills more than 600,000 people a year, 95 per cent of them in Africa, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It is more fatal among the young, and the annual toll of malaria deaths includes nearly half a million African children aged under five. The Serum Institute of India (SII) this year plans…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The battle of supremacy between Jurgen Klopp, Coach of English Premier League giants, Liverpool and his counterpart in Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, which was regarded as the final last dance on Sunday, 10 March, 2024 at the iconic stadium of Anfield, home turf of the English most successful club in history, ended in stalemate, 1-1 apiece. The tie, tagged clash of the titans, is special in the hearts of the two coaches who have shaped the face of English football in the last decade. English Premier League title is on the line for two coaches who have…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Niger State Government has announced that it has renamed the remodelled Minna Airport as Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hajiya Binta Manmman made this disclosure at a press briefing in Minna on the President’s visit to the state for the Commissioning of some projects. On why the renaming of the remodelled airport after the President, the Commissioner said the decision was due to the support Niger State is receiving from the Federal Government. Manmman added that necessary arrangements have been concluded to ensure a hitch-free visit by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A middle-aged man simply identified as Onuora, who has the habit of laying ambush around schools in Onitsha, Anambra State waiting for any girl to rape has been arrested for allegedly raping a schoolgirl. The suspect presently cooling-off at the Inland Town Police Division in Onitsha, was arrested at the Ado Girls Secondary School, Onitsha by security operatives, who have been trailing him. Following the arrest of the suspect, the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has demanded the remand of the suspect. The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chumthe -Udeh, made this disclosure through a statement issued on Sunday,…