…ASUU considering out-of-court settlement – Falana The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Monday, said the eight-month strike by university lecturers will soon be called off. While Gbajabiamila said most ...
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2023: Buhari, Osinbajo, Ors To Spend N14bn On Internet
The Presidential Villa plans to spend N14.8bn on Internet access, stationery and telephone charges, among others, under the Federal Government’s planned expenditure captured in the 2023 budget. In the budget, N67.1m was budgeted for Internet access to the Villa, while ...
Read More »Lagos Seeks Partnership With World Bank On Housing
The Lagos State Government has sought increased collaboration with the World Bank for the development of mass housing schemes in the state. The state Commissioner for Housing, Mr Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, made the appeal, according to a statement on Monday, during ...
Read More »Navy Destroys Vessel Arrested By Tompolo’s Men
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy in Delta State on Monday destroyed an illegal oil bunkering vessel arrested with stolen crude oil aboard Niger Delta creeks. The PUNCH gathered that operatives of the newly-contracted private oil pipeline surveillance team, Tantita Security ...
Read More »Boat Accidents Claim 701 Lives In 34 Months
No fewer than 701 persons have lost their lives in 53 boat accidents in the country between January 2020 and October 2022, The PUNCH has learnt. The fatalities, which involved the passengers and the boat operators, were attributed to overloading, ...
Read More »Between God And Science: Kumuyi’s Take
By Banji Ojewale In a hospital, the fate of a pair of conjoined twins lies in the experience, expertise and exertions of some 100 medics. Dug deep in a duel to divide the duo where they are congenitally cleaved –the ...
Read More »Oil Theft: 58 Illegal Oil Points Discovered So Far In Delta, Bayelsa – Tompolo
About 58 illegal oil points have been discovered so far since the operation to end oil theft on the waterways of Delta and Bayelsa states began Ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo, said this in a press briefing ...
Read More »Tompolo Intercepts Massive Vessel Loaded With Illegal Crude Oil In Delta
…Rejects N25m bribe The pipeline surveillance contract recently awarded to Tantita Security Services Limited by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to assist curb oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the country, appears to be yielding targeted results. Tantita ...
Read More »Wike, Makinde, Ortom To Shun Atiku Campaign Launch
…You can’t intimidate me, Benue governor tells Ayu …’Party chair not neutral’ Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, his Oyo and Benue states counterparts – Seyi Makinde and Samuel Ortom – are to boycott the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign ...
Read More »Union Set For ‘War’ Over Alleged Fed Govt’s Plan To Privatise
…Union threatens strike ‘to cripple economy The Nigerian Power sector may soon be engulfed in a crisis as the Federal Government moved to privatise the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). TCN, which is saddled with the responsibility of bulk distribution ...
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