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As a labour activist, I read with utmost dismay the press statement issued by the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Sunday Asefon, in which he blamed the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige for the current four-week warning strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. On February 14, ASUU declared a “total …

The students were granted bail before the expiration of a 30-day remand order. The police officer who investigated the controversial death of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr on Monday told a coroner that the investigation of the five senior students of Dowen College were not concluded before they were released. Mikhail Kadiri, the coroner, is conducting an inquest to look into the circumstances surrounding …

Special Adviser to Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has said he (the President) might sign the nation’s Electoral Bill in a matter of hours. He made this known on Tuesday during an interview with Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. “He (Buhari) will sign it (the bill) any moment from now,” he said. “It could be today, it …

Kyiv and Lviv, Ukraine – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into separatist-held parts of eastern Ukraine in what the Kremlin called a “peacekeeping” mission, just hours after he signed decrees recognizing the independence of the Moscow-backed regions. According to the CNN report, It is unclear if Russian troop movements marked the beginning of an invasion of Ukraine that …

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic Monday in a ceremony carried on state television.  Earlier, in the day, the heads of the self-proclaimed pro-Russian republics requested the Kremlin leader recognize their independence and sovereignty. According to CNN report, members of Putin’s Security Council supported the initiative in a meeting the …

Lviv, Moscow and Kyiv – Even as Russian forces mass on Ukraine’s border, the spotlight this week has swung back to the rumbling low-intensity war in eastern Ukraine and its possible role in setting the stage for a broader conflict. Over the past three days, there has been an upsurge in shelling along several parts of the front lines. The …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged more young people to join the global effort in preserving endangered indigenous languages by coming up with innovative ideas and developing new technologies to address the global concern. Obaseki gave the charge in commemoration of this year’s International Mother Language Day marked by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) …

All Progressives Congress (APC) has written a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission informing INEC of its intention to conduct its zonal congress on March 26, 2022. The APC further informed the commission that the earlier convention slated for February 26, 2022, may no longer hold. In the letter signed by the Chairman, and published by PUNCH, APC Caretaker …

Former Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, Dr. Edna Mogekwu, has been sentenced to jail for refusing to honour invitations on allegations of corruption from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Dr. Mogekwu, who was sentenced to a two-year, one-month jail term, as well as three principal officers of the institution who were also …

Edo state government will begin the prosecution of parents and guardians of out-of-school children as part of measures to take all children off the streets and improve access to education, Governor Godwin Obaseki hinted at the weekend. Obaseki disclosed this during the Edo State Education Policy Town Hall meeting, held in Benin City. The governor said his administration is committed …