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The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Wednesday reviewed its 44-day-old nationwide strike and vowed to continue the crippling industrial action until its demand is met. Courts at both the state and federal levels have been paralysed across the country since when the strike began on April 6. JUSUN’s resolution to continue the strike on Wednesday’s comes barely 24 …

The Nigeria Labour Congress has suspended its five days warning strike in Kaduna State. The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, Wednesday evening, said the decision “is to honour the invitation of the Federal Government on Thursday to mediate in the dispute between labour and the Kaduna State Government”. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the federal government said it was concerned with the crisis …

Due to what it described as low registration figures, the National Examinations Council (NECO) has postponed its national common entrance examination (NCEE) earlier scheduled to hold on May 29. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday morning by the examination body and signed on its behalf by the head of information and public relations division, Azeez Sani. Mr …

Gunmen on Wednesday killed 11 people in two attacks in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, the government said, in the latest violence in an area wracked by cattle rustlings and kidnapping. In the first attack early Wednesday, the gunmen known locally as bandits, invaded Ungwan Gaida village in Chikun district, killing eight people, said state internal security commissioner Samuel Aruwan. “Eight residents …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has stated that the series of attacks on the Commission’s facilities may undermine capacity to organise elections and dent the nation’s electoral process. Yakubu, who decried the attacks, said “these attacks are no longer freak events but appear to be quite orchestrated and targeted at INEC.” He expressed …

The Senate has approved the deployment of the 5G network in Nigeria, following the outcome of investigations by a Joint Committee mandated to look into the Status of 5G Network in Nigeria and its technological impact on Nigerian citizens. The approval was sequel to the consideration and adoption of the report of Joint Committee on Communications, Science and Technology, ICT …

…Calls for reconsideration of ban on fossil investments …Says Sub-Sahara Africa will require annual investment of $40b to implement robust energy transition plans Banning gas investments in developing nations while investments in fossils are being sustained in wealthier countries, raises questions around equity, justice, and inclusion as the global community approaches the Net-zero emission target of 2050. Nigeria’s Vice President, …

Edo State Government is set to benefit from a United States Government’s financing to the tune of $250m for oil palm and cassava value chain development, special agro-processing zones and renewable energy infrastructure in Edo, The State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki disclosed on Tuesday. Obaseki made the disclosure at the Fayus oil palm plantation expansion ribbon-cutting ceremony in Ewan Usi …

Edo State Governor has said the decision to ban open grazing in the Southern part of the country will allow governments to deal with banditry as distinct from the business of herding cattle. Addressing journalists in Benin City, the governor said the ban will prevent clashes between farmers and herders and assist governments in checking the activities of bandits. He …

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