THE ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to resume its suspended nationwide strike over unpaid salaries and poor implementation of the 2025 agreement. ASUU president, Christopher Piwuna, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Abuja, after the union’s emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. Piwuna said the December 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement, achieved after more than eight years of struggle, had been poorly implemented by the Federal Government and several state governments. He said the situation had left lecturers uncertain about their salaries and entitlements, warning that failure to address the issues could trigger another…
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THE GUILD of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has announced plans to institute the Dotun Oladipo Prize for Online Journalism in memory of its former president. GOCOP Deputy President, Olumide Iyanda, announced the initiative on behalf of the Guild on Thursday at the service of songs for Oladipo at Regal Hall, Daystar Christian Centre, Oregun, Lagos. “I therefore wish to announce, on behalf of our President, the Executive Committee and the entire membership of GOCOP, our intention to institute the Dotun Oladipo Prize for Online Journalism. “The prize will recognise outstanding online journalism in Nigeria and keep alive the values Dotun…
BY OWEI LAKEMFA THE UNITED Nations Security Council (UNSC) meets end October, 2026 on the future of Western Sahara. The emerging consensus in the 15-Member body is not to renew the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) which expires on October 31, 2026. Since the main objective of MINURSO is to organize a referendum on the Saharawi demand for independence, this technically, would mean handing over the founding Member of the African Union (AU) to Morocco. This itself would be in furtherance of the UNSC October 31, 2025 Resolution 2797 which told the parties to engage…
THE ASSOCIATION of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has rejected the reported concession and transfer of management of King’s College, Lagos, to the institution’s old boys’ association, describing the move as a violation of the Federal Government’s education policy and a threat to the continued public ownership of Federal Unity Schools. The association, an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), said it was aligning itself with the position of the Joint Congress of Unions of the Federal Ministry of Education and demanded the immediate reversal of what it described as an unlawful and procedurally irregular arrangement.…
By Our Reporter THE JOINT Congress of Unions of the Federal Ministry of Education has suspended the resumption of students for the first term academic session in all Federal Unity Colleges across Nigeria, citing the Federal Government’s concession of King’s College, Lagos, to the King’s College Old Boys’ Association (KCOBA). The unions announced the decision in a communiqué dated September 10, 2026, directing that there should be no resumption in the affected schools “until further notice.” The development is likely to affect students and parents preparing for the commencement of the new academic session, which the unions said had been…
THE BENUE State House of Assembly has constituted an ad-hoc committee to investigate the increasing garnishee orders against the accounts of the state government and local government councils. The lawmakers took the decision following a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Mr Peter Ipusu, on Thursday in Makurdi. Ipusu raised concerns over the effect of garnishee orders on governance and development across the state. He said that the government activities were funded through the Federal Allocation Account Committee (FAAC), special allocations, Value Added Tax (VAT), Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), aid and grants, as well as transfers from the Consolidated Revenue…
…To Roll Out 70 Smart Fuel Stations Nationwide THE NNPC Retail Ltd. has unveiled a fully smart, 24-hour self-service fuelling station designed for faster, transparent fuelling experience, volume accuracy, customer trust, direct control and energy security, just as it is set to Credit: NAN The station, located along Bill Clinton Drive, Airport Road, between the Flight Training School and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) Headquarters, Abuja, was commissioned on Thursday with live forecourt demonstrations. The newly commissioned smart station offers a 180,000-litre Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) storage capacity, self-service fuel dispensing, Electric Vehicle (EV) charging, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) dispensing,…
THE FEDERAL Government says decriminalising attempted suicide is a public health and human rights imperative requiring urgent legislative action to replace punishment with care and appropriate intervention. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, said this on Thursday in Abuja at a media conference commemorating 2026 World Suicide Prevention Day. Salako, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ms Daju Kachollom, said the reform would replace punishment with care, support and appropriate intervention for people experiencing mental health crises. He said Nigeria remained one of about 24 countries where attempted suicide was still a criminal offence under…
THE POLICE Command in Kaduna has explained the circumstances surrounding the dispersal of a crowd carrying African Democratic Congress (ADC) banners in Kaduna metropolis. A statement by Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Mansir Hassan, on Thursday in Kaduna said the incident occurred on Wednesday following a distress call from security personnel attached to Murtala Square that some persons were attempting to forcefully gain entry into the premises. He said police personnel were immediately deployed to the location to prevent a breach of security and maintain public order. According to him, on arrival, the police observed a large number of…
CHAD is lifting import duties on some grains and banning exports of other agricultural products to avert food shortages after intense heat and drought damaged harvests across the country. The Central African nation experienced repeated dry spells between July and mid-August, raising concerns about crop development and yields, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said in a report this week. In a decree published late Wednesday, Finance Minister Tahir Hamid Nguilin said wheat, corn, millet and rice, as well as livestock feed and agricultural equipment, would be exempt from import duties and taxes. A separate decree dated Wednesday and…