Electricity workers suspend strike
by Electricity workers have suspended the ongoing strike action for two weeks. This follows a meeting by the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) with the …
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Nigeria to generate N48bn from broadband project
The Federal Government is to commence the operation of a Broadband Internet Service, a Museum and Planetarium Centre that will generate billions of revenue for …
ASUU-FG meeting ends in deadlock
The meeting between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the negotiation team of the Federal Government ended in a deadlock, The PUNCH can confirm. …
Over 170 Nigerians return from Libya
The federal government has received 174 returnees from Libya. The returnees were received by Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed who was …
FCTA adds rotavirus vaccine to routine immunisation
The Federal Capital Territory Administration through its Primary Health Care Board has introduced an additional vaccine called “Rotavirus Vaccine” into the routine immunization for prevention …
Nigeria-based Pastel picks $5.5M to help African businesses manage and maximise efficiency
Pastel (previously Sabi Cash), a Nigerian business management solution provider, has secured $5.5M funding in a Seed round led by TLcom. Other investors participated, including …
Another Catholic priest kidnapped in Nigeria
Gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest along Okigwe-Umunneochi Road, between Imo and Abia states, Nigeria’s South-east. The incident happened on Friday. The abducted priest, Chinedu …
Termites eat up N17.128bn voucher in NSITF custody
Present and past management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), last weekend, ran into trouble for failing to justify the expenditure of N17.158 …
Gunmen invade school, kill teacher in Nasarawa
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have shot to death a teacher in Government Science Secondary School Nassarawa-Eggon, Nasarawa State, Auta Nasela. A staff member …
Absence of vaccine heightens fear of monkeypox
by Two weeks after Brazil, India and Spain recorded their first monkeypox deaths days after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the monkeypox outbreak a global …