The Joint Action Committee of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has suspended its three-week-old strike with effect from midnight of on Friday, February 26. President of SSANU, Mohammed…
Kidnappers demand N100m to free UI student
Gunmen, who abducted Emmanuel Odetunde, a student of Sociology at the University of Ibadan,Oyo State, have demanded N100m ransom from his family to free him. He was abducted by the gunmen, who broke into his father’s farm in Oke Odan,…
AFCON qualifiers: Eagles to travel by sea to Cotonou
The Super Eagles 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin Republic has been fixed for Saturday, March 27 in Port Novo, The PUNCH reports. The PUNCH also gathered that the team’s training camp billed for Lagos will begin on…
Los Angeles Lakers lose fourth game in a row after defeat to the Utah Jazz
Defending NBA champions the Los Angeles Lakers suffered their fourth straight defeat on Wednesday, beaten 114-89 by the Utah Jazz. Jordan Clarkson scored 18 points in Salt Lake City as Utah recorded a 22nd win in 24 games. LeBron James…
Gunmen abduct over 300 girls in Zamfara school
Some gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted over 300 schoolgirls at Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in the Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A staff of the school, who begged for anonymity, said the bandits arrived in…
*Apathy reigns as Lagos ministries, agencies flout COVID-19 safety protocols (Guardian)*Travel agent jailed for stealing N10m tickets (Punch)
Apathy reigns as Lagos ministries, agencies flout COVID-19 safety protocols (Guardian) Lagos State Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are routinely not complying with the COVID-19 safety protocols put out by the government to break the chain of transmission of the…
*Third Mainland Bridge will be totally reopened “this weekend’’ – Fashola (Guardian)*Truck driver drowns in Lagos lagoon (DailyTrust)
Third Mainland Bridge will be totally reopened “this weekend’’ – Fashola (Guardian) Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said on Thursday that the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos undergoing repairs would be totally reopened to traffic ‘’this weekend’’.…
Stanbic IBTC gives N34.8m in scholarship to successful UTME students
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has awarded scholarships to successful candidates in the 2019 and 2020 University Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). This was done as part of its aspiration to encourage hardwork and excellence in…
So Energy boosts customer experience in Ghana’s downstream sector
So Energy, leading oil marketing firm and Sahara Group Downstream Company has again enhanced customer access to unique service experience with the commissioning of the So Kojokrom Station, located on the Takoradi highway in the Western Region of Ghana. This…
Kidnappers of poultry farmer in Ibadan demand N100m ransom
Facts have emerged that the kidnappers, who stormed a poultry farm at Oke Odan in Apete area of Ibadan, where they kidnapped Ayodeji Emmanuel, a 24-year-old son of the owner of the farm, have demanded N100 million ransom. The victim…