Patients faced canceled treatments after thousands of British doctors walked off the job on Wednesday, the start of a six-day strike over pay that was set to be the longest in the history of the state-funded National Health Service. Managers…
The Last of Us and Scream VI receive top honours at the MTV Movie and TV Awards
The MTV Movie and TV Awards faced a series of roadblocks this year due to the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike. While the awards show was set to broadcast live on Sunday, it was announced that due to the…
New York Times poised for 1st mass staff walkout in 40 years
The New York Times is bracing for a 24-hour walkout on Thursday by hundreds of journalists and other employees, in what would be the first strike of its kind at the newspaper in more than 40 years. Newsroom employees and…
Power outages in Ukrainian cities, Moldova after new strikes
A punishing new barrage of Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure on Wednesday caused power outages across large parts of the country as well as neighbouring Moldova, adding to damage to Ukraine’s power network and misery for civilians as winter begins.…
MMA2 protest: Bi-Courtney recalls 37 dismissed workers
The Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport terminal two, said on Thursday it had recalled all the dismissed 37 workers, noting that it had also paid October salary to the workers. The PUNCH had reported on…
Appeal Court grants ASUU permission to appeal NIC ruling, orders members to resume work
The Court of Appeal has granted the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) permission to appeal the ruling of the National Industrial Court which ordered the union to call off it’s strike. The court, however, granted the application on the…
FG orders VCs to reopen varsities, commence lectures
The Federal Government through the National Universities Commission has ordered vice-chancellors to re-open schools and allow students to resume lectures. This was made known in a letter signed by the Director, Finance and Accounts of the NUC, Sam Onazi, on…
National Industrial Court orders ASUU to call off strike
The National Industrial Court on Wednesday ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its seven-month-old strike. Delivering a ruling on the interlocutory injunction filed by the Federal Government, Justice Polycarp Hamman, who is a vacation judge,…
Musiliu Smith resigns as PSC chairman
Former Inspector General of Police of Nigeria (IGP) Musiliu Smith has resigned as the Chairman Police Service Commission (PSC). PSC spokesperson Ikechukwu Ani confirmed his resignation to The Nation. Ani said Smith’s resignation was on health grounds and President Muhammadu…
ASUU Strike: Gombe Varsity lecturers reject management’s call for resumption
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Gombe State University Branch, has rejected call for resumption of academic programmes by the management of the university. At a press conference on Monday, ASUU Chairman in the university, Suleiman Jauro, said the institution…