The Lagos State Government on Sunday said primary and secondary schools in the state would no longer resume on Monday, September 22 as earlier announced. Lagos government said the schools would now resume on Wednesday, October 8. With this decision, the state government joined other states in the South-West, which had postponed the resumption of…
Ukraine Clashes Continue After Signing Truce
Ukrainian army and pro-Russia separatists have continued fighting even after signing a truce to create a buffer zone. NATO’s top military commander said, Fighting in Ukraine is continuing and a ceasefire signed on September 5 to end fighting between the army and pro-Russia separates is “in name only”. “The situation in Ukraine is not good right…
Oil workers suspend Strike
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, on Friday night, suspended their five day-old strike action. The suspension was announced in a communiqué issued at the end of a marathon meeting with the minister of petroleum, Diezani Allison-Madueke, and the…
Unity schools Embark on indefinite strike
Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, has directed its members in 104 Federal Unity Colleges across the country to commence an indefinite strike action with effect from Monday, September 22 over the non-payment of their arrears and entitlement estimated at N1.8bn. A statement released on Friday in Abuja by the Secretary-General of ASCSN,…
Seized jet scandal: SERAP wants FG probed
A non-governmental organization, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked the Financial Action Task Force, FATF to probe the admission by the Federal Government of Nigeria that it hired a private jet to convey $9.3 million in cash to procure arms from South Africa. In a petition dated September 19 and addressed to FATF President,…
Ebola: Sierra Leone Begins Three-day Lockdown
A three-day curfew is currently under way in Sierra Leone. The curfew was imposed in order to enable health workers find and isolate cases of Ebola and halt the spread of the deadly disease. The measure was taken by the Sierra Leone government because many people have been reluctant to seek medical treatment for Ebola,…
Vote Wisely, Cleric Urges Nigerians
The General Overseer, Soul Winning Chapel International, Rev. Moses Iloh has urged voters to choose the right leaders in 2015 general elections as successive governments in the country have failed to address the problems facing the country. Iloh spoke at a book launch and leadership summit tagged: The Church and Politics, held at The Chapel…
778 School Principals Endorse Fintiri
Principals of 778 secondary schools across Adamawa State have unanimously endorsed Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the acting governor, in the forthcoming October 11 by-election in the state. This was disclosed in a press statement signed by Solomon Kumangar, press secretary to the acting governor. According to the statement, the school principals arrived at the decision at…
Synagogue: ‘Government Investigating Mystery Aircraft’ – Obanikoro
Musiliu Obanikoro, Nigeria’s Minister of state for Defence, has disclosed that efforts are on to investigate the mystery behind the aircraft that allegedly hovered around a guest house belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Lagos, before the building collapsed on September 12. After the mishap that led to the death of 84 persons…
FG Provides N213B Bailout For Electricity Companies
The federal government on Friday disclosed that it had approved a N213 billion bailout facility for private electricity companies to settle legacy gas debts. While making the disclosure during a joint press conference at the presidential villa in Abuja, Diezani Alison-Madueke, minister of petroleum resources, said the facility, which would be provided by the Central…
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