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North Korea has denied providing weapons and ammunition to Russia. The Defence Ministry in Pyongyang said this earlier in a statement issued on Wednesday that Washington and “hostile forces’’ had spread a rumour of arms dealings’’ aimed at tarnishing North Korea’s image. “We have never exported weapons or ammunition to Russia before and […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it will appeal a court ruling which directed the union to call off its nationwide strike. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 to press home the demand for improved funding for universities, a review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues. Several meetings […]
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has ordered the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) to call off its ongoing nationwide strike. The ASUU has been on strike for over seven months to press home their demand for improved funding for universities, and a review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues. […]
The National Leader and Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has boasted to be more academically qualified than other Presidential Candidates contesting the 2023 elections. Kwankwaso stated this Tuesday in Abuja at a workshop for social media training for party officials ahead of the poll. Represented by Dr […]
Iranian authorities confirmed on Tuesday that four people were killed during popular unrest over the death of a young woman in police custody, but sought to deflect blame from security forces by saying the protester killings were “suspicious”. Demonstrations continued in Tehran late on Tuesday and police fired tear gas, the semi-official Fars […]
The team of the Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP ) has pulled out of the campaign Council of the the party’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. Rising from their stormy meeting at the country home of Wike in Obio-Akpor on Wednesday morning, members of the team vowed not to […]
Russian pop superstar Alla Pugacheva on Sunday denounced the Ukraine conflict amid severe repression of any anti-Kremlin criticism. This is the first time that the legendary crooner has publicly spoken out about the Ukraine offensive. Her husband Maxim Galkin had just been recognised as a foreign agent — a label reminiscent of “enemy of […]
An official of the NNPC Limited has revealed that with N5 million only, anyone can smuggle trucks of petroleum products out of Nigeria. The Chief Financial Officer of NNPC Limited, Umar Ajia, disclosed this on Monday while appearing before the House of Representatives committee investigating fuel subsidy in Nigeria. Mr Ajia, who represented […]
The Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology (NILEST), Zaria, says it is proposing legislation to ban the consumption of animal skin, locally known as Kpomo. Prof Muhammad Yakubu, Director General of NILEST, said the legislation was necessary to revive the comatose leather industry in the country. He noted that the habit of […]
The management of Imo State University, IMSU, Monday, pulled out from the almost seven months strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and announced that it has opened the university for academic activities. The management made this known to newsmen in Owerri, through the IMSU Public Relations Officer, Ralph Njoku. Njoku said […]
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