Category: Breaking News

JUST IN: Court orders ASUU to call off strike

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The National Industrial Court ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to go back to work.   The Federal Government in a suit prayed for the order for ASUU to call off its seven months strike.   The Minister of Labour and Employment on behalf of the Federal Government had filed the matter before the court by way of referral to resolve the issue of the ongoing strike by ASUU.   J.U.K Igwe, SAN, counsel to Nigerian govt, in his submission, had informed the court that the application for…

BREAKING: Police Service Commission Chairman, Musiliu resigns

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The Chairman of Police Service Commission (PSC), Musiliu Smith has resigned his position.   Newsband gathered that the Board of the Commission directed Mr Smith to resign from his position which he obliged.   Meanwhile, the commission has not announced his resignation officially but Dailytrust quoting a source at the commission said that Smith, a former Inspector-General of Police is expected to hand over to Retired Justice Clara Ogunbiyi representing the judiciary at the commission.   Ikechukwu Ani, the spokesman for the commission also confirmed the resignation to our correspondent…

Breaking : Queen Elizabeth II dies at Age 96

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Queen Elizabeth ll of the United Kingdom has died at age 96. She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history, serving as the U.K.’s queen since 1952. Buckingham Palace announced Thursday morning that the Queen was placed under medical supervision amid concerns as her family rushed to her side. The royal family later confirmed the Queen died that same day in a brief statement: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”the Palace…

JUST IN:Six persons trapped as 7-storey building collapses in Lagos

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A seven-storey building under construction on Oba Idowu Oniru Street, Lagos State, has collapsed with about six persons trapped. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident in the early hours of Sunday. He stated that an operation had commenced on the site to rescue those trapped. He said, “Upon arrival at the scene of the incident, an uncompleted 7-storey building undergoing construction was found to have collapsed. No injury was sustained, however, about six people are reported to be…

BREAKING: CBN releases $265m foreign airlines’ trapped funds

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In a fast move to avert a total shutdown of Nigeria’s aviation sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday, released the sum of $265 million to airlines operating in the country, to settle outstanding ticket sales.   A breakdown of the figure indicates that the sum of $230 million was released as special FX intervention while another sum of $35 million was released through Retail SMIS Secondary Market Intervention Sales) auction.   Confirming the release, the Director, Corporate Communications Department at the CBN, Mr. Osita Nwanisobi, said that…

JUST IN: e-Naira becomes USSD enabled

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has announced that starting from next week, Nigerians will be able to open an eNaira wallet and conduct transactions by simply using a designated USSD code on their mobile phones.   Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the apex bank, stated this at the Grand Finale of the 2022 eNaira Hackathon in Abuja.   According to Emefiele, “Nigerians, both banked and unbanked, will be able to open an eNaira wallet and conduct transactions by simply dialling *997 from their phones.   Meanwhile, to carry out…

JUST IN: Electricity workers suspend strike

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Electricity workers, under the umbrella of National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), have suspended their strike.   The suspension is coming after the entire nation was thrown into darkness hours ago.   News Band reports that the electricity workers embarked on industrial strike action on Wednesday to press home their demands.   The federal government immediately summoned an emergency meeting with the electricity workers after they shut down the national grid.           NewsBand

JUST IN: Terrorists release Seven more Victims of Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack

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Seven more kidnapped passengers of the March 28 train attack in Kaduna state have been freed by their abductors.   They regained their freedoms on Wednesday morning having spent 135 days in the the terrorists’ den.   It is however unclear if any ransom was paid to the terrorists for their releases, as the police authorities are yet to confirm the development.   A member of the negotiating team, Tukur Mamu told Channels Television that six of the released hostages are members of the same family, which include a couple…

BREAKING: Dariye, Nyame, others released from prison custody

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Former Executive Governor of Plateau state, Senator Joshua Dariye, and a former Taraba state governor, Jolly Nyame, and two others have been reportedly released from prison custody.   Recall that the Council of State, led by President Muhammadu Buhari had on April 14 approved the pardon of the convicts, a decision which generated condemnations from Nigerians.   Meanwhile, when contacted, the FCT spokesman for the Nigerian Correctional Service, Chukwuedo Humphrey, confirmed their release in a telephone interview.    

JUST IN: Former IGP , Tafa Balogun is dead

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Mustapha (Tafa) Balogun, a former Nigerian Inspector-General of Police (IGP), is dead.   Balogun who became IGP under the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2002, died on Thursday, according to family sources.   Though, details of his death, however, remain sketchy at the moment.   The late Balogun was born on August 8, 1947 at Ila-Orangun in Osun State.