University students protesting the seven-month industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday morning blocked a section of the access road to the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos, Channels Television has learnt. The situation caused gridlock along the axis as vehicular movement in and out of the airport was stalled. The spokesman for the Lagos State ...

The court case between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been adjourned for the second time The National Industrial Court adjourned the suit till Monday, September 19, for hearing of the interlocutory application of the Federal Government   At the resumed court sitting today, counsel to the FG, James Igwe, requested that the suit ...

The treasury of one of the new generation banks, Polaris Bank has been emptied to the tune of N2,788,000,000.00 (Two Billion, Seven Hundred and Eighty-Eight Million Naira) by alleged cyber criminals otherwise known as ‘Yahoo boys’. The trio of Osuji Victor ‘m’, Yahaya Suleiman ‘m’, Dahiru Garba ‘m’ and Oloko Kolawole ‘m’ and others at large between 30th November, 2018 ...

The association, in a meeting with the officials of the bank on Wednesday, stated that its members will not bear the cost of demurrage incurred while pressing it in that they are not ready to let go of the losses. We heard that the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has requested the payment of over N200 billion in ...

To provide training on accessing foreign markets to participants Towards developing the capacity of entrepreneurs in the fashion industry and diversifying Nigeria’s foreign exchange earning capacity, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has announced its sponsorship of the Anambra Fashion Expo 2022. According to a statement on the organiser’s website https://anambrafashionexpo.com/ , the event is scheduled to hold at the ...

A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and publish the name of Godswill Akpabio as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial district in 2023. Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Godswill Akpabio, former minister of Niger Delta affairs, and Dave Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, had been ...

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday expressed his view on the call for the resignation of Senator Iyorchia Ayu as the National Chairman of the party. Atiku, who led other leaders of the party to Ibadan on an interactive session with stakeholders of the PDP, said that the call for the re-composition of the ...

Seyi Makinde, Oyo State governor on Tuesday, insisted that the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyorchia Ayu, must step down for the party to reflect the national unity the party is preaching. Makinde, who spoke at a PDP South-West Stakeholders Forum held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, argued that if the PDP is talking about ...

Strike: Court adjourns FG’s suit against ASUU till September 16 The National Industrial Court has adjourned the case between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to September 16. Justice Polycap Hamman adjourned the matter to enable both parties to file the necessary papers for the suit. The Head of Press and Public Relations at the ...

It had been reported earlier that three police escorts in the convoy of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah representing Anambra South senatorial zone were feared dead when he was attacked at Enugwu Ukwu in Njikoka local government area of the southeast state on Sunday, September 11, 2022. A report monitored on Vanguard, quoted an eye witness to have said the senator was reportedly injured in the ...