Nigeria Actress Isime Receives Honorary Doctorate From American Varsity
Nancy Isime, a well-known actress and media personality from Nigeria, has gained another accomplishment. The actress and media personality posted photos from the ceremony on her social media pages on Sunday. Prowress University Delaware in the United States awarded Nancy an Honorary Doctorate in Arts and Philosophy. The multi-talented actress also disclosed that she received […]
Schoolboy Steers School Bus To Safety After Driver Passes Out
Sixty-six Michigan school students are all safe thanks to one quick-thinking 13-year-old who steered the school bus to safety after the driver lost consciousness, officials said. Dillon Reeves of Carter Middle School in Warren leapt to the front from his seat about five rows back before taking control of the wheel. A video shows the […]
Sudan: FG Spent N560 Million Evacuating Stranded Nigerians By Road
On Wednesday, the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari revealed that $1.2 million (approximately N560 million in Nigerian currency) had been spent to transport Nigerians who were stranded in Sudan to safe locations by road. After the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in […]
FG Commences Payment Of Unpaid Teachers’ Salaries
The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari commences the payment of the federal government-employed teachers’ withheld salaries. The affected teachers were the ones who benefited from the President Buhari administration’s decision to extend the service term. President Buhari announced some incentives for teachers in 2020 on World Teachers’ Day, including a new pay scale and an […]
Sudan Conflict: Over 1700 Nigerian Students Have Express Interest In Early Evacuation
The Federal Government may have dashed their hopes of an early evacuation as he explained that the tense situation in Sudan was making it difficult for stranded Nigerian citizens to be evacuated from the country, despite the fact that 1,700 Nigerian students had expressed a willingness to return to the country from war-torn Sudan. Although […]
Queens College Experience Fire Outbreak In Lagos
According to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, a fire broke out at Queens College in Yaba. In a statement, the service’s director, Margaret Adeseye, said that the fire began in a two-room flat situated behind the staff housing for the school. Adeseye, however, said that no one was hurt in the incident and […]
All Edo First Class Graduates To Get Automatic Employment – Gov. Obaseki
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has approved automatic employment for first-class graduates of Edo origin in all Nigerian universities into the state’s civil and public services. The approval was conveyed by the state head of service (HoS), Anthony Okungbowa, who hailed the governor for the gesture, which he described as pacesetting and a worthy move […]
Federal Govt Yet To Meet Most Of Our Demands – ASUU National President
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said the federal government is yet to address most of the issues that prompted the union’s suspended strike. ASUU had late last year called off an eight-month strike after a series of negotiations with the Federal Government. Some of the lecturers’ demands include the release of revitalization funds […]
ASUU Declares Total, Indefinite Strike In Taraba Varsity
The Taraba State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared a total, comprehensive, and indefinite strike action in the institution. This followed permission by the national leadership of ASUU to the state branch to embark on the strike action to press home its demands and against the State government’s refusal […]
Nashville School Shooter Hid Guns In Parents’ House
The shooter who killed six people at a school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday bought seven guns legally and hid them at home, police say. Investigators say the suspect’s parents felt the 28-year-old should not own weapons, and did not realise the guns had been concealed in their house. Six people, including three children age […]
