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An undergraduate of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Aminu Adamu, has been languishing in detention after security officials comprising the police and men of the Department of State Service, arrested him over a post on Twitter alleging that the wife of…

Members of the Academic Union of Universities (ASUU) are set to invoke ‘no pay, no work’ in retaliation to the Federal Government policy of ‘no work, no pay’ against them. They warned the government to stop the casualisation of ASUU members through payment…

The Anambra State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, has faulted the claim by the National Youths Service Corps that 63 per cent of teachers in the state are corps members. Chuma-Udeh described the statement as false, challenging the NYSC to provide data…

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, has predicted that Nigeria will likely see an increase in COVID-19 cases and a decrease in hospitalisation over the holiday season this year. Adetifa, in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, claimed…

The Lagos State Government, through its Office of Public-Private Partnerships, has shortlisted three bidders for the construction of the Fourth Mainland Bridge in Lagos. Speaking at a media briefing on Saturday in Lagos, the Special Adviser to the Governor on PPP, Mr. Ope…

The Abuja-Kaduna rail services resume operations November 28, 2022. This is coming eight months after the service was suspended due to terrorists attack on the line. A source within the Idu rail station disclosed this to press on Thursday. Terrorists attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train on…

Ace gospel singer, Sammie Okposo, is dead. The singer died on Friday morning. He was 51. His project manager, Hillary Vincent, confirmed the news. Responding to inquiries, he said, “Yes it’s true. It happened this morning.” Vincent, however, declined further comments on the singer’s demise as…

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has said that it recorded over N200bn suspicious transactions from government accounts. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Modibbo Haman Tukur, said this on Thursday in Abuja…