The recent lowering of cut-off marks for admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been received with mixed feelings by university lecturers in the South-South. While majority of them described the new decision as counter-productive and dangerous, others see it a welcome development and being inclusive. The university teachers expressed their feelings on …

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin has assured that the police and other security agencies are prepared for any planned terrorists’ attack on Lagos. While responding to a question on threats by terrorists to invade Lagos, Suprentendent of Police Hundeyin told his audience during a Twitter Space webinar that the police had been receiving intelligence reports and ready …

The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its ongoing strike action which affects public universities by four weeks. ASUU has been on its prolonged action since 14 February. A statement made available to The PUNCH in Abuja confirmed the development. It partly reads: “Following extensive deliberations and taking cognisance of government’s past failures …

Health workers at the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have suspended their six-week-old strike on Monday. They are members of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN). MHWUN Vice Chairman, Idzi Isua told union’s congress on Monday morning that the union agreed to suspend the strike following an agreement with NAFDAC management. The …

Following the alleged threat by terrorists to invade Abuja, which has generated panic among residents of Nigeria capital city, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has tasked Igbo elders and politicians residing in Abuja not to leave its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu behind while feeling to safety at home. In  a statement by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB urged …

Suspected herdsmen on Sunday night killed seven persons in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred less than 24 hours after 18 people were reportedly killed during a clash between bandits and members of vigilante group in the Wase Council Area of the state. The National Publicity Secretary of the Berom Youth Moulders Association, Rwang Tengwong …

Nigerian students have received Cambridge Learners Awards in various categories for their outstanding performances in the 2021 June and November examination series. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the British Council, in Nigeria in collaboration with the Cambridge University Press and Assessment, recognised the 110 students from 45 Nigerian schools. Eleven students from eight schools who obtained the …

With the protracted industrial action in public universities yet unresolved, resident doctors have given a two-week notice to embark on a strike. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) said that federal and state governments had defaulted on agreements reached with the doctors. Rising from its National Executive Council on Saturday, NARD issued a communique signed by its President, Godiya …

The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu has assured that the first batch of mega transformers under the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) would arrive by September. In a statement by his Media Adviser, Isa Sanusi on Saturday, Aliyu said the transformers had passed the factory acceptance test at the Siemens’ transformers factory in Trento, Italy. In December 2021, the Federal Executive …

…. DG reiterates call for stiffer penalty The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has secured judgment of a three-year jail term against a falsified drugs merchant. According to a statement on Sunday by NAFDAC’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, a Federal High Court in Kano presided over by Justice Ibrahim Mark sentenced 41-year-old Innocent Oparah …