Insecurity: Army reshuffles leadership, appoints new commanders

The Nigerian Army has on Friday, announced a reshuffling of its leadership by appointing new General Commanders, Corp Commanders, Commandants of training institutions, Brigade Commanders, and Commanding Officers amongst others. According to a statement by the Defence Headquarters, signed by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant

Zuba Residents Flee as Terrorists Attack (video)

Gunmen on Thursday night invaded Zuba, a town under Gwagwalada area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), bordering Niger State, shooting in the process. A resident of Zuba confirmed to Nigerian Tribune, on condition of anonymity that gunshots were heard in the town and friends and family were making calls to their loved ones

Varsity union strike: NAAT rejects disparity in varsity salaries

THE leadership of the National Association of Academic Technologists,  NAAT, on Thursday said it will resist any attempt under any guise by the Federal Government or its agents to introduce disparity in salaries of university workers. NAAT said that even if any union decides to call-off the ongoing strike, laboratories, practical halls and farms would

Gbajabiamila Tenders Apology to Nigerians Over Harvard Classroom Post

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has apologised to Nigerian students and their parents for for circulating photos of himself receiving lectures at Harvard University in the United States amid the lingering strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). On Tuesday, the Speaker posted a picture of himself in the classroom,

Breaking : Naira crashes to N710 per dollar

The naira has crashed further in the parallel market, trading for N710 against the U.S. dollar on the exchange platform Aboki Forex. The national currency, which traded for N670 against the dollar on Monday, has fallen even further by 6.7 percent in two days as of Friday afternoon, according to data from Aboki Forex. Today’s

NLC Takes Protest To National Assembly (video)

The Nigeria Labour Congress  on Wednesday moved its protest to the National Assembly, Abuja. Before the Labour Union arrived at the Legislative Houses, security had been beefed up with fierce-looking security agents spread all over the complex. The human and vehicular traffic was massive with motorists finding it difficult to enter the complex. The Senate proceedings