NASU, SSANU Declare Strike Over IPPIS

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non Academic Staff Union (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has embarked on an industrial action with effect from school resumption. The National President of SSANU, comrade Samson Ugwoke, who spoke on behalf of JAC, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Abuja at the end

The aftermath of the RevolutionNow Protest in Nigeria (video)

The Revolution rally today had Over 40 #RevolutionNow Protesters Arrested In Abuja As Military Personnel Patrol City as some Nigerians who are so frustrated with the Government of Nigeria were meted with sever maltreatment from the security personnels. It’s quite unfortunate that freedom of speech and expression is no longer guaranteed in a supposed democratic

BREAKING: Over 40 #RevolutionNow Protesters Arrested In Abuja As Military Personnel Patrol City(video)

Over 40 #RevolutionNow protesters have been arrested in Abuja by military personnel deployed by the government to patrol different parts of the city. The protesters, who were coming from the Mararaba axis, were arrested around the Unity Fountain and thrown into at least six trucks that whisked them away to an unknown destination. The security

Bristow Helicopters Sacks 100 Pilots, Engineers

Bristow Helicopters has sacked 100 pilots and engineers following negative impact of Coronavirus on its business and the nation’s economy. The company, in a statement on Tuesday said the spread of the COVID-19 virus had severely impacted all sectors in the aviation industry, including its market, which primarily served the Nigerian oil and gas sector.

FG raises hate speech fine from N500,000 to N5m

The Federal Government on Tuesday raised the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to 5 million naira, The PUNCH has learnt. The government also mandated broadcast stations to devote airtime for public education on emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, made this known in Lagos on Tuesday while unveiling the Reviewed

Trump gives TikTok 6 weeks to sell itself to US company

US President Donald Trump gave popular Chinese-owned video app TikTok six weeks to sell its US operations to an American company, saying Monday it would be “out of business” otherwise, and that the government wanted a financial benefit from the deal. “It’s got to be an American company… it’s got to be owned here,” Trump

ShopRite Denies Leaving Nigeria

ShopRite Nigeria has debunked the story making the rounds that it intends to close shop in Nigeria. The Country Director for Chastex Consult, Ini Archibong, in a telephone conversation with Vanguard, said: “Shoprite is not leaving Nigeria. “We have only just opened to Nigerian investors which we have also been talking to just before now. We