Nigerian universities students will remain at home for additional three months following the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU’s) extension of its strike. The National President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke confirmed this after the body’s emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, which ended in the early hours of Monday in Abuja. The union had embarked on a one-month strike on February 14 over the failure of the Nigerian government to honour the various agreements reached with them in 2019. Some of ASUU’s demands include the release of revitalisation funds for universities, renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement, release of…
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The Cross River Police Command have arrested a 70-year-old man, Bassey Inyang on allegations of sexually assaulting a 12-old-girl in Calabar. Inyang was alleged to have assaulted the minor in his apartment at 14 Waddell Street, Mbukpa community in Calabar South local council of the state. A source told The Guardian that the suspect was arrested at the weekend in his house by the Anti-Cult and Kidnapping Squad of the command following an alarm raised by the girl’s parents. Inyang was also alleged to be sexually assaulting other minors in the neighborhood, but was exposed when the mother of the…
By Bashir Rabe Mani The Director-General (DG), National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Jelani Aliyu says the private sector has so far invested over N500 billion in the automotive industry. “We have encouraged, supported, and enabled the private sector to come and put in over half a trillion naira to set up factories and assembly plants across the country,” Aliyu told newsmen in Sokoto on Sunday. The DG spoke to newsmen on the efforts of the council to bolster the local production of vehicles in Nigeria. “We have companies like Dangote’s Sinotrucks, Innoson in Nnewi, Elizade, Lanre Shittu, Honda…
The International Gas Union (IGU), has suspended Russia’s Gazprom and Novatek from any involvement in its activities. The relevant statement was made by Interfax, referring to the representatives of the World Gas Congress (WGC), an Ukrinform correspondent reports. As a result, the Korea Gas Union, hosting the WGC 2022, cannot engage the further participation of Russian entities in the WGC 2022 for speaking, participation of delegations, or involvement in the exhibition or sponsorship. Russia’s largest gas market players, Gazprom and Novatek, used to take part in the WGC many times. Their leaders, Alexey Miller and Leonid Mikhelson, were expected to…
Arik Air and Aero Contractors have pulled out of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON’s)planned shutdown of flight operations from Monday. The association on Friday, announced that it’s members would suspend flight operations from Monday, May 9, 2022. Earlier on Sunday, Dana Air and Ibom Airlines announced their pull out from the plan. Also in a joint statement on Sunday, titled, “Re-AON to shut down operations amidst high cost of JET A1”, Arik Air Limited and Aero Contractors said they would continue operations. They however supported the efforts by the AON to address the fuel price hike. Read the full…
Ibom Airlines says it will not join the planned shutdown of flights announced by the Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON). The AON had on Friday said its members would suspend flight services on Monday due to the unbearable high cost of aviation fuel (JetA1) and other associated costs. But in a statement, Ibom Airlines said obligations to its customers, suppliers and staff, would not allow it participate in the shutdown. “Apart from the above factors, Ibom Air is currently the only airline serving Akwa Ibom State directly and as such, any voluntary stoppage of operations would completely cut off access…
DANA Air has recanted its decision to join the Airline Operators’ of Nigeria (AON) to commence an indefinite cessation of operations from May 9, 2022. Mr Kingsley Ezenwa, Manager, Communications and Marketing, Dana Airlines confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Dana is the second airline to pull out of the suspension after Ibom Air said it would not be joining the action initiated by the airline body. “Following the recent press statement by the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), it has become necessary for us to take a stand in the overall interest of our guests, corporate…
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Sunday insisted that they would go ahead with withdrawal of flights services on Monday over astronomical rise in aviation fuel. Dr Yunusa Abdulmunaf, President of the association, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Abdulmunaf said that the association unequivocally stood firmly by its decision to commence withdrawal of flights services from May 9. The association had on Friday threatened to shutdown flights services to passengers, if the Federal Government refused to reduce the price of Jet A1, now being sold at N700 per litre. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has appealed to domestic airline operators to shelve their proposed service shutdown, considering the effect on passengers, difficulties and hardship associated with the action. Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, made the appeal in an interview on Saturday. Irukera said the commission was engaging both operators and the leadership of major fuel marketers in a discussion to understand the global supply challenges and possible steps to ameliorate same. He, however, frowned at the rising consumer feedback that airlines had continued to sell tickets beyond May 9, the date for…
A total of 25 national guard servicemen who report to Vladimir Putin are set to go to court on Thursday over their illegal dismissal after they refused to enter a foreign war zone. Russian troops headed by Vladimir Putin are set to go to court to challenge an illegal order for them to fight in the war against Ukraine. A total of 25 national guards “refuseniks”, who report directly to Putin, are demanding their job back after they were fired for defying commanders’ orders to send them to a foreign war zone. The Vladikavkaz garrison military court is due to…