Written by The Federal Government has imposed the no-work, no-pay policy on striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This was contained in a circular dated October 13 and signed by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa. Alausa expressed the Federal Government’s displeasure with ASUU’s decision to embark on a nationwide strike despite … Continue reading “ASUU: FG Imposes No-Work-No-Pay Rule On Striking Lecturers”
Donald Trump hailed an end to a “painful nightmare” in a speech to Israel’s parliament Monday, as the last surviving hostages returned home from Gaza and a group of Palestinian prisoners were freed under a ceasefire deal he spearheaded. The US president’s lightning visit came ahead of a summit in Gaza in the Egyptian … Continue reading “Trump Says ‘Nightmare’ For Israelis, Palestinians Over”
A nine-year-old girl was found dead in her home in northeastern France this weekend, prosecutors and police sources said, pointing to a likely death by suicide after she was bullied. READ ALSO: France Arrests Teen After Knife Attack On Music Teacher Former prime minister Gabriel Attal on Monday expressed his condolences to the family … Continue reading “Death Of Bullied Nine-Year-Old Shakes France”
The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded on Monday to American-Israeli Joel Mokyr, Frenchman Philippe Aghion, and Canadian Peter Howitt for work on technology’s impact on sustained economic growth. Mokyr, 79, won one half of the prize “for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress”, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences … Continue reading “Trio Wins Nobel Economics Prize For Work On Tech-Driven Growth”
The “King of Afrobeat”, “Black President”, activist and legendary musician Fela Kuti has returned to his hometown and Nigeria’s cultural capital Lagos through a landmark exhibition that celebrates his life and legacy and opens Monday. The “Afrobeat Rebellion” exhibition, organised by the French Embassy and the Kuti family, builds on one held in Paris … Continue reading “Landmark Lagos Exhibition Celebrates ‘King of Afrobeat’ Fela Kuti”
The US government shutdown dragged into a third week on Monday, with Congress gridlocked in a clash over spending and no resolution in sight to a crisis that has already cost thousands of jobs. With hundreds of thousands of federal employees already on enforced leave, President Donald Trump is following through on threats to take … Continue reading “US Govt Shutdown Inflicts Increasing Pain As It Enters Third Week”
Nigeria’s crude oil production dropped to 1.39 million barrels per day (bpd) in September 2025, newly published data by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has shown. This represented an output loss of about 45, 000 barrels per day in the month under review. Analysis of the data contained in the Organisation’s … Continue reading “Nigeria’s Oil Production Fell To 1.3mb/d In September — OPEC”
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will attend the summit on Gaza that will take place in Egypt later Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The summit, co-chaired by US President Donald Trump and Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, will see more than 20 leaders gather to mark the Gaza ceasefire and the return of Israeli hostages in … Continue reading “Palestinian President Abbas To Attend Gaza Summit —Macron”
Israel said that the last 20 living hostages released by Hamas on Monday had arrived in the country. “Welcome home,” the foreign ministry wrote in a series of posts on X, hailing the return of Matan Angrest, Gali Berman, Ziv Berman, Elkana Bohbot, Rom Braslavski, Nimrod Cohen, David Cunio, Ariel Cunio, Evyatar David, Guy Gilboa … Continue reading “JUST IN: All Surviving Gaza Hostages Back Home — Israel”
No country has ever won the World Cup with a foreign-born coach but Carlo Ancelotti said Monday that there was “always a first time” as he eyes glory with Brazil. The Italian became Brazil’s first overseas coach in six decades when he took over in May, and he helped the five-times champions punch their ticket … Continue reading “Ancelotti Ready To Make World Cup History With Brazil”