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British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has said that Ukraine is not joining NATO “any time soon,” following President Volodymyr Zelensky’s acknowledgement that Ukraine would not become part of the Western military alliance, the Associated Press reports. Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, has long expressed worries over Ukraine’s NATO aspirations as a threat to Russia, something the…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has issued fresh directive to Google LLC (Play Store) and Apple Inc. (Apple Store) to deactivate illegal online banks and loan applications. The Federal Government agency asked Google and Apple to delete the applications where evidence has established inappropriate conduct or use of the application in violation of…

A whooping sum of N4.2 billion has been traced to the separate accounts of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari; and his deputy, ACP Sunday Ubua. The details are part of a report sent to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). According to the…

Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has extended its warning strike for another two months. The extension of the industrial action was taken at the union’s National Executive Council, NEC meeting held in Abuja last night. Although the union has not made any public statement regarding the outcome of the meeting, a source told Vanguard…

Politics Nigeria In a twist of events, President Muhammadu Buhari has maintained that Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Buni, will lead the All Progressives Congress (APC) to her national convention slated for March 26, POLITICS NIGERIA can authoritatively report. Two weeks ago, Niger state Governor, Sani Bello, took over affairs at the APC national headquarters, announcing…

Punch Newspaper Fresh crises have risen following the declaration of the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa, that the University Transparency and Accountability Solution created by the Academic Staff Union of Universities in lieu of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System for the payment of university lecturers had failed…

There are convincing indications that the National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will meet today (Sunday)to deliberate on the next line of action. According to Punch, the union will meet in Abuja to review the ongoing strike, one of the NEC members told Punch. “Yes, we are meeting today on the…

Vanguard A new twist into the $1.1million hushpuppi internet scam involving suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari and fraudster, Ramon Abass aka Hushpuppi and other accomplices emerged at the weekend with the office of the Attorney General issuing new legal advice exonerating Kyari from money laundering allegations. The office of…

Press Release The Lagos State Government has been watching closely events in the National Union of Road Transport Workers Union (NURTW). There have been claims and counter claims over the control of the union. The Government has a duty to ensure the safety of lives and property of all Lagosians and visitors. Therefore, there is…

Vanguard As the Federal Government is set to inaugurate a team to renegotiate the 2009 Agreement it signed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the union has said the government is on its own and it only expects the implementation of the said agreement and nothing else. This is just as the union…