Category: News
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ASUU: Panel on UTAS Sets To Submit Report
Punch Newspaper The joint committee of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the National Universities Commission and the National Information Technology Development Agency is set to submit the report of the integrity test on the University Transparency Accountability Solution on Tuesday. One of the demands of ASUU is the deployment of the UTAS payment platform…
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Russian Missiles Destroys Ukranian Airport (Photos+Videos)
A barrage of Russian missiles destroyed the airport in Vinnytsia in central Ukraine on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. “I have just been informed about a missile strike on Vinnytsia. Eight rockets… The airport was completely destroyed,” he said. AFP
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We Drink, Cook With Snow, Ice, 368 Nigerian Students Trapped in Ukranian Varsity Lament
The Nation No fewer than 368 Nigerian students still trapped in Sumy State University (SumDU), Ukraine, are now drinking and cooking with ice and snow following water shortage in the city of Sumy. They are part of the over 800 international students hiding in bunkers at hostel 3 in SumDU. They told The Nation that…
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Festus Kenyamo Loses Father at 83
The Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo,SAN, has lost his aged father, Pa Matthias Keyamo. The late Keyamo died at age 83 on Saturday at his residence in Delta State. In a statement on Sunday by Keyamo’s Media Aide, Tunde Moshood burial details will be announced later by the family. It read, “The…
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Russian Troops Shot British Journalist Covering War in Ukraine
Russian troops shot and wounded a British journalist covering the war in Ukraine in Kyiv. Sky News correspondent Stuart Ramsay and his four colleagues had been driving back to Ukraine’s capital Kyiv when they were ambushed by Russian forces. Mr Ramsay was accompanied by camera operator Richie Mockler and producers Dominique Van Heerden, Martin Vowles…
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American Female Basketball Player Detained in Russia Over Hashish Oil
Russia’s Customs Service says it has detained Brittney Griner, one of America’s most decorated women’s basketball players, after it found hashish oil in her luggage at an airport near Moscow. Though Ms Griner’s name was not released, a Russian news agency identified her as the Phoenix Mercury centre who won two Olympic gold medals with…
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Russian Plane Lands In U.S. To Pick Expelled Diplomats
A Russian plane landed at Washington’s international airport Saturday to pick up about a dozen diplomats from Moscow’s UN mission who are accused by Washington of espionage, authorities said. The United States closed its airspace to all Russian aircraft after Moscow invaded Ukraine. The Ilyushin Il-96 aircraft was allowed, however, to land at Dulles International…
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2022 UTME Registration: JAMB Issues Warning To Vendors, Agents
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, says it will blacklist any vendors or its agents who violate its rules for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination exercise. The Registrar of the board, Prof Is’haq Oloyede, stated this in Ibadan on Saturday, while monitoring the registration exercise at some centres. Oloyede, who said he was…
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Imposing No-fly Zone Would Have Catastrophic Consequences To World, Putin
Russian President, Vladimir Putin said Saturday that any country that sought to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine would be considered by Moscow to have entered the conflict. “Any movement in this direction will be considered by us as participation in an armed conflict by that country,” the Russian leader said during a meeting with…
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Russia’s Defence Ministry Announces Partial Ceasefire in Ukraine
Russia’s defence ministry announced a partial ceasefire Saturday to allow residents of two besieged cities, including the strategic port city of Mariupol, to evacuate. “Today, March 5, from 10 am Moscow time, the Russian side declares a regime of silence and opens humanitarian corridors for the exit of civilians from Mariupol and Volnovakha,” it said.The…