Lecturers at Nigeria’s National Mathematical Centre (NMC) have decried their exclusion from a ₦50 billion Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) fund released by the Federal Government for university workers, demanding immediate redress. The protest, led by the NMC chapter of the Congress of University Academics (CONUA), was formalised in a letter to Minister of Education Dr…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Austria on Monday and will be welcomed with military honours by President Alexander Van der Bellen, the government in Vienna said. After talks and a press conference with Van der Bellen, Zelensky is scheduled to meet Chancellor Christian Stocker. It is Zelensky’s first visit to Austria since the start of…
The United States temporarily shut down its diplomatic offices in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Monday following a nearby missile strike from Iran that caused limited damage to the U.S. Embassy branch in Tel Aviv. According to U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, the embassy branch sustained “minor damage” due to the shockwaves from missiles…
A Nigerian judge has refused a government request to issue an arrest warrant for Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, currently suspended, who is facing a defamation charge over comments made during a live broadcast. The Federal High Court in Abuja ruled on Monday that no bench warrant could be granted against the senator because she had not…
A public health official in Nigeria has spoken out against common misconceptions about contraceptive pills, stating categorically that they do not cause cervical cancer or infertility. Mrs Roseline Akinlabi, an experienced family planning trainer and public health nurse, addressed the issue during a virtual awareness programme held in Osogbo, organised by the State Public Health…
The United Nations’ top human rights official has issued a grave warning about the rapidly deteriorating conditions in Gaza, urging the international community to act decisively to prevent further loss of life and suffering. Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, delivered his remarks on Monday at the opening of a session of…
Authorities in Nigeria have launched a manhunt following the brutal killing of a 56-year-old farmer, Henry Oyagbomwan, who was murdered by five of his farm workers after a fruit sale in Edo State. The incident occurred on 13 May in Igueze village, located in Ovia Northeast Local Government Area. Local police report that Oyagbomwan had…
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has finalised the payment of another instalment of pension arrears of N32,000 increment approved by President Bola Tinubu, in 2024. This is according to a statement by PTAD’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Olugbenga Ajayi, in Abuja on Monday. Ajayi said that the latest instalment of N8.6 billion covered…
An Area Court in Jos on Monday sentenced two bus conductors, Adamu Bala and Adam Abubakar, to 12 months imprisonment each for unlawful possession of dangerous weapon. The judge, Mrs Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced the convicts after they pleaded guilty to the offence. The judge however gave the convicts an option of N50, 000 fines each….
Iran’s Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei has issued a stern warning to anyone cooperating with the country’s arch-enemy Israel, promising swift and harsh punishment. “Without leniency and with full determination, they will face the harshest punishment in accordance with the applicable laws and with the utmost urgency,” Mohseni-Ejei said on Monday, according to the Tasnim news…
