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Punch Newspapers Sections Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Federal Government has again assured that the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities would soon come to an end. The assurances followed the payment of part of the arrears of salaries to the university lecturers in line with the agreement reached with the union. Some lecturers confirmed that they had been paid two months’ salary arrears. Speaking at the meeting with ASUU on Tuesday, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, assured that the strike would be called off before January 15. Referring to...

Punch Newspapers Sections Adelani Adepegba, Grace Edema and Tony Okafor The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, on Monday, said university students would resume in January 2021. Ngige spoke in Alor, in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State during the inauguration of his medical outreach for the people of the area. He said the Federal Government had met 98 per cent of the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, adding that the remaining two per cent demands holding the strike would be sorted during negotiation on Tuesday (today). He expressed opti...

Share Gunmen killed a police corporal and abducted the daughter of the former speaker of the Jigawa State Assembly, Zainab Zakaria Bosuwa and one other person. Confirming the incident to the Tribune Online in the state, the Jigawa State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abdu Jinjiri said the criminals in their large numbers stormed to the village and kidnapped the girl and one other person. According to the PPRO, “The incident happened last night (Monday) at about 2:00 am in Bosuwa Village in Maigatari Local Government Area.” Jinjiri said the kidnappers arrived in the village on ...

Share Israel on Monday said it would ban entry to foreigners from all countries in a bid to prevent the spread of a new strain of coronavirus thought to be particularly contagious. Only Israeli citizens and foreigners with special permits such as diplomats will be allowed to enter the country under new rules decided by Israel’s coronavirus cabinet. They will be required to self-isolate at home unless they are travelling from Britain, South Africa or Denmark, in which case they must stay in specially designated quarantine hotels. From Wednesday at 2 p.m (1200 GMT), all Israeli incoming trave...

He was the 20th Olu of Warri to have ascended the throne.  This is coming barely 10 days after his fifth coronation anniversary held amid reasonable fanfare. A source close to the palace said the late Olu died at about 3:00a.m on Monday of a yet-to-be-ascertained cause.  Details of his death is yet to filter into the air as an official announcement is still being expected as of the time of filing this report. The Olu was very lively and received homages from his subjects at the grand finale of his fifth coronation anniversary on December 11 at his palace field, without showing any sign of a...