The 15-day ultimatum issued by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics to the federal government to meet its demands is set to expire on today, October 23. The group had threatened to embark on strike should the government fail to address the contentious new scheme of service for polytechnic lecturers across the country, reports NAN. [&hellip...
•INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has clarified that the council chairmen and councillors in the Federal Capital Territory would remain in office till 2026. The chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the clarification at a meeting with the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC...
Fighting resumed in Gaza today immediately after the expiry of a week-long truce between Israel and Hamas, with the first fatalities reported minutes later, according to health officials in the Palestinian territory. A live cam showed a heavy cloud of grey smoke rolling over northern Gaza, and apparent sounds of automatic weapons fire and expl...

