•Governor Dapo Abiodun The Ogun State Government has shut down Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-Emi over the death of Monday Arijo, an SS2 student of the school. This followed the arrest and suspension of the teacher allegedly responsible for the death of the student last Friday, as a result of corporal punishment, reports Channels TV. [&helli...
Universities across the country, especially those owned by the federal government, were today shut down by non-academic staff under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU and the Non-academic Staff Union of Educational and Allied Institutions, NASU. The step followed the decision of the national leaders of th...
•Fuel scarcity As fuel consumption plummets nationwide due to soaring prices, oil marketers have expressed concerns over significant losses, with around 10,000 oil dealers about to shut down. Data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority indicate that fuel consumption dropped to 4.5 million litres per day in Au...
Nigerians have expressed their readiness to switch to other telecom providers if MTN Nigeria shuts down its operations due to the current economic challenges. MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest telecom operator, has warned of a potential shutdown if tariffs are not increased to offset rising operational costs, reports Nigerian Tribune. Recall ...
A leading financial institution in Nigeria, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), has announced extension of system upgrade by three hours, thereby causing delays in reopening its banking channels due to its transition to a new Finacle Core Banking Application System. The bank recently notified its customers of temporary disruptions in the bank’s digital...
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) has notified its customers of temporary disruptions in the bank’s digital banking services for 11 hours, beginning at 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 13, and ending at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October. This was disclosed in a mail obtained by our correspondent yesterday. According to the statement, the transition to a [&hel...
Nigerian students under the umbrella of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has announced plans for a large-scale shutdown of all major cities in Nigeria, starting on September 15, 2024. According to NANS, the protest is in response to the recent fuel price increase, reports Daily Trust. Yesterday, there was an increase in the...
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, has threatened to cripple the activities of states that refuse to implement the N70,000 new national minimum wage. President of the Association Shehu Muhammed, gave the threat yesterday during the association’s 5th Quadrennial Delegates Conference in Lagos, where he emerged as the new...
•Tinubu As academic and non-academic workers in the university system have threatened to embark on another round of industrial action, students and parents have said they don’t want another closure of universities, calling on the workers and the government to find a way out of their face-off. According to them, incessant closure of universitie...
Graduates of the Itsekiri nationality, under the aegis of the National Association of Itsekiri Graduates (NAIG), have threatened to shut down Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) for allegedly secretly employing about 300 persons against extant laws. The graduates said the action was in disregard to the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Developme...
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