•A car is stranded on a flooded street in Dubai today Schools and many offices were closed across the United Arab Emirates today as heavy rains returned to the desert country just two weeks after record downpours that experts linked to climate change. A lightning storm with high winds swept across the oil-rich monarchy […]
Lead British International School has taken the extraordinary step of shutting the school for three days in response to a viral video depicting bullying among its students. The decision was announced during a meeting attended by concerned parents today, held within the school premises, reports Nigerian Tribune. In a firm statement, the school ...
•Tinubu The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has said that 767 manufacturers shut down operations while 335 became distressed in 2023. This came against the backdrop of exchange rate volatility, rising inflation and other economic challenges that have worsened the investment climate, reports The PUNCH. MAN stated this in a statement in whi...
•Lekki Port, Lagos The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria said it will join the two-day nationwide protest being organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress. This was contained in a statement today by the Head of Media, MWUN, Kennedy Ikemefuna, reports The PUNCH. Ikemefuna said the move was necessary following the directive of NLC that its [&helli...
•Shehu Sani Former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani, has claimed that over 10,000 schools in the North have closed due to kidnapping and terrorism. He made this known at Arewa House, Kaduna during the 15th Ralph Opara Memorial Lecture on Girl Child Education, organised by the National Association of S...
•Maritime Worker The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has threatened to shut down the nation’s seaports, jetties and oil and gas platforms from next week Tuesday, given the continued refusal of the International Oil Companies (IOCs) and stevedoring contractors to comply with the nation’s extant laws. The union in a statement by the Hea...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the Egbin Power generating station located in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State was shut down on Monday to allow the Nigeria Gas Company (NGC) to maintain linking gas pipeline supplying gas to the station. In a statement, TCN said the station, which contributes more than 16% of […]
•NYSC Graduating students of a private College of Education in Akure, All-State College of Education, Ero, in Ifedore Local Government Area of the state, today, shut down the school, protesting over the failure of the institution to mobilise the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC). The protesting students who blocked the road also held the Pr...
•Lawyers The Coalition of Nigerian Legal Practitioners has said it would mobilise 1000 lawyers to protest against the hike in fuel price on November 2, at the headquarters of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) in Abuja. This is even as the coalition had already petitioned President Bola Tinubu, Speaker of the House of ...
Members of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) in Edo State have joined the nationwide strike of the group over autonomy. The group today picketed the gates to the Edo State House of Assembly, preventing the lawmakers from gaining entry into the complex, reports Channels TV. Their action follows the expiration of the ultimat...
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