THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has signalled that in the coming year, universities across the nation might confront the risk of strikes owing to the insufficient budget assigned to the education sector and the lack of adequate compensation. Professor Emmanuel Oshodeke, in an interview with The PUNCH on …

CONTROVERSIAL Nollywood actress and media personality, Moet Abebe has said that Nigerian internet users do not love outspoken women. Abebe stated this in a recent interview with Cool FM Nigeria, Lagos, hosted by former reality star, Natacha Akide, aka Tacha. Abebe, who recently has been in the news over some …

ORGANIZERS of the 9th edition of the Nigeria Technology Awards have recognized Dipo Mohammed as the Most Outstanding Tech PR Personality 2023 at a dinner in Lagos. Mohammed is the Brands, Marketing, and Communications Manager at Inlaks, a leading ICT infrastructure and system integrator in sub–Saharan Africa. He was recognized …

ONE Samuel Soyemi has detailed a terrifying encounter where men, claiming to be police from Zone 2 in Lagos, forcibly entered his home and abducted his family. During the late-night incident on October 10, Soyemi recounts the alleged officers extorted over one million Naira and falsely accused him of serious …

KPEROGI, an activist and author, in his article on Saturday stated that some northern scholars had suddenly found their voice to reel out ethnic-religious sentiments in the wake of the latest accidental bombing by the Nigerian military in Tudun Biri, Kaduna State. A Nigerian-American professor, Farooq Kperogi, has said that …

In this three-month long investigation, Daily Trust on Sunday went undercover to expose a shadow economy of illegal kidney trade in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory. One million naira is the ‘official’ price for a kidney in the black-market. This investigation uncovered a cell of kidney agents that have been planted …

THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said enough Naira notes are in circulation amid reports of scarcity of banknotes. In a statement issued by the Corporate Communications Department of the CBN, the apex bank explained the reasons behind the scarcity of Naira notes in some parts of the country. …

THE Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has said that the 2024 budget recently submitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu was aimed at continuous impoverishment of the people. It said a government that claimed to have inherited a bankrupt and empty treasury appears not to be circumspect of the …

GUNMEN have reportedly killed a member of a local vigilante and injured three others in Bakutumbe village, Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The incident was said to have occurred at the weekend. Trojan News gathered that the assailants, who also abducted four villagers, unleashed terror by shooting sporadically …

POPULAR Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe has narrated how she almost left the Nigerian movie industry over sexual harassment. The actress disclosed this while narrating her challenges before making her way to the top. Speaking in an interview with Morayo Afolabi-Brown on ‘Your View’, a talk show on TVC, Aigbe recounted …