Commissioners for Education in the country will engage with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Abuja to strategise on the best way to address the pervasive issue of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions. The meeting, which is expected to focus on sexual harassment in tertiary …

WORKERS at South Korean tech giant Samsung, on Monday, July 8, 2024, commenced a three-day general strike over pay and benefits. The head of a union representing Samsung workers, Son Woo-mok, confirmed this on Monday, warning the action could impact memory chip production. Samsung Electronics is the world’s largest memory …

Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two crashes of 737 Max jetliners that killed 346 people after the government determined the company violated an agreement that had protected it from prosecution for more than three years, the Justice Department said Sunday night. Federal prosecutors gave …

Canada has launched a new programme called the Innovation Stream Pilot, which makes it easier to get a work permit. This is a special programme that allows Canadian companies to hire skilled workers from abroad without needing a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). An LMIA is a process that usually …

FRENCH Prime Minister Gabriel Attal says he will hand his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Monday morning. Attal said this on Sunday, July 7, 2024, adding that he will carry out his functions as long as required. Attal made the comments after his party failed to win a majority …

THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Monday to Wednesday, July 10, 2024, across the country. NiMet made this known via its weather outlook released on Sunday, July 7. The agency forecast morning thunderstorms in parts of Kebbi, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Taraba, and Kaduna States …

In a coordinated effort, Nigerian Army troops deployed for counter-terrorism operations in Yobe State, alongside a local hunters’ group, successfully foiled an attempt by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)/Boko Haram terrorists to destroy high tension electric pylons near Kasesa Village, on the outskirts of Damaturu town. Acting on credible …

A 100-level student of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State, Favour Okenyi, has been found dead on the institution’s campus. Reports said that the lifeless body of the student was found in a drainage on Friday, July 5, 2024. The deceased from the Department of Medical Laboratory …

THE Nigeria Youths For Atiku (NYFA), a support group of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, says it still believes in his transformative agenda for the nation. The group’s Director of Publicity, Mr Dare Dada, in a statement on Sunday urged Nigerians to embrace the Waziri of Adamawa and rally round him …

Afghanistan has launched another polio vaccination campaign aimed at protecting around 8 million children under the age of 5, the Taliban Health Ministry announced on Monday. The four-day campaign is the third this year and will cover 23 of the country’s 34 provinces, the ministry said in a statement. The …