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Tuesday, 11 October 2022 06:23

Passengers panic as Lagos-bound train breaks down in forest area

Travellers on a Lagos-bound train were stranded on Monday after the locomotive developed a fault in the middle of a forest. A Twitter user, Yinka Seth @inkaseth, who tweeted the incident, claimed that some steel parts of the rail tracks were removed by some hoodlums. The tweet read, “My first tweet went out about 8:12am. It is now 8:31am and the train has stopped twice. The current explanation is that some steel parts of the rail tracks have been ‘removed’, that is the thing about bad governance and citizenship. Eventually, e go touch everybody. “We are less than 5mins from…

Tuesday, 11 October 2022 06:17

What to know after Day 230 of Russia-Ukraine war

Ukraine vowed to strengthen its armed forces after Russia launched its biggest aerial assaults on cities since the beginning of the war, forcing thousands to flee to bomb shelters and prompting Kyiv to halt electricity exports to Europe. CONFLICT * Russian missiles hit targets across Ukraine killing 14 people and wounding 97, emergency services said, as they tore into intersections, parks and tourist sites. * Russia's defence ministry said it had hit "all designated targets" in its massive missile attack on Ukrainian military, communications and energy infrastructure. * Russian President Putin said he ordered "massive" long-range strikes after accusing Ukraine…

Monday, 10 October 2022 06:02

What to know after Day 229 of Russia-Ukraine war

Two explosions rocked Kyiv early Monday following months of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital. The explosions were heard by AP journalists and appeared to be the result of missile strikes. Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitchko reported explosions in the city’s Shevchenko district, a large area in the center of Kyiv that includes the historic old town as well as several government offices. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Recent fighting has focused on the regions just north of Crimea, including Zaporizhzhia, where six missiles were launched overnight Saturday from Russian-occupied areas of the Zaporizhzhia region. Russian President Vladimir Putin…

Monday, 10 October 2022 05:57

Death toll in Anambra boat capsize tragedy rises to 76

Death toll from a boat accident in Nigeria's southeastern state of Anambra has risen to 76, the president said on Sunday. The vessel capsized on Friday amid heavy flooding in the Ogbaru area of Anambra, according to officials on Saturday, when they said at least 10 people had died and 60 were missing. In a statement posted on Twitter on Sunday, President Muhammadu Buhari said that emergency authorities had confirmed the higher death toll. Authorities are working to rescue or recover any missing passengers, said Buhari, adding that he had directed the relevant agencies to check safety protocols to prevent…

Sunday, 09 October 2022 05:39

200 gone in the last one month, 1,307 year-to-date: Here are the damning numbers of Nigeria’s trained medical doctors lost to UK

No fewer than 200 Nigerian-trained doctors were licensed by the government of the United Kingdom in just one month. Checks on the website of the General Medical Council, the body which licenses and maintains the official register of medical practitioners in the UK, showed that the GMC licensed at least 200 Nigerian-trained doctors between August 31, 2022, and September 30, 2022. The statistics also showed that between January 1, 2022 and September 30, 2022, about 1,307 doctors trained in Nigeria were licensed in the UK as Nigeria continues to battle one of the worst situations of brain drain in its…

Sunday, 09 October 2022 05:38

At least 10 dead, 60 missing after boat capsized in Anambra

At least 10 people have died and another 60 are missing after a boat capsized in Nigeria's southeastern Anambra state, officials said on Saturday. The vessel, with 85 people on board, capsized amid heavy flooding, trapping the passengers, Thickman Tanimu, zonal coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency, told Reuters. Anambra state Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo said in a statement that 10 people had drowned. Head of Anambra State Emergency Management Agency said 15 people had been rescued as of Saturday evening. The incident happened between 11 a.m. (1000 GMT) and noon on Friday, the agency said. Area resident and…

Sunday, 09 October 2022 05:34

What to know after Day 228 of Russia-Ukraine war

Russian divers will examine on Sunday the damage caused by a powerful blast on Russia's road-and-rail bridge to Crimea that hit a prestigious symbol of Moscow's annexation of the peninsula and a key supply route to forces battling in southern Ukraine. CONFLICT * At least 17 people were killed in an overnight shelling in Zaporizhzhia, a city in southeast Ukraine, local official Anatoliy Kurtev said early on Sunday. The city is about 125 km (80 miles) from the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. * Ukrainian troops are involved in very tough fighting near the strategically important eastern town of Bakhmut,…

Saturday, 08 October 2022 06:18

Buhari’s record N20.15trn budget stretches belief with targets - Bloomberg

Nation targets 3.75% GDP growth in expanded spending plan Spending plan is based on average oil price of $70 a barrel Nigeria unveiled a record spending plan that hinges on a massive increase in oil output and the fastest growth Africa’s largest economy has seen in almost a decade, targets that analysts said are too upbeat. The plan unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari to revive an economy that has struggled to recover since it exited recession two years ago projects expenditure will increase by 18% next year to 20.15 trillion naira ($47 billion). The spending plan will drive economic growth,…

Saturday, 08 October 2022 06:17

Appeal Court orders ASUU to resume work immediately as precondition for case to proceed

A Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its strike immediately. The appellate court stated that calling off the strike is the only condition that the union’s request to appeal the ruling of the National Industrial Court could be given effect. After a series of setback in its negotiation with ASUU, the Federal Government had dragged the union to the National Industrial Court. In his ruling on September 21, 2022, Polycarp Hamman, the presiding judge, directed the striking lecturers to resume work immediately pending the resolution of their dispute…

Saturday, 08 October 2022 06:16

UNILAG gets first female VC since founded 60 years ago

Folasade Ogunsola, a professor of clinical microbiology, has been appointed as the vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). Her appointment was announced on Friday by the UNILAG governing council. She is the first female vice-chancellor in the school’s 60-year history, and the 13th vice-chancellor of UNILAG. According to a statement by the institution, she is expected to take over from Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, whose tenure ends on November 11, 2022. “The appointment of Ogunsola is for five (5) years with effect from Saturday, November 12, 2022 to Thursday, November 11, 2027,” the statement reads. “The 12th Vice-Chancellor, Oluwatoyin T. Ogundipe,…

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Saturday, 08 October 2022 06:14

Kogi, Dangote Cement in war of words over shut Obajana plant

The crisis over the ownership of the Obajana cement plant in Kogi State deepened on Friday as the state government and Dangote Cement Plc continued to lay claims to the facility. The management of the firm also vowed to take legal action over the recent invasion of the plant and the shooting of its employees by armed vigilantes allegedly on the orders of the government. There was pandemonium on Wednesday when officials of the Kogi State Government reportedly moved to seal the cement plant which it claimed belonged to the state. Although the government said one person was shot during…

Saturday, 08 October 2022 06:07

What to know after Day 227 of Russia-Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree establishing a new operator for the Exxon Mobil Corp-led Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in Russia's Far East, the oil giant's largest investment in Russia. CONFLICT * A fuel tank was on fire early on Saturday on the Kerch bridge in Crimea, which was designed to link the peninsula into Russia’s transport network, Russia’s RIA state news agency said, while Ukraine’s media reported an explosion. * A U.S. Navy reconnaissance aircraft flew near the site of the Sept. 26 rupturing of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea hours after the…

Friday, 07 October 2022 06:10

Putin not joking; nuclear ‘Armageddon’ real - Biden

President Joe Biden said Thursday that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks in the eight-month invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at a fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin was “a guy I know fairly well” and the Russian leader was “not joking when he talks about the use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons.” Biden added, “We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since…

Friday, 07 October 2022 06:09

Kogi govt claims ownership of Obajana Dangote cement factory

Kogi state government says it has commenced the process of recovering the cement plant in Obajana from Dangote Industries Limited. On Wednesday, the cement plant was sealed due to an “ownership tussle”between the company and the state government. The government’s resolution is contained in a report by the specialised technical committee on the evaluation of the legality of the alleged acquisition of Obajana Cement Company by Dangote Cement. The report was presented to the public by Folashade Ayoade, secretary to the state government (SSG), on Thursday in Lokoja. During the presentation, Ayoade alleged that the transfer of Obajana Cement Company…

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