ACADEMIC activities in the three Delta State Polytechnics in Oghara, Ogwashi-Uku, and Ozoro and the State College of Physical Education, Mosogar, may be grounded, following threats by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) of the schools to embark on indefinite strike beginning today.

By Demola Akinyemi ILORIN — The ProChancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the University of Ilorin, Alhaji Tukur Mani, has charged the Federal Government to compensate staff of the institution for their refusal to participate in all strike actions called by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in these past years. He made the […]

By Prince Osuagwu The International Telecommunications Union, ITU, weekend, announced the adoption and approval of a new universal mobile phone charger solution that can charge all mobile phones irrespective of make. Announcing the new technology, ITU Secretary General, Dr Hamadoun Toure said the one-size-fit-all solution would dramatically cut waste and Green House Gas emission. According […]

By Chinyere Amalu ABUJA—The Controller General of Nigerian Prisons Services, Mr. Olusola Ogundipe has refuted a strike threat by some individuals under the umbrella of “Prison Inspectors”, saying such name or organisations do not exist in the Service. According to Mr. Ogunddipe, apart from the fact that the 12 names of Inspectors of Prisons mentioned […]

By Emmanuel Aziken ABUJA—The Vaswani brothers have denied claims of contributing to the problems of Equatorial Trust Bank Plc through a non performing loan of N3 billion. One of the brothers, Sunil Vaswani in a statement yesterday asserted that to the contrary that the brothers through their business interests have maintained a mutually beneficial relationship […]