NUT, NULGE others to join ongoing strike in Nasarawa-NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Nasarawa State Chapter, on Thursday said three more labour unions would join the ongoing strike by civil servants in the state.
Environmentalist wants Jigawa Govt. to ban tree felling
An environmentalist, Mr Umar Ado, on Thursday urged the Jigawa Government to ban tree felling, to discourage deforestation in the state.
Iran has built third underground ballistic missile factory: Fars news agency
Iran has built a third underground ballistic missile production factory and will keep developing its missile programmes, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday.
UK election campaign resumes after Manchester attack
Britain’s anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) will unveil its policy pledges on Thursday, restarting an election campaign which was suspended after a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured dozens more in the northern city of Manchester.
Philippines deploys helicopters in battle to retake city from rebels
Troops backed by attack helicopters battled dozens of militants linked to the Islamic State group holed up in a besieged city in the southern Philippines on Thursday after attempts to secure volatile areas met heavy resistance.
Deaflympics: We’ll make Nigeria proud in Turkey, says NDSF Scribe
Lukman Agbiaka, the Secretary-General of Nigeria Deaf Sports Federation (NDSF), has promised Nigerians that the country’s athletes to the Deaflympics in Turkey would make Nigeria proud.
