Nigeria’s current electricity challenge took a serious hit as the national grid collapsed once again on Monday morning. The Eko Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the incident in a Twitter post this afternoon, adding that the Transmission Company of Nigeria is…
News extra: ASUU extends roll-over strike by 2 months, as parents express frustrations
…NANS holds emergency meeting today …As students take to menial jobs The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has extended its four-week warning strike by another eight weeks. The decision was taken at the meeting of the union’s National Executive…
Women seek end to discrimination, demand gender equality in leadership, employment
• One million women march against rejected gender bills • N25 trillion lost to gender inequality every year • Turn the clock forward on women’s rights, says UN • Odumakin seeks enactment of a legal framework to protect women • Gender…
Missing lady’s corpse recovered, BRT driver arrested, lawyers tackle Lagos
A Lagos Bus Rapid Transit driver, Andrew Nice, alleged to be involved in the abduction of a 21-year-old tailor, Oluwabamise Ayanwole, has been arrested. The police also said the remains of the victim had been recovered. PUNCH Metro had reported that…
Russian offensive slows, says Ukraine, as residents flee bombed-out cities
Russian offensive significantly slower, says Ukraine Second senior Russian commander killed, says Ukraine Frightened residents flee cradling babies and pets Oil price rises as U.S. considers Russia import ban Russia warns it could turn off gas pipeline to Germany LVIV/IRPIN,…
Europe’s joint Mars mission with Russia ‘very unlikely’ due to war in Ukraine
The launch of a joint Europe-Russian mission to Mars this year is now “very unlikely” due to sanctions imposed as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Space Agency (ESA) said. The space agency said that after a…
An asteroid impact could wipe out an entire city – a space security expert explains NASA’s plans to prevent a potential catastrophe
The Earth exists in a dangerous environment. Cosmic bodies, like asteroids and comets, are constantly zooming through space and often crash into our planet. Most of these are too small to pose a threat, but some can be cause for concern.…
Ukraine: US bans transactions with Russian central bank
The United States on Monday banned all US transactions with Russia’s central bank effective immediately, the Treasury Department said as it unveiled an unprecedented sanction to further punish Moscow for invading Ukraine. “This action effectively immobilizes any assets of the Central…
Seplat’s full-year profit leaps 253% amid post-Covid oil boom
Seplat’s revenue, 84.3 per cent of which came from crude oil sales, grew by over a half to N293.6 billion. Nigeria’s biggest oil and gas company by market value Seplat Energy saw its net profit accelerate by 252.8 per cent in 2021…
Russian invasion of Ukraine begins – in pictures
Vladimir Putin announces a military operation in Ukraine with explosions heard across multiple cities and outside eastern regions held by Russian-backed rebels A view shows the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service site damaged by shelling in Kyiv region Photograph: State…