COEASU logo The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has suspended its ongoing strike for 60 days to see if its demands would be met by the federal government. Smart Olugbeko, COEASU president, and general secretary, Ahmed Bazza, announced the suspension in a statement on Friday. The union said …

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State, has distanced himself from a purported suit said to have been filed by him seeking the removal of Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023 general election. Wike who spoke to ThisDay on Friday, denied ever knowing …

  First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its commemoration of the 2022 International Youth Day, globally celebrated today, 12 August 2022 and themed “Intergenerational solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages.” The International Youth Day is commemorated every year on 12 August, bringing youth issues to the attention of …

Emirates is investing over US$ 2 billion to enhance its inflight customer experience, including a massive programme to retrofit over 120 aircraft with the latest interiors, plus an array of other service improvements across all cabins starting in 2022. Emirates is still flying on its brand promise of ‘Fly Better.’ …

L-R: Yinka Edu of Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie; Kunle Apampa of Capricorn Investment; Dr Babatunde Obrimah of Fintech Association of Nigeria; Aderonke Alex-Adedipe of Pavestones; Tobi Olusoga of I-invest; Tolu Adetuyi of Identity Pass and Jonah Adams of Interswitch at the just concluded Nigeria Fintech Forum at the Civic Center, Lagos. …

Leading business-to-business e-commerce platform, Alerzo, has restated its commitment to building a well-connected retail ecosystem in Nigeria, while assuring its partners of an evolving system aimed at promoting a win-win business relationship. The founder and group chief executive officer of the company, Adewale Opaleye made this disclosure at the company’s …

American multinational technology company, Microsoft Corporation says it is willing to partner the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project in the areas of capacity development and data protection. Microsoft’s Government Affairs Lead, Nonye Ujam disclosed this during a working visit to the Nigeria ID4D project office in Abuja, Wednesday. …

Ifeanyi Okowa The leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Comrade Uchenna Madu, Thursday, said the claim by Gov Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State to be of the Igbo extraction is politically motivated. Uchenna in a statement said, “Because of his nomination as …

CDS, General Lucky Irabor The Nigerian military says it has arrested two other high profile commanders of the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP) in connection with the deadly June 5, 2022 terrorist attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. Director Defence Information, Major General Jimmy Akpor, disclosed …

Ayobiyi Cook A 12-year-old Nigerian boy has accidentally killed his mother, Ayobiyi Abeni Harris Cook, at their home in Forestdale, Alabama, United States. CBS News reported that the boy “accidentally discharged a firearm” which struck and killed his 29-year-old mom on Monday. His father, Djuan Cook, a policeman, was said …