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By Deborah Nnamdi The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its two-week warning strike declared across public universities in Nigeria, granting the Federal Government a one-month grace period to address unresolved issues affecting the nation’s tertiary education sector. ASUU President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, announced the decision on Wednesday…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has unveiled an integrated ISO policy aimed at achieving full ISO certification for all airports in the country by December 2025. The announcement, contained in a statement signed by FAAN’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr. Henry Agbehire, followed the formal…

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has launched ChatGPT Atlas—an artificial intelligence-powered web browser that integrates its flagship chatbot directly into the browsing experience. The company announced the rollout on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, making the browser initially available for Apple’s macOS users. The move signals OpenAI’s entry into the web…

MTN Nigeria has announced plans to carry out a scheduled network maintenance exercise on Saturday, October 25, 2025, which will temporarily affect connectivity across parts of Adamawa, Borno, and Kano States. According to the telecom company, the maintenance window will run from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., during which services…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has nullified the local government and councillorship elections held in July 2024, which produced the current council chairmen and councillors across the state. Delivering judgment, Justice Hillary Oshomah ruled that the elections were not conducted in accordance with the provisions of…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Senate has approved life imprisonment for anyone convicted of defiling a minor, marking a significant escalation from the previous five-year jail term under the nation’s criminal code. The decision followed the passage of the Criminal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to strengthen penalties for…

File photo: unrelated scene of a tanker explosion By Deborah Nnamdi No fewer than 30 people were killed and about 40 others sustained varying degrees of burns in a tragic tanker explosion on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, along Essan and Badeggi communities between Bida and Agaie in Katcha Local Government…

A 25-year-old graphic designer, Abodurin Apelogun, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl during the COVID-19 lockdown in Lagos. Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court delivered the verdict after finding Apelogun guilty of one count of defilement brought by the…

By Deborah Nnamdi Regina Daniels’ brother, Lawrence Daniels, has spoken out amid growing social media speculation about the actress’s marriage to billionaire politician Ned Nwoko and unverified claims of drug abuse. In a post on his Instagram page, @sweezzy1, Lawrence urged the public to stop spreading false narratives about his…

A Nigerian teenager, Joy Ogah, on Monday symbolically assumed the seat of Vice President Kashim Shettima for a day, using the opportunity to advocate for the rights and education of girls across the country. The symbolic takeover, announced in a statement by the Office of the Vice President on Tuesday,…