Author: Prima News

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has condemned the partial implementation and outright refusal by some public universities to implement the salary component of the 2025 Federal Government of Nigeria-ASUU agreement. The Zonal Coordinator of ASUU Kano Zone, Abdullahi Muhammad, made the condemnation while addressing a news conference at the Bayero University Kano old campus on Wednesday. “ASUU Kano Zone strongly condemns the partial or outright refusal to implement the salary component of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement by a number of Vice Chancellors of public universities,” he said. Muhammad said the enthusiasm generated by the unveiling of the agreement on…

Caller ID company Truecaller launched eSIM services for travelers. The launch comes as the company aims to bolster its balance sheet and diversify business amid dipping ad revenues. The company said its plans will range from 1 GB over 7 days to 20 GB over 30 days. Initially, the launch will make the eSIM product available in 29 countries. The list includes Italy, Sweden, Spain, France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Austria, Finland, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway, Chile, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa, Egypt, and Nigeria.…

The second accused person in the charges brought against 36 persons accused of alleged mutiny and plot to overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu, Col Mohammed Ma’aji, has challenged the jurisdiction of the Defence Headquarters Garrison General Court Martial sitting in Asokoro, Abuja, to hear the case. Ma’aji, in a preliminary objection filed before the court martial in charge No: DHQ/GAR/ABJ/49/ADM, between the Armed Forces of Nigeria and Brig Gen M.A. Sadiq, Col Ma’aji, alongside 35 others, urged the court martial to strike out the charges instituted against him, arguing that the military tribunal lacked the jurisdiction to entertain…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has assured travellers and stakeholders that stringent preventive measures have been activated across the nation’s international airports following renewed concerns over the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak reported in parts of Central Africa. The authority said it had intensified passenger surveillance, health screening, and emergency response procedures in collaboration with relevant health agencies to prevent any possible importation of the deadly virus into Nigeria. FAAN, in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Henry Agbebire, said the agency was working closely with the Port Health Services, the Nigeria…

Former Senegal star El Hadji Diouf shares the belief of CAF president Patrick Motsepe that an African team can win the 2026 World Cup, but Nigeria great Jay-Jay Okocha is unsure. Morocco stunned Spain and Portugal en route to the semi-finals at the last global showpiece in Qatar four years ago before falling to France. Now, as the United States, Canada and Mexico prepare to co-host a record 48 nations, the football world wonders whether Africa can go even further, or was 2022 a flash in the pan? “Why not?,” responded ex-Liverpool striker Diouf when asked by AFP if an…

By Hadiza Yusuf The Kwankwasiyya Movement has dismissed claims suggesting that former Kano State governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso may be indirectly working in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the allegation as a false and desperate political narrative. The reaction followed comments by the director general, media and publicity at the Kano State Government House, Sanusi Bature, who said during an interview on Arise TV on Wednesday that Kwankwaso’s political actions may ultimately benefit President Tinubu. “There are those who are working for Tinubu openly in the public space, and there are also…

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has released his squads for the 2026 Unity Cup tournament and the international friendly matches against Poland and Portugal scheduled for next month. For the Unity Cup tournament taking place at Charlton Athletic Stadium, The Valley, between May 26 and 30, Chelle invited 27 players including captain Wilfred Ndidi, Francis Uzoho, Arthur Okonkwo, Bruno Onyemaechi, Emmanuel Fernandez, Chibuike Nwaiwu, Igoh Ogbu, Obinna Igboke, Elias Ochobi, Chibueze Oputa, Raphael Onyedika, Tochukwu Nnadi, Ebenezer Akinsanmiro, Alhassan Yusuf, Aderemi Adeoye, Samson Tijani, Ayobami Junior, Tosin Oyedokun, Moses Simon, Akor Adams, Philip Otele, Owen Oseni, Zadok Abu Yohanna,…

Following the tragic killing of a schoolteacher abducted during the recent school raids in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nollywood actress Opeyemi Aiyeola has made an appeal to highly connected Nigerian celebrities, traditional rulers, and politicians to urgently use their access to power to save the masses. In a video posted to her Instagram page on Tuesday, the actress expressed anxiety over the encroaching insecurity in the Southwest, warning that the crisis is “knocking on our doors” and can no longer be ignored. Aiyeola’s outcry was triggered by the tragic death of the Oyo State teacher, Oyedukun, who was beheaded by bandits…

“In the last week alone, we witnessed one of the largest aerial bombardments of Ukraine since the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion in February 2022,” said Director Kayoko Gotoh of the Political and Peacebuilding Affairs department.  Between 13 and 14 May, Russia reportedly launched more than 1,500 drones and dozens of missiles targeting cities across Ukraine.  Civilians face daily attacks The deadliest incident occurred on 14 May when a missile reportedly flattened a nine-story apartment block in the capital, Kyiv, killing 24 people and injuring at least 48 others. “These large-scale attacks have continued daily,” she said, noting that at least 238 civilians were killed, and 1,404 injured, last month alone. “This represents the highest monthly number of civilian casualties recorded since…

The killing of teacher Michael Oyedokun, who was beheaded by his abductors, is a sad sign, ominous as darkness falling at peak noonday. On Friday, he had been abducted along with six colleagues and 25 school children from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele, and Baptist Nursery and Primary School in the Ogbomoso Yawota area of Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. It was bad enough that in our society, schoolteachers and educators are already an endangered species due to the embarrassingly poor remuneration that legitimises their exploitation by both public and private employers. Now, it is even a far worse…