ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, refuted on Thursday that it is considering selling the popular social media platform, dismissing media speculation in the wake of President Joe Biden’s bill threatening a ban unless it divests its ownership. In a statement posted on its news platform Toutiao, ByteDance described the reports as ‘false rumour’….
Outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) in Bauchi, Prof. Muhammad Ahmed Abdulazeez, has proposed mandatory drug tests for academic staff across Nigerian universities to assess their mental well-being. Abdulazeez made the call while delivering his valedictory speech to the Senate of the University held at the Senate Building, Gubi Campus, on Friday….
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said that Dana Airline had been flying with an unhealthy status for a while now. Keyamo made this revelation while speaking in an interview on Channels television on Thursday, monitored by DOPETV. The minister also stated that an audit report carried out under his predecessor…
Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs have reportedly snatched ballot papers meant to be used for local government elections in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo state. The ballot papers were hijacked by the hoodlums in the early hours of Friday. The ballot papers are to be used in the local government election slated for…
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has shut many unregistered bakeries for operating without the agency’s approval in Plateau State. A statement by the Director North Central Zone, Mr Shaba Mohammed, on Friday also said that various water-packaging companies were sealed for producing under poor Good Manufacturing Practices, GMP. Mohammed added…
The National Industrial Court sitting in Ibadan has affirmed Justice Adepele Ojo as the Chief Judge of Osun State. The decision was contained in a judgment delivered by Justice Peters in a suit numbered NICN/IB/62/2023, on Wednesday in Ibadan. The court granted all the reliefs sought by the Osun Chief Judge against the Osun State…
The Leadership crisis rocking the Ebonyi State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has taken another dimension. The Christian body in the state have been engulfed in a leadership crisis which has lead to the factionalisation of the group. Two persons, Rev. Scamb Nwokolo and Pastor Alloy Ogah, are laying claim to the…
Anyim Vera, a member of Dunamis International Gospel Center, DIGC, who went viral recently after she was accused of lying during a testimony in the church has come under heavy criticism. Recall that on April 15, a video clip which captured the Senior Pastor of the church, Dr Paul Enenche obstructing Vera’s testimony of being…
The National Council on Privatisation, NCP, has announced that it is aiming to merge the Central Bank of Nigeria’s NIRSAL Microfinance Ltd with the Bank of Agriculture. The Council disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, noting that it also plans to inject new capital into the institutions to rejuvenate them following the merger. These…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit seeking to reverse the appointment of Hannatu Musawa as Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy by President Bola Tinubu. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, held that the plaintiffs lacked legal right to file the suit. Justice Omotosho also held that even where…
