A storm is brewing within the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) as workers on Wednesday issued a 14-day ultimatum to the agency’s management, demanding immediate action on long-standing welfare issues or face an all-out nationwide industrial action. In a strongly worded letter titled “Failure to Respond to Lawful and Reasonable Demands—14 Days Ultimatum”, unions representing NiMet…
Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior arrested a gang of Nigerian nationals implicated in an armed robbery incident at a currency exchange office in the Al-Mahboula area, taking a sum of foreign currencies estimated at KD 4,600 (USD 16,500). In a press release on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, the Ministry explained that this was a premeditated…
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – EQS Newsroom – 22 January 2025 – COFICERT announces the renewal of the University of Dubai’s MSI 20000 certification for a second consecutive cycle, marking its continuous compliance with the standard requirements. Late 2020, the University of Dubai undertook an in-depth assessment of its financial governance in accordance with the…
Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has returned to Nigeria following her release from a UK prison. A reliable source confirmed her arrival on Tuesday, bringing an end to her time abroad under legal scrutiny. The Ekweremadus’ legal troubles began in 2022 when the couple, alongside their associate,…
CALABAR – The Management of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) has terminated the appointment of a locum radiographer following the death of a patient at the facility. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the radiographer was sacked for negligence of duty. A competent source, who pleaded anonymity, told NAN on Wednesday…
