Abuja-Kaduna Train Derailment Injures Six, Triggers Safety Probe
By: Aremu Toyeebaht A passenger train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna derailed on Tuesday morning, sparking fresh concerns over railway safety in Nigeria. The accident, which occurred at 11:09 a.m. at KM 49 between Kubwa Station and Asham Station, left several carriages overturned and six passengers injured. https://democracyradio.ng/fresh-panic-as-abuja-kaduna-passenger-train-derails/ Eyewitnesses described scenes of panic as passengers scrambled […]
NANS Vows Nationwide Shutdown as ASUU Threatens Fresh Strike
By: Aremu Toyeebaht The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a stern warning that it will cripple the country’s critical infrastructure if the Federal Government fails to urgently resolve its lingering face-off with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The threat follows ASUU’s renewed warning of a possible nationwide strike over government’s […]
ASUU Warns Of Fresh Crisis In Nigerian Universities
By: Julian Osamoto The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abuja Zone, has accused the Federal Government of neglecting critical issues affecting the Nigerian University System, warning that the refusal to honour the renegotiated 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement and continued underfunding of public universities could plunge the system into another round of crisis. Speaking at a […]