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Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the “reckless actions of President Putin could now directly threaten the safety of all of Europe”, according to a readout from a call between Johnson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The call took place shortly after news broke about a fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in southeast Ukraine. A Downing Street spokeswoman called the situation “gravely concerning”, adding: “Both leaders agreed that Russia must immediately cease its attack on the power station and allow unfettered access for emergency services to the plant.” Johnson also said that the UK would “do everything it…
Slowed down security camera footage from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant appears to show a fire at Europe’s largest nuclear facility. According to Mayor Dmytro Orlov of nearby Enerhodar: “Continuous enemy shelling of [the plant’s] buildings and units” seemed to cause a fire at the nuclear station. As we’ve been reporting, Ukraine’s president is urging “immediate action” from the world amid Russian attacks on Europe’s largest nuclear plant. “The biggest nuclear power plant in Europe is on fire right now,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video posted on Twitter. He accused Russians of deliberately shooting at the Zaporizhzhia plant’s six reactors…
The first set of evacuees from Poland are expected to leave Warsaw Friday morning. Their flight had earlier been cancelled due to failure by many of the passengers to meet up with the timing schedule. Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, said Thursday night that the flight was cancelled because the company does not joke with aviation standard rules. The rescheduled flight from Warsaw will now take off at 8am Nigerian time today and expected to be in Abuja by 3pm. While two flights are supposed to be performed by Air Peace, Max Air is expected to carry…
World leaders have accused Russia of endangering the safety of an entire continent after its forces shelled a nuclear power station in southern Ukraine. A fire broke out at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – the largest in Europe – after it was attacked by Russia. Authorities say the facility is now safe and radiation levels are normal. But UK Prime Minister Boris Jonson said the “reckless” attack could “directly threaten the safety of all of Europe”. US President Joe Biden urged Moscow to stop its military activities around the site, while Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the “horrific attacks”…
The Federal Government is committed to building a strong Armed Forces. Defence Minister rtd. Maj.- Gen Bashir Magashi gave the assurance during the Armed Forces Special Day at the ongoing 43rd Kaduna International Trade Fair. Magashi, represented by his Special Adviser Technical, Maj.-Gen. Ahmad Jibrin, also reiterated the federal government’s resolve to continue to provide adequate logistics and equipment for the armed forces to perform their assigned tasks. He noted that global events of the last few of days have reinforced the need to improve local production of defence needs, improving security of supply chains and entering into international collaborations…
The Ondo State Government has expressed its readiness to return both missionary primary and secondary schools to their original owners. Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu said this on Thursday while receiving the new Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Fr. Anselm Ologunwa in his office at Alagbaka, Akure. Akeredolu said that so far, only the Catholic Church has signified interest to take over their schools in the state. “We have promised that we will return schools to the missionaries and we are keeping to our promise. It is only the Catholic Church that has shown interest. “Our position is…
Different chapters of the Academic Staff Union of Universities have started to vote in favour of continued strike after the expiration of the one-month warning strike. The union had earlier embarked on a one month of warning strike which has entered its third week. The union President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, had indicated at a press briefing held at the University of Lagos that the strike was meant to sound a note of warning to the government within which it could call the strike off if the government was disposed to amicable resolution by acceding to its requests. With one week…
The Federal Government has said it is constituting another committee to open renegotiation with the Academic Staff Union of Universities. A statement by Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, on behalf of the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said this became germane to speedily bring to conclusion the outstanding issues in the 2009 agreement. The statement read in part, “The Federal Government has reconstituted a team to renegotiate the 2009 agreement it had with the Academic Staff Union of Universities. “Reconstituting the team, Education Minister, Adamu Adamu, said there was a need to…
Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, has said the country does not have the kind of money being demanded by the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities. The union had said that over five years, it would require about N1.3bn to rescucitate the university system. Speaking on a Channels Television programme, Politics Today, Ngige said the union must understand the situation of the country. “I am hoping that ASUU should do the right thing and contact their members on the renegotiations that we have had in the last two weeks. First, the issue of earned academic allowances, we have…
Russian missile attacks have devastated cities, towns and villages across Ukraine. These before and after images show some of the destruction caused to civilian areas since the Russian invasion last week. While Russian forces remain some distance from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, there have been a number of deadly aerial attacks on the city. The apartment block below was hit by a Russian missile in the early hours of last Saturday. The small city of Irpin sits just 20km (12 miles) northwest of Kyiv and has found itself on the frontline between Russian and Ukrainian forces over the past week.…