Buhari Directs Payment of Withheld Salaries of ASUU President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate payment of salaries of lecturers withheld for not registering with the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). It was gathered that the gesture was a sign of the president’s goodwill to the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) who have embarked …

At least 53 journalists, with the majority belonging to a television news channel, in Mumbai, India’s financial capital, have tested positive for the new coronavirus. Of the 167 journalists tested by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation over the weekend, every third tested positive. In a televised news conference, Joint Secretary of Health Ministry Luv Aggarwal called the development “unfortunate,” and stressed …

Northern Governors Meet, Insist On More COVID-19 Testing Centres, Ban Almajiri System Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) has met to discuss the region’s response to the CoronaVirus pandemic and evaluate some of the measures adopted by each state to deal with the situation. The meeting presided over by its Chairman, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, was convened via teleconferencing …