Striking Nigerian lecturers, whose salaries had been withheld by the federal government since February, were on Friday afternoon paid their February and March wages. President Muhammadu Buhari had in April directed that the striking workers be paid their entitlements. It was, however, not clear why April salary was not paid to the lecturers. Confirming the payment to journalists, former chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos (UNILAG) chapter, Mr Adelaja Odukoya, said his colleagues across other federal universities have been paid. “Yes we received the payment this afternoon but that cannot change our resolute stance against…

Nigerian comedian, Ms Maryam Apaokagi has a sure-fire way of getting people to listen to her Coronavirus health advice - she delivers it with a hard slap in the face. The 21-year-old has joined a line-up of the nation’s top performers working health tips into their routines to spread the word about Covid-19. In one of her online videos, she plays the role on an all-knowing, all-controlling Nigerian mother who watches in horror as a young man sneezes into his hands. Within seconds she grabs a bottle of sanitiser from the bosom of her dress, slathers it over her palms,…

The resurgence of criminality by bandits and kidnappers in Katsina State if not promptly nipped in the bud by security agencies and state government, would stoke unprecedented food crisis in the state, farmers have warned. The bloodletting orchestrated by the bandits who refused to accept the state government’s peace accord, the farmers said, would not only lead to food scarcity and hunger, but would have grave economic implications on the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Governor Aminu Bello Masari had granted amnesty to bandits after a tour to Fulani settlements and strong enclaves of the bandits in Rugu Forest on…

UK airlines say they have been told the government will bring in a 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving in the UK from any country apart from the Republic of Ireland in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The new restriction is expected to take effect at the end of this month. Industry body Airlines UK said the policy needed "a credible exit plan" and should be reviewed weekly. People arriving in the UK would have to self-isolate at a private residence. Government and aviation sources told BBC News that the quarantine would mean people might be expected to provide an address…