April 3, 2024
Seven Persons Dead, Hundreds Injured In Taiwan’s 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake
Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years has killed seven and injured at least 700, causing building collapses, power outages and landslides on the island, and sparking initial tsunami warnings in southern Japan and the Philippines. The quake, given a magnitude of 7.7 by Japan’s meteorological agency, struck close to the popular tourist city of Hualien, […]
FG announces scholarship awards for Nigerian tertiary students, sets criteria
The federal government of Nigeria has announced its scholarship awards for tertiary students in the country. The announcement was made by the Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday night, April 2, 2024, in a statement signed by Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary. Tagged, “2023/2024 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS (NIGERIAN SCHOLARSHIP AND EDUCATION BURSARY AWARD)”, the Federal […]
Residents loot truck conveying food items in Ondo
Some residents of Akure, the Ondo state capital, have looted a truck conveying food items. TheCable understands that the truck developed a mechanical fault at the popular cultural centre junction, along Ondo-Akure expressway, on Monday. The mechanical fault enabled the residents to overpower the driver and loot the truck. It was observed that the food […]
Resident Doctors in Ondo State Hospital Launch Warning Strike Over Unpaid Salaries
The Resident Doctors Association at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo State, has commenced a 14-day warning strike due to the non-payment of seven months’ salaries to their new members. Members of the association staged a mini protest on the hospital premises, vowing to disrupt activities at the government-owned medical facility until their […]