The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Federal University Oye-Ekiti, FUOYE, chapter, has embarked on an indefinite strike over unpaid salaries.

The development was formally communicated in a letter addressed to the institution’s Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olubunmi Shittu.

The letter, jointly signed by the branch Chairman, Doctor Fagbuagun, and the Financial Secretary, Ngwu Benitho, stated that the industrial action would remain in force until the affected lecturers received their outstanding salaries.

According to the branch leadership, the move aligns with the directive of the national body of ASUU.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that fourteen political associations have scaled the first hurdle in their bid for registration as political parties, while a hundred and fifty-seven others failed to meet the requirements.

The decision was taken at the commission’s regular meeting during which it also reviewed preparations for the upcoming off-cycle governorship elections and the end-of-tenure Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory.

In a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, INEC disclosed that it received one hundred and seventy-one applications from associations seeking party registration.

INEC further stated that it will officially notify all applicants of its decision within twenty-four hours.

Nigeria’s First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has unveiled the Green Nigeria Challenge, a nationwide competition to combat desertification and poor sanitation.

The programme features three categories: households in eleven northern states will plant trees for a twenty million naira prize; community groups nationwide will reclaim dump sites for fifty million naira; and states, excluding Enugu, will compete for one hundred million naira in tree coverage and sanitation.

Enugu was named Nigeria’s model green state for its cleanliness, with the state’s First Lady thanking her husband’s efforts. And other first ladies plan to make sure the challenge reaches the grassroots.

The Green Nigeria Challenge runs until two thousand and twenty-six, aiming to promote environmental responsibility nationwide.

Poland has introduced restrictions on air traffic along its eastern borders with Belarus and Ukraine amid increased tensions, a day after multiple drone incursions into the NATO member’s airspace.

Poland shot down suspected Russian drones in its airspace early with the backing of aircraft from its NATO allies, the first time a member of the Western military alliance is known to have fired shots during Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The restrictions also make an exception for military flights and some additional special-purpose flights and call signs.

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has stated that Ghana has agreed to accept West African nationals who were deported from the United States (US).

Mahama later confirmed that Ghana had already received a group of fourteen deportees, including Nigerians and one Gambian.

He further said that the deportees had already been facilitated a return to their own countries.

There is no information on the total number of deportees Ghana is willing to take.