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The management of Abia State University (ABSU) has lifted the suspension of a lecturer, Nnamdi Nwaeze, from the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Nwaeze, a professor, was suspended for his Facebook post in August in which the lecturer claimed that professors in ABSU earn less than N400,000 as monthly salaries. The professor’s post was addressing the the industrial action declared at that time by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at ABSU. Lifting of suspension In a letter dated 3 September and signed by the Acting Registrar of the…

• Why calls on Cardoso to spend the buffer miss the point Thompson Eme When Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso addressed the BusinessDay CEO Forum in Lagos, he reported that the country’s net external reserves had risen from roughly US$3 billion before September 2023 to about US$40 billion in July 2026, while gross reserves had climbed to around US$52 billion over the same period, providing roughly ten months of import cover. He presented the increase as evidence that the difficult reforms of the past three years were yielding tangible results: foreign-exchange liquidity had improved, external buffers had strengthened,…

The investigation, called an Audit Query, will examine the data and process that Tesla used to make that determination, according to a government filing. In a statement, NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison said his agency “fully supports the safe development and deployment of automated vehicles. But as the federal regulator, we need to ensure that all of our laws are followed.” Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Ann Carlson, a former acting NHTSA administrator who is now a professor of environmental law at UCLA, says the investigation is likely “an indication that NHTSA is super frustrated with…

Kenneth Ofoma Enugu State is rich in historical, political and geographical landmarks. But beyond its identity as Nigeria’s Coal City State lies a story of transformation—a story that has unfolded over decades and appears to be entering another defining chapter. The state, as it is known today, was created on August 27, 1991, when the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida carved it out of the old Anambra State. The old Anambra State itself emerged in 1976 following the division of the former East Central State. Yet, Enugu as a cultural and geographical entity predates its emergence as a state.…

Nature, Published online: 04 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02643-wThe track and intensity of tropical cyclones can be predicted with high accuracy using an AI model, which has the potential to protect lives if shared responsibly worldwide.

Mark SchlabachCloseMark SchlabachESPN Senior WriterSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia and Multiple AuthorsSep 4, 2026, 05:36 PM ETAn Indiana circuit court judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday that clears the way for defensive linemen Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt to return to the Hoosiers this season.The order, issued by Judge Kara Krothe of the Monroe Circuit Court in Bloomington, Indiana, enjoins the NCAA and its conferences from prohibiting any of the case’s plaintiffs from competing in Division I athletics during the 2026-27 season on the basis that they have already…

Three teenagers, unclothed, stand close to one another in a forest, gently caressing the wounds they have inflicted on one another. This is the climactic moment in “Oasis,” a film that at times feels like a Grimms Brothers fairytale, and, at others, an all-too-real vision of modern-day youth in crisis. If you were told that the German director, Jannis Lenz, was tutored by Jessica Hausner and was an assistant to Michael Haneke, then you’d get a sense of the influences at play in the film — his debut feature — which has its world premiere on Sunday in the Horizons…

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, but health experts say many cancer cases are linked to preventable risk factors. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that cancer caused nearly 10 million deaths globally in 2024, accounting for almost one in six deaths worldwide. It says about 38 per cent of cancers can currently be prevented by avoiding known risk factors and implementing evidence-based prevention strategies. Cancer continues to affect thousands of families in Nigeria every year. According to WHO, an estimated 130,000 new cancer cases were diagnosed in 2022, with 80,000 deaths. While cancer can result…

By Olayinka Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has expressed its readiness to support the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, with biometric verification technology as part of efforts to deepen collaboration between the two federal agencies. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the INEC headquarters in Abuja at the weekend, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Segun Aina, led members of the board’s management team and said JAMB approached INEC as a sister agency with considerable experience in the deployment of biometric technology for the identification and verification of large numbers of Nigerians. He said the Board was seeking to further…

.Launches citizen engagement centre, flags rising cases of cancer, kidney failure among youths Boniface Okoro in Umuahia  Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has put to rest the controversy surrounding the tenure of elected local government officials in the state, declaring that the 17 council chairmen and 184 councillors elected in November 2024 will serve for four years. The clarification came during the August edition of his monthly media chat tagged ‘Governor Alex Otti Speaks to Abians’, held at the Michael Okpara Auditorium, Umuahia. Since the November 2, 2024 local government elections, speculation had been rife that the tenure of the…