ASUP Calls Off Strike, Urges Members To Resume Work On Monday
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has ordered its members all over the country to return to work on Monday, ending its two-week warning strike. PUNCH Online reports that the union had embarked on a two-week strike on December 2 over neglect of the polytechnics education in Nigeria and other issues. However, in a statement dated December 12 and made available...
Why we suspended national ID for UTME – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board have said it decided to suspend the use of the National Identification Number as requirements for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry registration due to technical issues and stakeholders’ concerns. The UTME and DE registration are scheduled to begin on January 13 and end on February 17. Announcing this at a press...
Gov. Zulum Approves N13.9m Payment, SUV For Yoruba Doctor Who Remained In Borno Hospital Despite Boko Haram Attacks
Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the payment of N13.9 million and car gift to a 65-year old medical doctor from Ogun State, who lived within the General Hospital in Monguno and continued to offer healthcare services to patients even when the town was faced with the most severe threats by Boko Haram. The doctor, Dr. Isa...
Meet Police Officer Who Bagged PhD At Abia State University As A Corporal (Photos, Video)
Born into the family of late Chief Louis Nnaji and late Grace Oriaku, Dr. Nnaji Ebenezer Chibueze is a native of Umuezibuoko Umualu in Isiuzor local government area Enugu State. He commenced his primary education at Odorbia Primary school in Umuezibuoko Umualu in 1994 where he obtained his first school leaving certificate in 1999. He then proceeded to community...
I’ll Make ABSU The Envy Of Other Nigerian Tertiary Institutions, Gov. Otti Vows
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti has vowed that his government would look into issues confronting the Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, to resolve them and make the school the envy of other tertiary institutions in the country. Governor Otti spoke on Tuesday when he met with the executives of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), ABSU Chapter, led...
Abia Govt Approves Recruitment Of Over 5,000 Lecturers, Teachers
The Abia State Government has announced the recruitment of 5,300 new teachers who successfully passed the recent recruitment interviews across the state. This was disclosed on Tuesday in Umuahia by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, during a press briefing on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting chaired by Governor Alex Otti. Kanu further revealed that...
LASU Professor Calls For Single Seven-Year Tenure, Competitive Federalism To Reshape Nigeria’s Democracy
A Professor of International Relations and Strategic Studies at Lagos State University (LASU), Adewunmi Falode, has called for a constitutional amendment to introduce a single, non-renewable seven-year term for elected public officials in Nigeria. Falode made the proposal on Tuesday while delivering LASU’s 115th inaugural lecture titled “Bespoke Solutions: Reimagining, Reifying and Realigning the Wheels of the Nigerian State” at...
ASUU Extends Strike Again
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has again, rolled over its ongoing strike, ABN TV reports. The action of the nation’s public university lecturers’ union, came after its National Executive Council, NEC meeting held in Abuja. The meeting which began late Sunday at the University of Abuja’s headquarters of ASUU, ended early Monday morning with the resolution that the strike...
DRC: Minister ‘Accidentally’ Impregnates Deputy
The Minister of Primary, Secondary and Technical Education (EPST) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Tony Mwaba Kazadi has impregnated his Deputy Minister, Aminata Namasia, saying it was "accidental". Tony and Aminata have reportedly been working together for some time, which led to both of them developing feelings for each other, despite both being married. A DRC journalist, Lungila John...
FG Tells ASUU It Can’t Pay Salary For Work Not Done
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has refuted media reports, alleging bias in the payment of salaries of members of the ASUU. The ministry further dismissed the Academic Staff Union of Nigeria (ASUU) claims that their members were paid half their salary for the month of October. In a press statement issued by Olajide Oshundun, Head of Press and Public...
