The Federal Government has denied claims made by the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, that it has failed to honor the promises made for it to call off its eight-months-old strike.Ogunyemi in a media chat stated that the union is yet to call off the protracted strike as the…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU says it is still having consultations on the next line of action it would take concerning the offers made by the Nigerian government for it to end its eight-month strike. The ASUU President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, stated this in a chat with newsmen on Tuesday, December 1. “We have what the…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has agreed to call off its strike which has lasted for 8 months. The union leadership reached the consensus during a meeting with the government team led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, on Friday, Nov 27, in Abuja. The FG also pledged to increase the total payment…
Eight students of the Ahmadu Bello University ABU in Zaria, Kaduna state, have been kidnapped by armed bandits along the Abuja-Kaduna road. A statement released by the Kaduna state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, says the students were abducted by the armed bandits on Sunday, November 15. He said efforts are being…
Prof Abiodun Ogunyemi, the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked the federal government to stop playing a game of manipulation and deception in his latest revelation on why the union is yet to call off the strike. The ASUU President who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday November 9,…
The management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that the results for the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will be released today, Monday November 2. The exam body which made the announcement on Sunday evening, said the results will be released by 10:30am. The tweet read; “This is to inform candidates that sat…
A student of Ambrose Alli University (AAU) was allegedly kidnapped on her way to Kogi state on Monday, October 26, and her kidnappers are asking for 100 million Naira. Adebayo Oluwatomiyin Oyiza, 18, is a 200 level Human Nutrition and Dietetic Student of AAU. According to friends of Oyiza, the teenager was kidnapped in Okene. They took to Twitter…
Schools in Ibadan, Oyo state capital have been directed to resume normal academic activities from Monday October 26 by the state government. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Olasunkanmi Olaleye who made the announcement, said the decision was taken after a review of the situation in Ibadan metropolis. The statement read; “His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, directed the…
A staff of the Federal University Dutse (FUD) in Jigawa State identified as Shehu Abdulhamid, has been kidnapped in Kano State. Spokesperson of the university, Abdullahi Bello, who confirmed the incident on Friday, October 23, said that Abdulhamid was abducted on Thursday, along Kano-Maiduguri highway in Gaya Local Government Area of Kano. Abdulhamid, a clinical…
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities have again disagreed on the payment platform which will be used in disbursing the salary arrears and the N30 billion earned allowance of university lecturers. While the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige offered to pay the salary arrears and the N30 billion Earned Allowances of the university lecturers…