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Strike: How I Will Manage Federal Varsities – Atiku Abubakar
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic in the 2023 elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said he will hand over Federal Government-owned universities to state governments. Atiku made the disclosure on Monday as a panelist at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Nigerian Bar Association’s Annual General Conference held at the Eko Hotel and Suites…
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Reactions Trail Alleged Plan To Ban ASUU
Reactions have greeted the alleged plan by the Federal Government to ban activities of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Reports claimed that FG is mulling a ban on ASUU for failing to suspend its lingering strike after several offers made to the academic union were rejected. Some Nigerians on social media have described…
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Buhari-led government is notorious for reneging agreement – ASUU
Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, has alleged that the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government was notorious for pulling back on its earlier agreement with the academic union. ASUU also expressed doubt that the Federal Government has the will and capacity to end the crisis between it and the union, adding that the government was not…
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Nigerian Student Becomes First African To Win 2022 AFS Award in U.S., Pockets $10,000
A Nigerian student, Noel Ifeanyi, has won the 2022 AFS Award for Young Global Citizens, and became the first African to win the prize since its inception in 1914. The award was presented during the International Youth Day organized by the United Nations Global Communications Department, the AFS Intercultural Programs and The Youth Assembly at…
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FG May Consider Banning ASUU Over Lingering Strike
Vanguard News Indications emerged yesterday that the Federal Government may consider the option of proscribing the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU if it fails to call off the prolonged strike after an offer was made to it. The Federal Government has also approved an additional N100 billion for the university sector as part of…
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Strike: CSOs To Mobilize Against ASUU
Two civil society organisations (CSOs) – the Nigerian Project Initiative (NPI) and the Initiative to Save Democracy (ISD) – have berated the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for demanding the payment of six months’ salaries while keeping students at during the union’s strike. In a joint statement, the CSOs expressed outrage at the action…
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ASUU’s Rival, CONUA Makes Demands For Recognition, Says Strike Not Only Option To Resolve Dispute
The Congress of University Academics, CONUA, has urged the Federal Government to, without further delay, register and recognise it as an academic staff union in the university system in Nigeria. This, the union said, had become necessary as it had met all conditions required for it to be so registered. The National Coordinator, Dr Niyi…
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It’s Impossible To Run Campuses Without ASUU Members – Committee of Vice-Chancellors
The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Federal Universities in Nigeria, on Sunday, said it was simply impossible for their schools to run without the academic staff on the ground working. The committee said this was because universities are primarily meant anywhere in the world to teach students and it is only the teachers who can perform…
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ASUU strike: FG’S Proposal May Lead to Reduction in lecturers’ Salaries
Punch Newspaper The offer made by the Federal Government to lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities may lead to a reduction in the salaries of entry level lecturers under the graduate assistant cadre, investigations by Sunday PUNCH have revealed. Punch correspondent also gathered that the Federal Government’s offer had been…
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Heavyweight Boxer, Anthony Joshua Reacts After Defeat (Video)
Nigerian born British boxer, Anthony Joshua has given reasons he was beaten again on Saturday by Oleksandr Usyk, saying he is not a twelve round fighter. Joshua further explained that Usyk must have worked so hard to defeat him for a second time, while calling on the crowd to cheer his opponent. Usyk beat Joshua…
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