Month: May 2022
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ASUU Calls For Immediate Sack of CBN Governor
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has called for the immediate sack of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over continued depreciation of the value of naira . The union said Emefiele should be fired because he had disappointed Nigerians and plunged millions into poverty. The Vice President of ASUU,…
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Gunmen Behead Abducted Anambra Lawmaker, Okey Okoye (Graphic Video)
A member of Anambra State House of Assembly, Okey Okoye, who was abducted by gunmen has been beheaded. After beheading him, his head was reportedly displayed at a motor park in Nnobi, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which happened on Saturday, created panic in the community, which had been witnessing…
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Kano Police Give Update on Tuesday Explosion Recover Harzadous Materials
The Kano State Police Command on Saturday gave update on the explosion that killed nine persons in the state on Tuesday adding that, the explosion was caused by an Improvised Explosive Device, which went off from a shop that stored toxic chemicals and other hazardous materials. The command in a statement said members of the…
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OAU Students Storm Ooni of Ife’s Program To Protest ASUU Strike
Some concerned students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, on Saturday, stormed the venue for a programme, Royal African Young Leadership Forum, an initiative founded by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. The students stormed the venue in protest of the lingering strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU . The programme…
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One Confirms Dead, as Another Building Collapses in Lagos
One person has lost his life following the collapse of two-storey building on the Lagos Island area of Lagos State. Report has it that the incident happened on Saturday afternoon, The PUNCH learnt that the building was under construction before its collapse. According to an eyewitness, the building collapsed after heavy rainfall at Freeman Road,…
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How Suspended Accountant General of Federation ‘Blasphemed’ ASUU, Nigeria – Kperogi
A United States-based Nigerian scholar, Prof. Farooq Kperogi, has accused the suspended Accountant General of Federation, Idris Ahmed of “blaspheming” the University lecturers and also his nation following his alleged misappropriation of of N80billion. Recently, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) quizzed Idris for allegedly stealing and using proxies to obtain prime properties located…
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Irate Youths Allegedly Injured Pastor, Burnt Houses in Bauchi Over Alleged Blasphemy
Punch Newspaper A pastor has allegedly been injured and many houses burnt by irate youths who went on the rampage over alleged blasphemy in the Katangan area of Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Details of the incident were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report. Punch correspondent learnt that trouble…
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Strike: Labour Institute Meets Ministry of Labour, ASUU, Other Unions
The Nation Newspaper Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) has commenced meeting with stakeholders to end various unions strike that has paralysed academic activities in public universities in the country.. The stakeholders according to the institute include Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ministries of Education and Labour as well as students. Already,…
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Strike: Payment of Arrears of Consequential Adjustment Not Part of Our Core Demands, ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, university of Lagos, UNILAG, chapter has said the payment of arrears of the consequential adjustment of the minimum wage being paid by the federal government into the account of members of ASUU is not part of the union’s core demands. The chapter chairman, Dele Ashiru stated this in…
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Just In: NRC Postpones Resumption of Train Services Indefinitely
There are strong indications that the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) may have retracted its earlier announcement to resume services following the pressure mounted by families of victims of the March 28 attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train. The NRC had earlier fixed Monday, May 23 for the resumption of the train service but the relatives of…