Year: 2022
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ASUU strike: Final Year Law Student Prays Court To Suspend RMAFC, FAAC’s Operations
A university student, Soohemba Aker, has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja for an order of interlocutory injunction suspending the activities of Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). Aker, a final year Law student of Benue State University, Markudi, also sought same order suspending the operation of Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), including payment…
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Why ASUU Should Call Off 7-month-Old Strike – DSS
The Department of State Security (DSS) on Thursday appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off the ongoing strike. The Director of the Service in charge of Yobe, Mr Yunusa Abdulkadir made the plea in Damaturu at the Third Quarterly Conference of the State Directors of Security in the North-East Zone.…
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Don’t Publish My Degree Certificate – Peter Obi Tells Aides
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has disagreed with his aides on the need to publish his university degree certificate for public attention. The former Anambra governor turned down the request by his media aide, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, to publish his Bachelor of Arts degree certificate in Philosophy (Second Class Division)…
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UNILORIN Loses Pro-chancellor, Abidu Yazid
The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the University of Ilorin, Mallam Abidu Yazid, is dead. Yazid’s death is was contained in a statement signed by the Registrar and Secretary to the Council, Dr Fola Olowoleni, on Thursday, it was stated that the governing council chairman died in the early hours of today, Thursday in…
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Abuja Professor Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Police Woman in Abuja (Video)
Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali, has ordered thorough investigation and prosecution of Professor Zainab Duke and her accomplices for assaulting her police orderly, Inspector Teju Moses. Force Spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday, following public outcry as images of the policewoman’s battery went viral online. Mr Adejobi said contrary…
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How Fraudsters Hack Nigerian Bank, Transfer Over N523 Million From 18 Accounts To 223 Accounts
Punch Newspaper Suspected fraudsters, during a three-day cyber-attack, have hacked a customer’s account domiciled in an old generation bank and fraudulently transferred N523,337,100 from the account to 18 different accounts in the same bank. The spokesperson for the Police Special Fraud Unit in Ikoyi, Lagos State, SP Eyitayo Johnson, in a statement on Wednesday, said…
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ASUU Strike: What FG Should Do With Lecturers’ Seven-month Arrears – APC Chieftain
National vice chairman (North West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Moh Lukman, has urged the federal government to convert the seven-month arrears of university lecturers to scholarship and compensation for students for the time lost out of school. Lukman’s call followed the order issued by Justice Polycap Hamman of the National Industrial Court…
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ASUU Strike: FG Reacts To Court Judgement
The Federal Government has declared that nobody won or lost in the Wednesday ruling of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), ordering members of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to return to work. The government also said that it would order the Vice Chancellors to reopen public universities in compliance with…
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I Can’t Force PDP Chairman To Resign – Atiku Reacts
Former vice president and the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday reinstated his position that Senator Iyioricha Ayu cannot be forced to resign as the party’s National Chairman. Atiku made the remarks while reacting to the decision of the camp of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to pull out…
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ASUU Strike: What To Expect After Court Order
Vanguard News After a series of failed negotiations, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria on Wednesday ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its seven months strike and go back to work. The court ruling came after the Federal Government, in a suit, had filed for an application for an order…