Year: 2022
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Two Days After Certified Dead, Man Walks Out of Casket During Burial in Nasarawa
The Nation Newspaper The Gidan Angalu community in Toto Local Government Area, Nasarawa State was thrown into shock penultimate Tuesday with the ‘resurrection’ of a native doctor at the point of burial two days after he was certified dead. Fifty-nine-year-old Godwin Ugeelu Amadu had been confirmed dead by doctors at a private hospital at about…
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Strike: Psychiatrists Send Message To Lecturers, Students
The Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria has decried the impact of the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities on lecturers and students, saying the unending industrial action can lead to emotional turmoil. It said though similar events happening to two persons usually had different impacts on the individuals based on their background,…
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ASUU Strike: What Buhari Told Federal Varsity Pro-chancellors
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to engage in further consultations with relevant stakeholders, towards ending the protracted strike by the of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The President made the pledge Friday at State House, Abuja, when he met with the Chairman and select members of Pro-Chancellors of Federal Universities. The President, in a…
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ASUU Strike May End September 20 – Counsel To ASUU, Falana
The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has fixed September 19 to deliver ruling on the suit filed by the Federal Government against the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on September 20. Meanwhile, ASUU has given a glimmer of hope that the dispute may be resolved at a scheduled stakeholders meeting with members…
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ASUU Strike: NANS Threatens To Shut Down Presidential Villa, Others, Makes Demands
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to shut down the Presidential Villa and other strategic spots in the country over the failure of the federal government to reach a truce with the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The student body insisted it will not rescind its protests until…
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Strike: Latest Update on Suit Filed by FG Against ASUU
The National Industrial Court, NIC has adjourned the suit filed by the Federal Government, challenging the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to Monday, September 19 for a hearing of the interlocutory application of the Federal Government. At the resumed sitting on Friday, counsel to the Federal government, James Igwe, asked…
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ASUU protest: FRSC Clears Gbongan-Ibadan Expressway Gridlock
The Federal Road Safety Corps in Osun State says it has cleared a gridlock on Gbongan-Ibadan Expressway, due to the ongoing protest by the National Association of Nigerian Students on the road. The Sector Commander, Mr Paul Okpe, made this disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Osogbo. Okpe said that…
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Bode George: Why Atiku May Lose Next Year’s Poll
Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy National Chairman Chief Olabode George yesterday warned that the opposition party may lose next year’s presidential election to its crisis. He said the way and manner the protracted leadership crisis is resolved will determine the fate of the platform in the 2023 polls. George warned that PDP may be…
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Strike: Stop Playing To Gallery – ASUU Tells COPSUN
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday advised the Committee of Pro-chancellors of State Owned Universities in Nigeria (COPSON) to stop playing to the gallery. ASUU said the committee should learn from their counterparts in the Federal universities who were impressing on the government to do the needful for public universities. This is…
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Strike: Students Block Ibadan-Ile-Ife Highway, Motorists, Commuters Stranded (Video)
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday blocked the major Ibadan – Ile-Ife-Ilesa Expressway, leaving motorists and commuters stranded for for several hours. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was in continuation of the association’s nationwide protest on major highways against the lingering face-off between the Federal Government and their…