Author: Vreporters
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ASUU: Varsities hold emergency meetings on resumption
Punch Newspaper Following the suspension of the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, findings by our correspondent revealed that public universities across the country have made plans for special meetings of senate councils in preparation for examinations and resumption. The PUNCH reports that ASUU on Friday, October 14 announced a suspension of the…
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Two Main Reasons ASUU Suspends 8-month-old Strike – Osodeke
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it suspended its eight-month strike due to a court order and appeals from Nigerians. A court of appeal had ordered the striking lecturers to return to class after the National Industrial Court ruled against the union in a case brought to it by the Federal Goverment. Days…
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2023 General Elections: We Have Mobilized Our Members To Return Home – Nigerian Students in Europe
The Association of Nigerians Students in Europe (ANSE) has vowed that its members across European countries will decide their fate in the forthcoming Nigeria’s general election by electing leaders that would see to their uninterrupted welfare. ANSE president, Bashiru Saidu Muhammad, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday. According to him,…
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Rotten To Bad: Campaign Team Reacts To Gaffe Made by Tinubu at Kaduna Event (See Video)
The campaign team of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has reacted to a gaffe made by the former Lagos State Governor at the Kaduna State Investment Summit. Tinubu, who was one of the guests at the event, had hailed Governor Nasir El-Rufai for his developmental strides. Appealing to El-Rufai…
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As ASUU calls off strike, what happens to CONUA, NAMDA?
Nigerian Tribune Following the suspension of the eight months strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Nigeria, IMOLEAYO OYEDEYI examines what becomes of the fate of the two newly-registered unions by the federal government and if the two unions can subvert the solidity ASUU has built across public…
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Not total waste: Parents Speak on Lessons From 8 months ASUU strike
Vanguard News The eight months strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, did not just amount to total waste, as some lessons were learnt from it, parents under the aegis of the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria, NAPTAN, said. Speaking in a chat with Sunday Vanguard, the National Treasurer of…
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Varsty Shut Down For Two Weeks Over Flooding
Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro, has been shut down for two weeks by the government as a result of the ravaging flood that has negatively affected most parts of the institution. The state Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr. Kingsley Ashibuogwu, announced the immediate closure of the university on Friday during an emergency…
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Why I Claimed #Lekkishooting Was Photoshopped – Retired Army General, Eneche
Major General John Enenche (retd.) has said he claimed the #Lekkishooting was photoshopped because of an oath of allegiance he swore on commission into military service. Enenche made this assertion in a press statement issued via his official Twitter handle on Friday. He said, “Dear country men and women, following my appointment on the campaign…
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ASUU Strike Must Never Happen Again – Gbajabiamila
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Honorable Femi Gbajabiamila, said all hands must be on deck to ensure academic strikes in universities become a thing of the past. The Speaker made the remarks in a statement welcoming the end of an eight-month long strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. ASUU…
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Strike:Vice Chancellors Identify Major Issue Responsible For Disagreement Between FG, ASUU
VICE chancellors of the nation’s public universities have identified trust issues as being responsible for the incessant disagreements between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, resulting in crises. To this end,they have vowed to end the ugly trends through their collective interventions. The vice-chancellors, operating under the aegis of the…