Author: Vreporters
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FG Apologies To Students, Parents Over Protracted ASUU Strike, Makes Promise
The Federal Government on Friday tendered unreserved apology to Nigerian students and parents over the protracted industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Univetsities, ASUU The leadership of the public University lecturers early hours of Friday conditionally suspended the eight month strike it embarked upon on February 14 as a result of…
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Polytechnic Student Convicted Over $9,891 Fraud in Kwara
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday secured the conviction of 31-year-old Bashiru Azeez Seyi from Oyan in Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State over offences bordering on internet fraud. Bashiru, a student in the Marketing Department of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin was charged on one count…
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ASUU Directs Members To Resume Work Today, Friday
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its members to resume all services hitherto withdrawn with effect from 12:01 on Friday. The ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, President said this in a statement issued at the end of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) emergency meeting on Friday in Abuja. Osodeke said the…
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ASUU Gives Reasons For Suspension of 8-month-old Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has explained that it suspended its eight months old strike due to the order of the Court of Appeal and various appeals by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and other well meaning Nigerians to it . To this effect,the lecturers’ union…
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Nnamdi Kanu Has Cases To Answer – FG Clears Air On Appeal Court Ruling
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) has said the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu was not acquitted by the Court of Appeal. He said the appellate court only decided a single issue that borders on rendition. He said Kanu has other pre-rendition cases to…
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Just In: ASUU Suspends 8-month-old Strike
Vanguard News The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old strike conditionally. According to reports reaching Vanguard, the union ended the strike after a meeting by its leadership on Thursday night, which lasted into the early hours of Friday. The meeting was called by the union to determine its next line of…
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Health Workers In Varsity Teaching Hospitals Issue 7-day Ultimatum to FG
The Senior Staff Association of Universities Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to pay arrears of hazard allowances owed its members. The Association disclosed this in a communique signed by its Acting Chairman, Mr Kabir Mustapha, and Acting Secretary, Mr Joseph Ugwoke, after a…
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Wike Increases Appointment Of Special Assistants To 50,000
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has upgraded the appointment of Special Assistants on Political Units from 28,000 to 50,000. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday by the governor’s spokesman, Kelvin Ebiri. “Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has reviewed the appointment of Special Assistants on Political Units from 28,000 (Twenty Eight Thousand)…
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12 Nigerian Universities Surge in the 2023 Global Rankings
Chairman of the Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee (NURAC), Professor Emeritus Peter Okebukola, says at least 12 Nigerian universities have shown remarkable improvement in world ranking and were applauded at the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit which ended in New York on October 12. Okebukola speaking to joournalists in Abuja on return from the…
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ASUU Vs FG: Court Grants Striking Lecturers Conditional Leave To Appeal
Channels TV The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has granted leave to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to appeal the decision of the National industrial Court of Nigeria delivered on the 21st of September. In a ruling delivered by Justice Hamman Barka on Oct 7th and made public today, the court granted…