Author: Vreporters
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PDP Halts Presidential Campaign, Intensifies Efforts to Pacify Wike, Other Aggrieved Members
The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP), yesterday, suspended its presidential campaign even as anxiety continued to mount over the face-off between Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, and his supporters and the party leadership. Daily Sun learnt that the presidential campaign slated for Kebbi State, yesterday, was put off, while the Zamfara State campaign, scheduled to…
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ASUU Divided Over Strike Suspension
Punch Newspaper Barring a last-minute change, the Academic Staff Union of Universities may call off its indefinite strike on Thursday (today). The Court of Appeal had last Friday, ordered the union to call off its strike. The House of Representatives also intervened in the matter, raising the hope that the union may call off the…
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APC sets up campaign council harmonisation committee
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has set up a body to harmonise its controversial Presidential Campaign Council as a tripartite meeting involving major stakeholders was deadlocked in Abuja, yesterday. The disagreement involving its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, his running mate, Kashim Shettima, National Working Committee (NWC), Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and Presidential Campaign Council…
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ASUU Strike: FG To Release N50 billion as Earned Allowances
Punch Newspaper The governing council of Federal Universities will take over the payment of earned allowances of lecturers and other university workers in their respective institutions from 2024, The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent also gathered that the Federal Government will release the sum of N50 billion to take care of outstanding earned allowances before…
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ASUU Branches Vote To Suspend 8-month-old Strike
The various branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have voted overwhelming to suspend the ongoing eight months strike. The branches summoned congresses based on the directive of the national body on Wednesday and members resolved to ask the National Executive Council (NEC) to suspend the industrial action. The decisions of the various…
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ASUU Strike: FG To Modify IPPIS, Accommodate UTAS, UP3S
Punch Newspaper The Federal Government will modify the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System to accommodate the peculiarities of the University Transparency Accountability System, a payroll system developed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities for the payment of salaries and allowances of University lecturers and the Universities Peculiar Personnel Payroll System developed by the…
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Eight Months Into ASUU Strike, Admission Seekers Struggle With Uncertainty
Channels TV When Sofia Yusuf registered for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), she hoped to get admission into one of the nation’s leading universities as soon as possible. Having scored 260 in the yearly entrance examination on her first attempt, Sofia’s dream of studying Agriculture Economics at the University of Ibadan (UI), became…
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Moment Soldier Who Sells Stolen Ammunition For Terrorists Arrested (Video)
A yet-to-be-identified soldier has been exposed by his fellow gallant officers for allegedly stolen ammunition for terrorists in the northern part of the country. The accused soldier in a now viral video was seen being searched by other officers and live bullets were recovered from him in the course of their search.
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Strike: How House of Reps brokered truce between Fed Govt, ASUU
The Nation Newspaper There were fresh facts yesterday on how the House of Representatives persuaded striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to review their position. It was learnt that the leadership of the Green Chamber went as far as laying the fact-sheet on the N20.5 trillion 2023 Budget, to ASUU representatives…
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UK Considers Stringent Visa Rules for Nigerian Students
The British government says migrants from Nigeria bring the most relatives to the United Kingdom. The Times UK quoted the UK Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, as saying the government was considering tightening the rules on dependants. This was after Home Office immigration figures showed an inconsistency across different nationalities coming to the UK to work…