Category: Education
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Isa Pantami: The Leopard And Its Unchanging Spots By Mike Ozekhome
Mallam Isa Pantami is no ordinary Nigerian. He is a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Pantami is also no ordinary Minister. He is charged with the sensitive portfolio of Communications and Digital Economy. Before his ministerial appointment, he had headed the very sensitive and delicate position of Director-General of the National Information Technology…
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WHY CAPE VERDE’S CONTEMPT FOR ECOWAS COURT MUST NOT STAND by Femi Falana
BACKGROUND FACTS On 12 June 2020, Mr. Alex Saab, a Special Envoy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (hereinafter referred to as “the Claimant”) was arrested by Cape Verde while undertaking a humanitarian Special Mission to purchase basic foodstuffs and medicines from Iran. Cape Verde claimed that because it was not notified in advance that…
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The Hijab And Needless Crisis In Kwara
Busy Brain writes from Jalingo, Taraba State Recently, Kwara State with harmony emblem has been diluted with series of crisis. A peaceful and serene atmosphere has metamorphosed to a state of phobia and restlessness. Although, crisis is inevitable in a secular setting with people of different character and orientation but the need to quench the…
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CAPE VERDE POLITICAL CRISIS LOOMS AS ECOWAS DECLARES ALEX SAAB ARREST ILLEGAL AND ORDERS IMMEDIATE Release By Olayemi Stella
By Olayemi Stella A major political crisis is brewing in the self-styled “model African democracy” of Cape Verde after the ECOWAS Court of Justice declared that the arrest and detention months of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab on 12 June 2020 was illegal. Alex Saab’s defence team led by Nigeran Femi Falana, SAN, hailed the decision…
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Abduction of Students: Treat Kidnappers as Terrorists, NANS President Urges FG
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the incessant invasion and abduction of students and teachers in the country, urging the Federal Government to declare the kidnappers as terrorists and treat them in the same manner. NANS President, Comrade Sunday Asefon, in a statement made available to newsmen, on Sunday, in Abuja, however,…
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ASUU, SUG President Warn Against Proliferation of Universities
Some stakeholders in University education in Nigeria, on Thursday, warned against the proliferation of universities in the country, following Wednesday’s approval of 20 new private universities by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Benin, the stakeholders said there was nothing to justify the approval, when…
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Students React, As UNILORIN Begins Online Classes (Photos)
Following the directive from the authorities of University of Ilorin, Unilorin, to its teeming students to join virtual classes yesterday, Monday, due to the second wave of COVID19, some of the Undergraduates have expressed their experiences in the online classes. Some of them took to their social media handles to share their thoughts, Vreporters gathered…
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Strike: Buhari-led Administration Is A Government Of Lies, Empty Promises, NANS
Following the accusation raised by some members of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, that the federal government has not fulfilled the promise made to the union last month which led to the suspension of the nine-month-old strike, the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, South West Zone, has described the Buhari-led administration as government…
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ASUU Speaks on NAAT Proposed Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said the National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, or any other union should not use it as bait to get anything from the government. ASUU, therefore, advised NAAT or any other staff union to fight their battles their ways. The Chairman, University of Lagos, UNILAG chapter of…
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How ASUU Strike Crippled Economies Of Varsity Communities in 2020
Prof. Job Nmadu of Federal University of technology, Minna, says the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU)’s nine months strike in 2020, impacted negatively on university communities by crippling their economic activities. Nmadu said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to him, those affected by the strike, numbering about 20 million, included traders,…