Category: News
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“Why is Naira Going Down”, Mohbad Disses Former Boss in New Song (Video)
Nigerian street sensational artiste, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji fondly known as Mohbad has released a video snippet of an upcoming song which disses his former boss, Naira Marley and the members of the Marlian record. In the video snippet, the singer further claimed that the lives of his parents were threatened. The singer, Mohbad, had recently called…
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Another Northern Governor Threatens To Dump Atiku
The Nation Newspaper There is disquiet in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over threats by Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed to back out of the Atiku Presidential Campaign. Mohammed was said to be angry over alleged intelligence that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is not keen on his second term ticket. He allegedly felt slighted that he…
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ASUU Strike: Only Court Can Guide FG on Withheld 8-month Salaries – Ngige
The Nation Newspaper GOING by the words of Labour Minister Senator Chris Ngige, only the National Industrial Court (NIC) can guide the Federal Government on what to do with the withheld eight month salaries of varsity teachers. The minister, who spoke in Abuja yesterday, said the government was awaiting the NIC decision on whether it…
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Strike: How Personality Clash Between Ngige, ASUU President Affects Negotiation
Vanguard News The personalty clash between the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige and the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, was responsible for the long period it took to resolve the recent industrial action by the union. Also, the clash is also responsible for the…
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What Candidates Should Expect in 2023 UTME – Oloyede
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, on Sunday reeled out innovations that will be introduced in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, part of which is giving no rooms for centres not using laptops to conduct the examination. He noted that the step is to safe candidates…
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Salary: FG Begins Plans To Pay Breakaway ASUU Faction, CONUA
Punch Newspaper The Federal Government has commenced plans to pay the Congress of University Academics their withheld salaries and rectify the “half salaries” paid to all lecturers under the newly registered union for the month of October 2022, Sunday PUNCH has reliably gathered. Sources familiar with the matter made it known to our correspondent on…
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Why Deductions of ASUU Salaries is Illegal – SERAP
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has enjoined President Muhammadu Buhari to “direct the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, and the acting Accountant General of the Federation, Sylva Okolieaboh to immediately reverse the apparently illegal deductions from the salaries of members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for October 2022.” SERAP…
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Half Salaries: ASUU NEC To Meet Monday
Daily Post Less than one month after the Academic Staff Union of Staff Universities, ASUU, suspended its 8-month industrial action, the union and the Federal Government are back on a warpath. Already, the National Executive Council of the ASUU is set to meet on Monday (tomorrow) to decide whether to embark on another strike or…
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NITDA Launches Blockchain Scholarship, To Train 30,000 Nigerians (Apply Here)
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with Domineum Blockchain Solutions is announcing the launch of NITDA Blockchain Scholarship, 2022 Scheme. According to a statement jointly signed by Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head Corporate Affairs and External Relations, NITDA and Mohammed Jega Co-founder, Domineum Blockchain Solutions, the programme is aimed at training 30,000 Nigerians…
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Why ASUU Members Receive ‘Amputated Salaries’ – FG Clears Air
The Federal Government on Saturday gave reasons why members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, received “amputated salaries” . In a statement, by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, the government noted that members of ASUU were paid their October salary pro-rata. According to the ministry, pro-rata was done because they cannot…