Category: News
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ASUU President, Osodeke, Reacts To FG’s Half Salaries Payment
Vanguard News The national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will meet soon to take appropriate steps regarding the payment of half salary to the members by the Federal Government. The National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this on Thursday night in a chat with Vanguard. Osodeke was reacting to the payment…
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FG Clears Backlog of Medical Lecturers
Punch Newspaper The Federal Government has cleared the backlog of salaries of medical lecturers at the Usmanu Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto, The PUNCH reports. In a statement made available to our correspondent on Thursday, the branch chairman of ASUU, UDUS, Dr M.N Al-Mustapha noted the order was given by the Minister of Labour and Employment,…
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FG Pays 18 Working Days Salaries To ASUU
Punch Newspaper The Federal Government only paid lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities for 18 working days in the month of October, The PUNCH has exclusively gathered. Lecturers and senior members of ASUU, who spoke to our correspondent under strict confidence noted that the government only paid half salaries. The…
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Davido’s Cousin Breaks Silence Over Death of Ifeanyi Adeleke
Sina Adeleke, popularly known as Sina Rambo, one of the cousins of Nigerian music star, Davido, has broken the silence over the death of three-year-old Ifeanyi Adeleke. The toddler, birthed by Davido and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland, drowned and died in a swimming pool in his father’s Banana Island mansion. Taking to his verified Instagram…
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APC Presidential Campaign Council Releases 2023 Campaign Calendar
The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has released its calendar for the 2023 general elections. According to the calendar, the party will flag off its rally in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on November 15, 2022 and end with another rally in Lagos State on February 13, 2023. APC presidential candidate,…
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Former OAU VC, Elujoba is Alive – Management
The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has debunked rumour making the rounds in the social media that a former acting Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Anthony ELUJOBA is dead. A release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, which was made available to Vreporters stated that the…
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Davido’s Son Nanny, Cook To Remain in Police Custody Until….
Punch Newspaper The two suspects detained in connection with the death of three-year-old Ifeanyi Adeleke, son of music artiste, Davido, and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland, may remain in police custody until they are cleared by an autopsy report. A credible source, who disclosed this to PUNCH Metro on Wednesday, said the nanny and the cook…
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EFCC Arrests 87 Forex Dealers in Abuja, Lagos
Punch Newspaper In continuation of its onslaught against forex dealers over the current dollar crisis in the country, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arrested no fewer than 87 forex dealers in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Lagos and Kano. Findings by The PUNCH revealed that the EFCC detectives stormed several forex trading…
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Updated: OAU Reportedly Loses Former VC, Elujoba
There is unconfirmed report that the former Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Prof. Anthony Elujoba is dead. Elujoba, a Professor of pharmacognosy in the faculty of pharmacy involved in a a ghastly accident the previous week on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway where he was rushed to the hospital for intensive care, while his…
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Over 3,000 Students Sign Petition to Demand ABU Resumption
Daily Trust An online petition demanding the management of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) to backtrack on its recently released school calendar which announced January 3, 2023, as the resumption date has been launched with over 3,000 students signing the petition. Daily Trust reports that the petition, launched by a student, Ahmed Manga, on change.org…