Category: News
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OAU Students Storm Ooni of Ife’s Program To Protest ASUU Strike
Some concerned students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, on Saturday, stormed the venue for a programme, Royal African Young Leadership Forum, an initiative founded by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. The students stormed the venue in protest of the lingering strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU . The programme…
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One Confirms Dead, as Another Building Collapses in Lagos
One person has lost his life following the collapse of two-storey building on the Lagos Island area of Lagos State. Report has it that the incident happened on Saturday afternoon, The PUNCH learnt that the building was under construction before its collapse. According to an eyewitness, the building collapsed after heavy rainfall at Freeman Road,…
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How Suspended Accountant General of Federation ‘Blasphemed’ ASUU, Nigeria – Kperogi
A United States-based Nigerian scholar, Prof. Farooq Kperogi, has accused the suspended Accountant General of Federation, Idris Ahmed of “blaspheming” the University lecturers and also his nation following his alleged misappropriation of of N80billion. Recently, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) quizzed Idris for allegedly stealing and using proxies to obtain prime properties located…
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Irate Youths Allegedly Injured Pastor, Burnt Houses in Bauchi Over Alleged Blasphemy
Punch Newspaper A pastor has allegedly been injured and many houses burnt by irate youths who went on the rampage over alleged blasphemy in the Katangan area of Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Details of the incident were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report. Punch correspondent learnt that trouble…
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Strike: Labour Institute Meets Ministry of Labour, ASUU, Other Unions
The Nation Newspaper Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) has commenced meeting with stakeholders to end various unions strike that has paralysed academic activities in public universities in the country.. The stakeholders according to the institute include Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ministries of Education and Labour as well as students. Already,…
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Strike: Payment of Arrears of Consequential Adjustment Not Part of Our Core Demands, ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, university of Lagos, UNILAG, chapter has said the payment of arrears of the consequential adjustment of the minimum wage being paid by the federal government into the account of members of ASUU is not part of the union’s core demands. The chapter chairman, Dele Ashiru stated this in…
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Just In: NRC Postpones Resumption of Train Services Indefinitely
There are strong indications that the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) may have retracted its earlier announcement to resume services following the pressure mounted by families of victims of the March 28 attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train. The NRC had earlier fixed Monday, May 23 for the resumption of the train service but the relatives of…
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Police Parade ‘Motocyclists’ Who Allegedly Lynched Sound Engineer To Death in Lagos Over N100 Balance (Video)
Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of six suspects linked to the gruesome murder of a sound engineer, David Imoh, in Lekki area of the state. The police paraded the six men, alongside other suspects, before journalists at the police command in Ikeja, a statement by spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin, on Friday, said. “A…
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Alleged N250,000 Bribe: OAU SU Debunks Backstabbing Students To Slow-down #EndASUUStrike Protest
Following allegations by some students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife that the Festus Olayiwola led Students’ Union has reportedly back stabbed members of the union by allegedly collecting a sum of N250,000 from Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II to slow down the #EndASUUStrike struggle. The union in a release signed…
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FG Moves To End ASUU, ASUP Strike, Begins Arrears Payment
Punch Newspaper The Federal Government has commenced the payment of minimum wage arrears, which it owed lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and Academic Staff Union of Universities as part of efforts to end ongoing strikes by the unions, The PUNCH has learnt. The National President of ASUP, Dr. Anderson…