Introduction Just over a week ago, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) the union of teaching and research staff at Nigeria’s universities declared an indefinite strike action to protest the non-implementation of agreements earlier signed with the Federal Government of Nigeria. The strike action according to the Union...
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says its members remained resolute to get what public universities need from the Federal Government to survive and compete globally. Prof. Ayo Akinwole, the Chairman of ASUU, University of Ibadan chapter, made the assertions on Monday in Ibadan. Akinwole said that lecturers...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Government has inaugurated four Technical Working (TWGs) Groups to review and implement a strategic roadmap for the resuscitation of ailing enterprises in the country. They are for the Automobile, Housing (Bricks and Clay), Mines and Steel as well as Oil Palm sectors....
Some stakeholders in the South East have called on the Federal and state governments to treat terrorists and their sponsors as enemies of the state and stop granting them pardon. The stakeholders made the call while responding to a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) survey on consequences of granting...
The Federal Government is poised to deworm 10 million primary school pupils enrolled into the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSF). The deworming is designed to boost the health status of the pupils. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development will conduct the deworming. The minister,...
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have decried the alleged ‘criminalisation’ of all domestic airlines over the outstanding N19 billion debt it was alleged to owe some Federal Government’s aviation agencies. The Vice-President (V-P) of AON, Mr Allen Onyema, said this in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday....
The Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated the Governing Council of the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF). Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, inaugurated the nine-member council, in Abuja, to fix the critical missing link in government’s effort to develop the gas sector He charged members...
Reactions have continued to trail the recent comprehensive, total and indefinite strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Some stakeholders who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Tuesday described the recent announcement by ASUU on the indefinite strike as disheartening and...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed dissatisfaction with the Federal Government over response its demands, and declares a “comprehensive, total and indefinite” strike. Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU President made this known in a statement issued at the end of the Union National Executive Council (NEC) emergency...
ASUU may have again extended its strike on Monday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. The decision to again extend the strike for the fourth time was taken after the union’s National Executive Council met at its headquarters at the University of Abuja. The union embarked on...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Mr Football Foundation has been lunched in Calabar, the Cross River State capital through a book lunch, chronicling the life and time of the first Secretary General of the Nigerian Football Association, (NFF) and the first executive committee member of FIFA and CAF....
Some stakeholders have commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for injecting $265million into the nation’s aviation sector. This action, the stakeholders said would bailout some of the foreign airlines out of the shortage of dollars . The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the apex bank, on Friday,...
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israeli and Japanese companies to commence assembling and manufacturing of environmentally friendly, green, electric and smart automobiles by 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) entered into...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has suspended its nationwide strike for three months. National President of NAAT, Comrade Ibeji Nwokoma, made this known while addressing newsmen after the National Executive Council meeting of the union in Abuja on Thursday. Nwokoma said NAAT...
A member of the House of Representatives Dachung Musa Bagos has suggested that part of the recently returned $23m Abacha loot should be used to settle the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Members of the union have been on strike since February 14 over improved welfare, revitalisation of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) says Africa’s increasing energy gaps require collaboration to take ownership of the continent’s transition pathways and the action should be decisive and urgent. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in his remarks delivered at the global virtual launch of Nigeria’s Energy...
Chief Julius Okoye, senatorial candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) for Anambra North has commended the Federal Government for resuscitating the long-deserted Anambra-Imo River Basin. He said in a statement issued at Awka on Tuesday by his media aide, Mr Anthony Oboroah that the basin had suffered lack...
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United States Government have reached an agreement on the return of over $23 million of the Abacha loot. The agreement signing ceremony was held in the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami on...
Mrs Ibiene Roberts, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, says the Federal Government is working to digitise public service before the end of first quarter of 2023. Roberts stated this when she formally presented the Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) to the Minister, Sen. George Akume, on...