FProtesting SSANU members Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions have written their branches to commence strike from tomorrow (Friday). A copy of the notice signed by SSANU National President, Mohammed Ibrahim, and NASU General Secretary, Peters Adeyemi, was obtained by our correspondent on Thursday. The […]
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DVCAA, Dr. Umar Kakumba (5th R); Ms. Winnie Nekesa, IASSIST Regional Secretary – Africa (5th L) and Prof. Constant Okello-Obura, Dean EASLIS and Chair National Organising COmmittee (4th R) with participants at the 1st IASSIST Conference, CoCIS, Makerere University on 13th January 2020 By Banji Ayoola The first Africa regional conference of the International Association […]
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Council approves N35b for NEPZA power stations in Calabar, Kano, others The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved the establishment of 20 private universities across the country. It also approved N35 billion for the building of power stations by the Nigerian Export Processing Zone Authority, NEPZA, in Calabar and Kano processing zones. Education Minister Adamu […]
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By Ben Ezeohagwu INigeria: a nation of cows,without hows,full of lows,marauding herdsmen,loot our farms,full of arms. IINigeria: a nation of cows,without bows,full of jows,nefarious herdsmen,root our barns,full of harms. IIINigeria: a nation of cows,without pows,full of mows,archaic herdsmen,hoot our dams,full of jams. IVNigeria: a nation of cows,without vows,full of tows,gruesome herdsmen,fool our gams,full of lams. […]
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By Nasiru Oseni Death tolls at the toll gate Of stolen lucre Blood flows beneath the bridge Of hidden corpses of grave denials washed ashore Sit down, wave the colonial flag In this place where We have come to die in search of life The truth can no longer be found Only a camcorder Of […]
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By Ben Ezeohagwu I As so deep in our keep,herdsmen strike endlessly,cattle battle in a baffle,just a peep in our seep, Constant turmoilfrom humour of herdsmen,no longer so strangeor new in Nigeria,full of rapes,kidnappings or killings. IIAs we weep in our neepherdsmen stride boldly,cattle prattle in a rattle,just a beep in our beef constant painfrom […]
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Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai The Kaduna State Government has announced Monday, 1st February 2021 as the resumption date for SS3, JSS3, and JSS1 for public and private schools. It said the decision for partial resumption was taken after extensive appraisal of the second wave of the COVID-19 and a series of consultations with relevant […]
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The death of some students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State in an accident that occurred near the gate of the institution has thrown the entire university and student community into mourning. Students have called on the state government to dualise the Akungba Road report Samuel Agbelusi and Peter Emmanuel (AAUA). When the […]
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By Abdulgafar Amoka I got admitted to study Physics at Ahmadu Bello University in 1993 and graduated in 1999. Within those six years, one year was lost to the ASUU strike and another to ABU internal crises that brought Gen Mamman Kontagora as Sole Administrator of the university. I enrolled for MSc in 2001 and […]
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‘grants no work, no pay waiver’ President Muhammadu Buhari waived the ‘no work, no pay’ ’Trade Act for striking university lecturers to allow peace to reign, Minister of Labour and Employment Dr. Chris Ngige, said at the weekend. Government has released N40 billion for the payment of earned academic allowances for varsity lecturers and earned […]
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