The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said that the news making the rounds that it has suspended its eight-month-old strike in Universities, is fake and should be disregarded. Social media was agog with news on Saturday, November 21 that the academic union had suspended its strike action and will resume academic activities across the…
The Federal government and Leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities,ASUU, met on Friday, November 20. It was learnt that the meeting started a few minutes to 12 pm. It was gathered that the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, presided over the meeting. The PUNCH gathered that the parley is expected to…
The National Universities Commission has transferred ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology LAUTECH Ogbomoso to the Oyo State Government while the Osun state Government is to take over the College of Health Sciences in Osogbo. The resolution followed the lingering ownership of LAUTECH over the years. The Executive Secretary of the National Universities…
Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, has directed all newly-admitted students for the 2019/2020 academic session to resume for academic activities on Monday, 23rd November. The Head, Directorate of Information, Mr Bode Olofinmuagun, who said the resumption included pre-degree, diploma and 100 level students of the university, said, “The students are expected complete their registration exercise…
Controversial investigative journalist, Kemi Olunloyo has accused people who attend church vigils of practicing witchcraft. Kemi took to Twitter to air her unpopular opinion. According to her, going to church at night or staying up too late is unnecessary. She noted that God is omnipresent and everywhere at all hours, so people should be comfortable…
Law Students Association of Nigeria has dragged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), and relevant ministries representing the Federal Government to the Federal High Court Abuja, challenging what it described as the incessant strikes of the union. The students through the National President of the Law Students Association of Nigeria, Blessing Agbomhere, sought an…
Police in Rivers State has launched a manhunt for the gunmen, who kidnapped and murdered a former Rivers State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Ebenezer Kalabo Amah. It was learned that Amah was whisked away by unknown gunmen, who laid ambush at his residence on Precious Chukwu Street…
The Chairman of Esan Central Local Government Council of Edo State, in Edo Central Senatorial District, Prof. Waziri Edokpa, was on Friday kidnapped along the Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi Road in Edo. Gunmen, also Friday, shot dead the driver of a bus in the fleet of a popular transport company and seized fourteen Abuja-bound passengers on Benin-Auchi Road…
A 9-year-old girl has died after falling into a well while fetching water in Kwagar Kanawa, Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State. The spokesperson of the Kano State Fire Service, Malam Saidu Muhammad, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday, November 20, said a distress call was received from Kwagar Kanawa at…
Newspaper vendors in Abuja took to the streets this morning to protest the killing of their colleague, Ifeanyi Elechi, in Abuja on Thursday, November 19 by a security detail of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. In a statement released on his social media handles, Gbajabiamila said a stray bullet fired by his…