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13 Nov
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Yusuf Maitama Sule University (YUMSU) Kano branch, has chided Kano State government for suffocating academic progression by persistently neglecting its primary responsibility in the institution.
9 Nov
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is awaiting formal communication on a decision by the Federal Government to implement 40 per cent deduction of the internally generated revenue (IGR) of federal universities and other partially funded public institutions.
8 Nov
Given that education is the bedrock of development at both personal and corporate levels, reports that teachers, particularly at the tertiary level, are moving in droves for greener pastures abroad is most disheartening.
7 Nov
Recently, President Bola Tinubu directed the grant of an exceptional waiver of “No Work, No Pay” order on ASUU, which will allow for the previously striking members of ASUU to receive four(4) months of salary accruals out of the eight months of salary...
30 Oct
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), yesterday, donated foodstuff and relief materials to 320 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Katsina State. ASUU’s President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, who, who spoke during the distribution, represented by a national resource person of the union, Dr. Alkali Lawali, said ASUU had always identified with the most vulnerable, especially…
24 Oct
Ahmadu Bello University’s Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) turned 100 years in 2022 having been founded in 1922. The institute was to celebrate its centenary anniversary last year, but for the long industrial dispute arising from the eight-month strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The institute, at last, flagged off the celebrations…
21 Oct
Invoking the Principle of the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the partial waiver of the ‘No Work, No Pay’ order that was instituted against striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ...
20 Oct
President Bola Tinubu has approved a partial waiver of the "No Work, No Pay" order on striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and ordered the release of four months of withheld salary.
18 Oct
The Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, has decried the dissolution of the institution’s governing council by Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State. This is contained in a statement issued by the chapter’s Chairperson, Dr.Aliyu Ahmad and Secretary, Dr.Mudassir Nasir, in Kano on…
12 Oct
Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, yesterday, lamented interference by politicians in recruitment of staff into tertiary institutions.
25 Sep 2023
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, has warned that about 50% of Nigerian university students may drop out of school within the next two years if the Nigerian government fails to stop the continuous fee hike in universities.
16 Sep 2023
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke has told the Federal Government that it cannot completely stop funding the universities. Osodeke, who was reacting to a report by the Minister of Education Prof. Tahir Mamman, saying that the Federal Government will come up with new ways of funding tertiary…

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Nigerian banks have 24 months to recapitalise their capital base to at least N500 billion international authorisation capitalisation to continue operations in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. This comes after the apex bank urged Nigerian banks to expedite action on the recapitalisation of their capital base to strengthen the financial…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Usman Bello as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, confirmed Tinubu's approval of Bello's appointment in a statement on X on Thursday. According to the Ngelale, Dr. Bello is a consummate…
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Hoodlums attacked and set on fire the Neni Divisional Police station in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the hoodlums numbering about 30 stormed the area at about 2am on Thursday and destroyed several buildings. READ ALSO: First phase of Lagos-Calabar Highway to be completed in three years – FG…
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To streamline operations and enforce parity across its workforce, the Board of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko Disco) has affirmed recent management changes and its decision to harmonize salaries and conditions of service for all employees. Dispelling rumors of a reversal in the dissolution of the former management under Dr Tinuade Sanda, Mr. Dere Otubu,…
4 hours ago
The Federal Government said the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar highway will be completed within the next three years. This was disclosed on Thursday in a statement by Ben Bem Goong who is the spokesman to the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi. Goong made this announcement following Umahi's inspection of the Lagos-Calabar coaster highway…
5 hours ago
Nigeria has been left in darkness as the national electricity grid controlled from Osogbo, Osun State collapsed at about 4:30pm on Thursday. Most distribution companies across the country disclosed that their feeders were out leaving their franchises area across the 36 states in darkness. While the grid output was 2984 megawatts as at 4pm, the…
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An Ikeja High Court on Thursday issued a bench warrant against the former employee of Punch Nigeria Ltd., Olusegun Ogunbanjo, and others charged with N950 million fraud.
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An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted a 23-year-old student, Victory Tasie, charged with defiling his girlfriend.
6 hours ago
Persons familiar with the antecedents of Senator Uba Sani, the Governor of Kaduna State, readily attest to the fact that he is hardly ever deterred by challenges or adversities, no matter how daunting. Stories abound of his daring exploits as a young civil and human rights activist when successive military juntas held sway in Nigeria.…
7 hours ago
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus and members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party for the 2023 general elections in Rivers State have declared their loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. A former Minister of Transportation and the Director-General, PDP-PCC Rivers…