ASUU: FG Releases N30bn For Lecturers' Allowances

 The federal government Tuesday released the sum of N30 billion to the Ministry of Education for onward disbursement to the universities for the payment of earned allowances of the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).Benue State Governor, Mr. Gabriel Suswan, made this disclosure at a meeting with the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), at the state Governor's Lodge in Abuja, where he reiterated his appeal to the striking union to return to the classrooms in the interest of the future leaders...

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Sss Retures Stowaway teen Daniel Oikhena back to benin

For the first time since August 24 when he made a daring flight in the tyre compartment of an Arik Air flight from Benin to Lagos, Daniel Oikhena, saw his mother, Evelyn, at the State headquarters of the Directorate of the State Security Services (DSS).Daniel, a Junior Secondary School (JSS) I pupil in Benin, Edo State capital, was released from DSS custody yesterday morning to officials of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development.Mrs. Oikhena was informed of the processes her son would go through and later asked to go to the...

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A great star has fallen from the photojournalistic firmament.

Iconic photographer, Peter Oyeyemi Obe, who brought the swampy gloom of the Nigerian civil war horror to public reality via his troubling and tense images, has passed on. He was 81, born 28 December 1932.News of Mr. Obe’s passage came mid-day Sunday when his nephew, Taiwo Obe, the renowned editor and promoter of the famous professional social media site on LinkedIn, Everything journalism, tweeted, quoting family sources, that the ace cameraman had “died at his residence situated on 31 Alhaji Masha/Moronu Street, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria”...

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Edo Girl taking the lead again

The belief that Nigeria remains a land generously endowed with the brightest and best brains in the world was once more reaffirmed on Wednesday, July 3, when Osarieme Anita Omonuwa bagged a First Class degree in Law at Reading University in the United Kingdom.Miss Omonuwa, 20, who hails from Edo State in Nigeria, also received the 2012 prestigious “Chancellor's Award” of the university for her outstanding academic performance.THISDAY learnt that Omonuwa has, by the exceptional academic feat, become the first black woman to win the Reading...

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As we are already know, Academic Staff Union of Universities is on strike because the Federal government failed to keep the promise it made in 2009. The Academic Staff Union Polytechnics, (ASUP) suspended its strike for one month to enable government keep its promise. According to the report, ASUP will resume its strike again because FG will not keep its promise. And the Federal Government does not keep their promise because perhaps, their children are in schools overseas or in private institutions in Nigeria. For those who don’t know,...

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Nigeria's former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and five other governors walked out of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Convention that held in Abuja today and went to form a faction of the party. The governors who left the convention with Atiku are: Governor Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu of Niger state, governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State, governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state, governor Musa Kwankwaso of Kano state, and governor Abdulfatah Ahmed...

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Tuface's wife posted some tweets which in many people's opinion could be tagged "Attention Seeking". See Her tweets below:- "If I Get An Uneasy Feeling Abt Som1, I'll Stay Away From dat Person For good #Getitright....." I'll rather be buried alive with snakes than live to please any man breathing the same air as me." #GetItRights We all know her husband Tuface is definitely breathing the same air with her, abi Tubaba dey buy "Pure Air Sachets"? What...

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Hell was let loose in the early hours yesterday at Oba-Ofemmili community in Awka-North Local Government Area of Anambra State, when some youths, suspected to be cultists attacked Christians in their worship places, shot and inflicted machete wounds on over 50 of them. hApIaNsKi  Assemblies of God, Deeper Life, Winners, Catholic Church, 3 thers affected. The attackers also went on rampage, looting and burning churches in the community....

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Nigerian students have had enough of staying at home due to the ASUU strike and they have made this clear by speaking out. As a result of the almost two month old strike, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), yesterday issued a one-week ultimatum to the Federal Government and the union’s leadership to resolve their differences or face serious consequences. According to reports, the students said if the impasse was not resolved...

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This week, the Senate gave a legislative seal of approval for the marriage of underage girls. That means even a 5 year old toddler could be married off by her parents. Underage girls should be Sent to school and not to infant marriages. Education is the bedrock of every society, and the education of the girl child is as important as that of her male counterparts Here is the list of the Senators that voted for girls underage marriage.. One...

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ASUU STRIKE

The Academic Staff Union Of University (ASUU) Ibadan zone has reitirated that the on going strike embarked upon by its member all over the country will not be called off. At a news briefing at the University of Lagos on wednessday, DR Adesola Nassir said until the government makes serious changes and respects the demands of the union the strike wont be called off. Dr Adesola Nassir, zonal coordinator of ASUU, Ibadan zone, said re-negotiation...

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