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  It’s no longer news that the   National President  of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU ) is  mobilizing  its members in  preparation  for a Possible Indefinite strike. Earlier, the  Academic  Staff Union of  Universities  (ASUU) postponed its decision on strike, saying that  consultations are still ongoing . This was contained in a press statement issued by the union after its  National Executive Council  meeting. However,  ASUU  has announced  14th February 2022  as the latest date to reveal the  union’s  Final Decision on the  planned  strike. This means that on the  14th February 2022  the Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU ) will either declare or Postpone its Planned strike. Although, the majority of ASUU Branches ( State and Federal Universities ) are fully in support of an indefinite strike. ASUU branches have enjoined the ...

Novembers 26, 2021 The President Students’ Union Government University of Nigeria, Nsukka Campus Dear Mr. (Comrade) Stephen Ani, CHRONICLES OF YOUR DISTURBING ACTIVITIES AS STUDENTS’ UNION PRESIDENT  NSUKKA CAMPUS (MARCH 2020 TO NOVEMBER 2021) My very warmest greetings to you and the entire students and Government of the Students’ Union  of the University of Nigeria!  Following unfolding events and actions, it has become expedient that I chronicle some of the  litany of your worrisome activities as SUG President of Nsukka Campus for the sake of history as  follows: 1. Let me once again remind you that the first ever successful biometric election in any  Nigerian University brought you into power. I congratulate you again. I had expected that  you will deploy this rare trust towards selfless services for the interest of the Nigerian  students under your leadership but alas, how disappointed I am currently. 2. Despite the adverse security report aga...

 An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan,yesterday ordered the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Department of State Services to pay the sum of N20billion to Chief Sunday Adeyemo also known as Igboho as damages for the invasion of his residence. Justice Ladiran Akintola delivering his ruling, condemned the manner in which Igboho’s residence was invaded stating that since there was no war, the method of invasion was crude and unprofessional. He added that since the DSS had no search warrant, it was hard to believe that the arms and ammunition that were said to have been recovered were truly from Igboho’s house adding that there was no prove that Igboho exchanged fire with the DSS. Akintola stated that the manner of invasion and shooting was not only traumatic to Igboho but also to the people living in his house and the entire street. He then ordered that Igboho be paid N20billion for aggravated and exceptional damages. “The reckless and indiscriminate shooting undertaken ...

Many fans believe that celebrities in relationships live fairytale lives, but are usually shocked when such relationships hit the rocks without any telling signs. Saturday Beats takes a look at times when social media exposed cracks in celebrity marriages 2baba and Annie Idibia When multi award-winning singer, Innocent Idibia, aka 2baba, finally decided to settle down and marry his long-time girlfriend, then-Annie Macaulay, his fans were excited because it seemed like the perfect ending to a love story that had endured many twists. Because the singer had had children with other women before he finally decided to get married, this raised some eyebrows, but many still commended him for eventually settling down with Annie who he had reportedly been dating before meeting his other baby mothers. And just like a well-scripted romance novel, their marriage seemed to be made in heaven as the couple constantly showered encomiums on each other on social media. However, Annie recently took to her...

    THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has expressed its readiness to embark on another round of industrial action following what it called the failure of the Federal Government to implement an agreement signed with the union. The union is giving the government till month end (Tuesday) to reach out or it will activate the procedure of embarking on strike. The union’s President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, who disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, added that the FG no longer picked its calls. Recall that in March 2020, ASUU embarked on a strike following its disagreement with the FG over the funding of the universities and the ineffectiveness and discrepancies around the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System and others. ASUU, however, developed the University Transparency and Accountability Solution to replace IPPIS and had several meetings with the Ministries of Finance, Education, Labour and Employment, and the Office of the Accountant Gener...

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka and Igbinedion University, Okada in Edo State have partnered with an Irish aviation training company, Newcastle Aerodrome, to commence degree programme in Aviation Studies. At the event, both institutions agreed to bridge the gap in manpower in aviation by training professionals. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, represented by one of his aides, Adewale Adelaide, said, “The government will support anything that would improve knowledge and expand our technical expertise in every area. That is the reason government is looking for partnerships with the private sector.” The Vice-Chancellor of UNN, Prof. Charles Igwe, who was at the occasion, described the partnership as the best thing that had happened to him in his capacity as the VC. While decrying the lack of aviation studies in Nigerian Universities, he said that it was one of the areas the country was yet to fully tap into in terms curriculum studies. “It is good to know that the t...