The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said that the union is optimistic about an end to prolong strike. The union has been on strike since February over issues revolving around revitalising public universities, review of lecturers’ salaries and allowances, among other issues. Speaking on Monday at a…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is working hard to make life better for residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Nigerians in general. Wike stated this on Tuesday while inaugurating the rehabilitation of Old Keffi Road, from Kado Village to Dei Dei, Abuja. The…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has agreed to call off its eight-month strike. The decision to suspend the strike was taken at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the union which held Thursday night and lasted to Friday. The Vice President of the union, Dr.Chris Piwuna, confirmed the suspension in an interview…
A training aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) crashed on Tuesday in Kaduna, killing two pilots on board. It was gathered that the pilots were on a training session when the incident happened at the NAF Base in Kaduna. The authorities of the NAF Base in Kaduna did not respond to telephone calls when…
Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has alleged that there were plots by saboteurs to disrupt the forthcoming elections. Tinubu made the allegation on Wednesday at the APC presidential rally which held at the MKO Abiola stadium, Abeokuta, Ogun state. He declared that petrol scarcity and naira redesign will not affect…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the payment of withheld salaries of university workers. Speaking at the national administrative council meeting of the NLC in Abuja on Saturday, the NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, said the situation has made it difficult for university staff to cope with the present…
