ASUU May Suspend Strike Today

There are indications that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Nigeria may end its four-month old strike on Saturday, November 16.

About 120 chapters of the union have voted in support of the decision to end the strike at their various congresses held in their institutions.

Former ASUU President, Iyayi Was Murdered – By Bamidele Aturu

ASUU former president, Festus Iyayi, was cruelly murdered-he did not die-by a yet to be identified assassin in the employ of the Government of Kogi State. 

This is the only conclusion that can be derived from the facts provided in the media. According to the existing facts, while traveling along Lokoja-Abuja road in the company of his ASUU comrades on their way to Kano to discuss the current strike issue, an escort car in the convoy of the Governor of Kogi State, Mr Idris Wada, rammed into the ASUU bus killing Iyayi andinjuring some lecturers.

"Students Should March To Aso Rock If ASUU Does Not Resume Today" - Tinubu

At a dinner organized by the All Progressive Congress, APC,  yesterday, its national leader, Bola Tinubu, has called on Nigerian students to take to the streets in support of ASUU. However, pundits are wondering why he is making this call at a time when the dispute is almost being resolved after a 13 hour meeting between President Jonathan and ASUU this past Monday.

It is suspected that Tinubu does not want the strike to end. This is even as Fulani Cattle Rearers under the umbrella of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Rearers Association have threatened to stop the sale of beef to markets nationwide if ASUU strike continues. It is instructive to note that former head of state, Muhammadu Buhari, who is a member of the APC, is a former  chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Rearers Association.

ASUU Strike To Be Called Off Tomorrow?

Hopes are high within the ranks of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, as the union is set for a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan tomorrow that the two parties will arrive at a mutually acceptable solution to the four months old strike which has paralysed the nation’s university education.

The union however expect the solution to be within the context of the implementation of the 2009 agreement, the 2012 MOU and the recommendations of the Needs Assessment Report, warning that any proposal by the Government would be based on a clear acceptance of a framework for the implementation of the 2009 agreement.
The union stated clearly that any imposition will not present a solution to the current crisis.

Secondary School Students Arrested By The Police During Cult Initiation

Police in Ilesa, Osun state have arrested 4 students of the Ilesa Grammar school while they were being initiated into a secret cult. 

Punch reports that the police swooped on the boys (names withheld) while they were being initiated into the group by the duo of Dayo Oludare and Olaniran 
Arowobusoye, both 22-year-old. 

The pupils, said to be between 14 and 18 years of age, were arrested following a tip-off. 

ASUU Rejects N600 Billion Offer From Federal Government

Varsity teachers remained adamant last night, saying their strike would go on, despite the government’s shifting of its position. The strike has been on for four months.

More cash has been pledged for projects on the campuses. Besides, the earned allowances due to the teachers have been increased from the initial N30 billion offer, which the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) rejected. The teachers are insisting on the 2009 agreement, which they say President Goodluck Jonathan was part of. Besides, they say, they do not trust the government.

Patience Jonathan Honoured With Doctorate Degree In South Korea

Nigeria’s first Lady, Patience Jonathan pose for pictures with President of Hansei University, Sung-Hae Kim

Wife of Nigeria’s president, Patience Jonathan, on Thursday added one more Honorary Doctorate degree to her gallery after a South Korean University honoured her.

It is Mrs. Jonathan’s fourth doctorate since becoming Nigeria’s First Lady.

NYSC: 89% Of Corps Members Can’t Communicate In English

Kano State Coordinator of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mr. Sanusi Abdulrasheed, has lamented that 89 per cent of corps members in the country could neither write good application nor communicate effectively in English Language.

He stated that the majority of the corps members were more at home with the use of “broken English” as a means of communication.


Mr. Abdulrasheed made the

Govt withdraws sponsorship of 6 students in Russia over attack on embassy

Irked by last Monday’s attack on the Nigerian Embassy in Moscow, the Presidency has withdrawn sponsorship of six students at the Peoples Friendship University, for unruly behaviour.

The affected students are reported to have stormed the Nigerian Embassy in Moscow and protested non-remittance of their September allowance, creating image problems for Nigeria in the process.

Vanguard learnt that following the assault on the embassy, the Russian police arrested no fewer than 16 Niger Delta students and took them into custody for breach of the peace.

ASUU UPDATE :- SSANU Set To Join Strike, Strike continues, says ASUU..

University teachers said yesterday that their strike will go on — 89 days after it began.
This is in spite of the intervention by
Vice President Namadi Sambo in bringing the lecturers back to the negotiation table.

The teachers are seeking proper funding of education and the payment of their N87 billion earned allowances.

Omg! Secondary School Girls Turns Classroom Into Strippers Hall - SEE PHOTO

What has taken over the minds of these young ones is simply the internet and the dirty displays they see on TV, and this has no doubt created such a picture as this.

See photo after the cut

Chidi Mokeme Returns As Host Of Gulder Ultimate Search Season 10

Chidi Mokeme, Nollywood actor and TV host is back again as the host of the 2013 edition of Gulder Ultimate Search reality TV show which flagged off yesterday in Uyo,  Akwa-Ibom State.
Mokeme who anchored the reality TV show, in its first and second seasons made a stunning comeback as the anchor man last year after taking over from  erstwhile presenter, Bob Manuel Udokwu.

ASUU STRIKE WILL END 2ND APRIL 2017" - TB JOSHUA PROPHESIED

There is a report that the famed Pastor of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) Prophet T.B. Joshua has ‘prophesied’ via his twitter handle that the ongoing ASUU strike will last till April 2017. It was purportedly tweeted on the 17th of September , 2013.

See tweet below

NASU TO JOIN ASUU NEXT-WEEK - SEE DETAILS

As the embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the nation’s tertiary institutions enters its fourth month, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has indicated its resolve to embark on its own indefinite strike next week.

Message From ASUU President To Students

Dear Comrades, As the struggle to save Nigerian University system is being pursued, I’ll like to salute all our members for their resoluteness in ensuring that the 2009 ASUU/Government Agreement is implemented in accordance with the Roadmap defined by the 2012 MoU. We believe very strongly that the rot and decay in the University System is not only arrestable but also reversible. We believe even more strongly that, the key to turning round the University System lies in the sincere implementation of the Agreement.

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