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Former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Education, Farouk Lawal, yesterday, appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to return to the negotiating table with the Federal Government to bring an end to the lingering strike. Lawal, who spoke during a chat with newsmen, also charged the Federal Government not to always cave in to pressure to sign an agreement if it knew the terms were stringent. He recalled that similar incident had occurred in the past when government bowed to pressure and later backslid, stressing that dialogue remained the best way out of the present ASUU/FG impasse. He said: "I think, in the first place, that the best way of resolving any crisis is through dialogue andit is on this note that I am appealing to ASUU to resume negotiation with the government. "I am appealing to both sides to resume negotiations because, it is only through dialogue, itis only through consultations, that the issues can be resolved."

The Nigerian attacker, Sunday Mba, who scored the goal that won the African Nations Cup for Nigeria in February in South Africa, left Warri Wolves for French team CA Bastia on Thursday. The 24-year-old has signed a one-year deal, the Ligue 2 club told reporters including Reuters correspondent in Corsica. Mba, who was on target in the 40th minute of the1-0 victory over Burkina Faso in the Nations Cup final match in Johannesburg, cost CA Bastia a fee of €1.32m. The promoted French club are 15th in the 20-team table with two points from four games. The move to France ends the severally speculatedmoves to Turkey and other rumoured countries since he hit the limelight with a superb strike against a Cote d'Ivoire team inspired by legendary Didier Drogba. Soon afterwards the player became a subject of controversy over ownership between Wolves and Enugu Rangers. The dispute became messy which forced the Nigeria Football Federation to set up a committee to handle the matter. One of the

According to reports, our very own Nigerian football legend Austin JJ Okocha is currently producing a movie about reggae star Majek Fashek. The movie's screen play is reportedly written by Charles Novia, and features Fracis Duru as Majek Fasek, Sam Dede, Stella Damascus and other top Nollywood actors. However,movie producer Charles Novia has confirmed this report. He said that he movie is shooting on 35mm and took about 3 years to fine-tune. It is presently at its pre-production stage, after which the crew will travel to New Yorkin October to shoot the America scene, which is the major part of the film. It was also gathered that Nollywood actor, Francis Duru is undergoing guitar lessons and extensive study of Majek's character for the past eight months to fit the role. This is what Francis had to say about Majek: "Whatever his travails and the public perception of him, Majek still remain a world class material, who has promoted so much interest world wide with his ty

The world football governing body, Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has confirmed that it had received an official complaint from the Football Association of Malawi over 'racist' comments made by Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi. FIFA however said, "Please understand that we cannot comment any further at this stage," to further enquiries from BBC Sport. The Malawi federation wants action taken over what it calls 'racist' remarks by Keshi aimed at their Belgian coach Tom Sainfiet. "We feel the racist remarks by Mr. Keshi are not acceptable," Fam's general secretary Suzgo Nyirenda told BBC Sport. "We thought it was a personal attack on our coach and we had to defend him regardless of skin. We felt we should help our coach and at the same time put a stop to the racist remarks from Mr Keshi. We have sent evidence of what Keshi said and we hope FIFA will come up with some measures to control Mr Keshi." The case concern

Joint Health Workers' Union of Nigeria (JOHESU) has called off the strike it embarked upon on Wednesday, Aug. 21 to push for improved welfareof the workers. The minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu announced this on Tuesday in Abuja, after a12 hour closed-door meeting with the union leaders. He said the strike was suspended based on an agreement reached between the Federal Government and the union. "We have reached an understanding after a lengthy deliberation which started yesterday and we resumed at 8 O'clock in the morning today. "We were able to reach an understanding which has been signed and based on that understandingthe unions have agreed to suspend the strike which was embarked upon," he said. The President of JOHESU, Dr Ayuba Wabba, said the union decided to suspend the strike based on the agreement it had with the federal government. He expressed optimism that the demand of the union would be met in the next two weeks or onemonth agree

Chris Brown likes to keep us guessing about hs relationship status. But if this latest public display of affection is anything to go by, Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran are definitely back on. The couple were photographed on the beach in Hawaii yesterday looking pleased to be in each other's company as Chris filmed his latest music video. Despite other beautiful ladies being on set, Chris was said to only have eyes for Karrueche and rushed to her side whenever he took a break.

In the negotiations between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government forfeited again yesterday as the lecturers have pulled out of the Governor Gabriel Suswam-led Committee on Needs Assessment of Nigerian Universities. In a letter detailing its reasons for withdrawing from the committee, ASUU said that the committee had not made progress on the issues for which it was set up, adding it was not satisfied with the way the N100 billion raised by government to rehabilitate structures in the universities was being managed. Worse still, ASUU in the letter dated August 26 andsigned by its National President, Dr. Nasir Isa Fagge, accused the Suswam committee of not being, clear on its plans for managing the funds. Itcited the inclusion of a "Project Administration Fund," even as it queried the manner which fundswere allocated to universities slated to benefit from government's intervention. The letter stated that, "we have also noted alb

Director-General of National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA, Prof. Seidu Onailo Mohammed says Communication Satellite is making a huge remittance to the economy by raking in about $90 billion in 2011 alone, comprising Satellite Television, Satellite radio and broadband. In addition, he said that about $16 billion revenue also accrued to the industry in the same year. Prof. Mohammed disclosed this at the weekend, during a lecture on Communication Satellite in Commemoration of the Launch of the first Communication Satellite in Nigeria organized by NASRDA in Abuja. Prof. Mohammed said that Communication Satellite is a multi-billion dollars industry that gives high returns on investments, which must be tapped by both government and private sector todrive enhance their operations. He said that the launch of Syncom" in July 26, 1963, symbolized the beginning of technological revolutions across the globe through the application of Space Science Technology. ''As sci

Despite the resolve on Thursday by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to continue the on-going strike until all agreements signed in 2009 are reached, the federal government, on Friday, ordered that lecturers should go back to classroomsafter it had disbursed the sum of N30 billion for earned academic allowances. The directive which was given by the secretary to the government of the federation, Sen Anyim Pius Anyim, during a meeting between the federal government and the vice-chancellors of the 61 public universities, stated that "Government, hereby, urges every staff of the nation's universitiesto return to work as all issues are being resolved." He said with particular reference to the contentious issue of earned allowances, every staff of the universities that is so entitled should verify his claimwith the university council and accordingly get paidas "from the foregoing, it is obvious that government has demonstrated sufficient commitment to the i

The Federal Government Have Warned All Striking Lecturers To Open University Gates For Student As From This Week.According To The Sgf, Anyim P Anyim All Their Requirments Have Been Met Except For The Main Issue Which Is The Earned Allowance Claimed By The Lectures Totalling 92Billion Naira. FB Have Made It Known That The Money Is Not Available As At Now But They Should Make Do With The 30Billion Naira They Were Offered Or If Not; There Will Be No Monthly Salary As Long As The Strike Continues, But Effort To Get The Reactions Of Asuu President; Nasir Fagge Were To No Avail As His Phone Line Was Not Reachable, Meaning He Is Not Ready For FurtherNegotiations. Some Student Were Also Seen Engaging In Artisan Business Till When The Strike Will Be Called-Off.

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Workers of the Osun State University have commenced an indefinite strike over alleged non-payment of their allowances and other entitlements. Before the strike, the workers ordered a three-day fasting and prayer session to seek the face of God in their agitation. The workers under the umbrella body of the Joint Action Congress (JAC), comprising SeniorStaff Association of Nigeria University (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union and Educational Institutions (NASU) and National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), also staged a peaceful protest at the Osogbo campus to drive home their demands. Addressing the three unions at a congress held at the Osogbo campus after the protest, NASU chairman, Isaiah Fayemi, disclosed that the management met with the state government on behalf of the workers but theirefforts hit a brick wall. He described as insensitivity the attitude of the state government to their demands. "UNIOSUN is the only institution in the whole Southwest that is not en

Information reaching us at Futascholars this morning said the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday announced its disengagement from further negotiations with the Federal Government, over what it describes as the latter's perceived insincerity in the 2009 agreement as well as the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) both parties signed in January last year. The union National President, Dr. Nassir Faggae Isa, said at a press briefing held at theUniversity of Lagos on Thursday that the 2009agreement and the MoU must first be honoured, even if ASUU feels the need to consider renegotiation with the government. The union had embarked on a total strike on July 2 over government's failure to honour the2009 agreement. Faggae said, "Consequently, our members areleft with no other choice than to prosecute this strike to its logical conclusion. ASUU members nationwide are saying this striker will not be suspended until and unless the government respects the 2009 agree

2013 Ekiti State Scholarship And Bursary (Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Special) The Ekiti State governmenthas instituted various Scholarship and Bursary Awards for Ekiti State Students in theFederal, State and Private Universities Free Application forms for undergraduate, Masters Degree, PHD and Physically Challengedare now available to prospective applicant at Ekiti State Scholarship Board, New Secretariat, Ado-Ekiti. Those who prefer to apply online should CLICK HERE @ https://ekitistate.gov.ng/media-centre/downloads/ 2013 Scholarships and Bursary category. Completed application forms MUST be sent to: scholarshipboard@ ekitistate.gov.ng not later than 1st October, 2013. ELIGIBILITY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: *.Applicant must be in 2nd year/HND and above in their courses of study to be qualified for the undergraduate Scholarship Awards and must possess WAEC/NECO with a minimum of 5 Credits including English Language and mathematics at a sitting and a minimum CGPA of 4.0 for

A FUTA Student has been killed untimely by a wicked Nigerian Police officer identified as Aruna Ayodele. This happened on Tuesday August 20, 2013. The student of the Federal University of Technology of Akure in Ondo State came to Lagos to make some money because of the ongoing ASUU strike. The 21-year-old student identified as Kunle popularly called Ifa was shot dead by a Nigerian policeman in Ikorodu area of Lagos for disobeying ban on Okada. The extra-judicial killing of Kunle has led to a violent riot with people running for their lives. Some angry youths attacked some motorists and burn tyres in major roads connecting to Ikorodu on Tuesday afternoon. Officer Aruna Ayodele who claims Kunle violated Lagos traffic law took the law into his hands when he shot him dead. The deceased who came from a poor family used the opportunity to save enough money for his education pending the end of the ongoing ASUU strike. Since July, Nigerian higher institutions l

Some of the budding dancers selected at the Lagos audition for theMaltina Dance Allhave said that they are prepared to give the race all ittakes. They note in separate interviews that it was zeal and determination that have, so far, taken them to the current level. Eight promising dancing talents -- Blessing Ekpo, 21; Gloria Idundun, 24; Promise Enweribe 23; Peter James 22; Aniebet Emmanuel 22; Emmanuel Ibeotuche 21; Jackson Obinna 23 andEkwerre Elijah 24 -- were identified and selected in Lagos. Enweribe, an undergraduate and one of the qualifiers that demonstrated raw talents and was selected, notes that over the past four years, Maltina has motivated him and his friends to work extremely hard. Two of them eventually made it this year. "For four years, my friends and I worked tirelessly to stand a chance to feature in theMaltina Dance All show We enrolled at a dancing schools practising and learning dance styles. We also spent most of our time in the gym to be in good sha

According to the punch newspaper, A civil rights organisation, Anti-Corruption Network, has asked the Federal Government to release the money demanded by the Academic Staff Union of Universities or risk a protest from students and youths. The group, therefore, gave the authorities up to Monday to settle all outstanding issues with the ASUU leadership. Its Director, Outreach Services, Chief Timi Frank, stated this in an interview with our correspondent. The ACN was reacting to comments credited to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Ministerof the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, that the FG did not have the N92bn demanded by ASUU. He noted that the group would mobilise the protesters to "occupy" the state and federal ministries of education in the country. He said, "Okonjo-Iweala said Nigeria does not have N92bn to settle the agitation of ASUU. It is an insult to the Nigerian students and youths. President Goodluck Jonathan must fire her or wewill mobilise

According to punch newspaper, it was said that the Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday said it would provide a N10bn grant for the Usman Danfodiyo University Sokoto to enable it to embark on training and research. TheNews Agency of Nigeria reports that the gesture was announced by the bank's Deputy Director, Projects Planning and Implementation Division, Alhaji Kabiru Nuhu-Koko, at a ceremony in Sokoto. Nuhu-Koko said the university was selected to benefit from the grant for the 2013 fiscal year aspart of the bank's corporate social responsibility. He said, "Each year, the bank selects one university or a public institution from each of the nation's six geo-political zones, to benefit from a similar gesture and this year is the turn ofUDU, Sokoto. "Similarly, the bank, each year, selects one secondary school and a tertiary institution from each of the six zones for other gestures.'' The deputy director said the grant was to build the manpower capacity

Despite the Federal Government's declaration that it does not have the resources to meet the N92billion tranche of the 2009 agreement with theAcademic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), there appears to be a fresh hope for the Nigerian university students to return to school next week. The source learnt yesterday that, barring last minute change in plan, thought and body language of principal players in the impasse, the university lecturers may call off the more than three-month-old nationwide strike action by Tuesday. It was gathered that the Federal Government's NEEDS Assessment Implementation Committee headed by the Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswan, and ASUU representatives have met at the Benue State Governor's Lodge, Abuja, where both parties reportedly agreed on virtually all contentious issues, which gave impetus to the industrial action, except one. Our source, who is a member of the Federal Government NEEDS Assessment Implementation Committee and a former

The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) will sustain its ongoing strike until the Federal Government gets the money to meet its demands, an ex-officio member has said. Prof Aloysius Okolie, the immediate past chairman of the union at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, said in Nsukka, Enugu State on Friday that the government should not allow a total collapse of tertiary education in the country. Okolie said that no country had attained enviable height economically and technologically without adequate funds for the education sector. He said the sector remained the engine room of national development. "The National Assembly and some executive members are paid jumbo salaries but when it comes to education funding the government has no money. "How will the country be able to achieve its vision 20:2020 of being among the 20 leading economiesif the education sector is not well-funded,'' he asked. The former chairman solicited the understanding ofthe students an

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Friday arrested a 27 years old Philosophy student at the Ebonyi State University with 5.960 kilogrammes of drug at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Lagos. The suspect, Mr. Chukwu Ramseyn Onyekaozuru was apprehended during the outward screening of Alitalia passengers when he attempted to smuggle about 5.300kg of cannabis and 660 gramnmes of heroin to Rome, Italy. Speaking on the arrest, NDLEA Airport Commander, Hamza Umar pointed out that the student was caught with parcels of cannabis that were covered with dried bitter leaf vegetables inside a bag while the heroin was ingested by the suspect. Mr. Umar further said that the arrest was one of the few cases of poly-drug trafficking made by the command. "Most traffickers smuggle only one drug at a time. This case is one of the few poly-drug trafficking cases recorded by the command since January. The suspect had 5.300kg of cannabis packed in vegeta

The people of Jigawa state were thrown into mourning following the death of two prominent politicians, Deputy speaker, State House of Assembly, Honourable Inuwa Sule Udi and former Commissioners of Information, Alhaji Salisu Ibtahim Dandoka. Honourable Inuwa Sule Udi a third term member representing Ringim constituency at the Jigawa State House of Assembly died along with his driver Malam Mas'ud Ringim in an accident along Kano-Ringim road, the accident on Thursday night during the heavy down pour. The former Commissioner in the State Ministry of Education and Information during Ex-Governor Saminu Turaki's regime, Alhaji Salisu Ibrahim Dandoka died after a brief illness at the Malam Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. The deceases Deputy Speaker, Inuwa Sule and AlhajiSalisu Dandoka will be buried in their home towns Ringim and Kazaure according to Islamic rites, they were survived by wives, children and grand children. May God save us now in NIGERIA. Amen

House Member, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon never failsto amaze us with his grammatically inclined words. Read what he said on the current ASUU strike issuebattling higher institutions in the country; "This ASUU strike is a miasma of a deprecable apothesis of an hemorrhaging plutocracy, cascadinly oozing into a maladorous excresenceof mobocracy. With all tarmangant ossifying proclivities of a kakistocracy, our knowledgia centura is envelopedin a paraphlegic crinkum crankum. Therefore, ASUU,cest in dejavu, dejavu peret ologomabia." I checked all this Grammer in the Dictionary, Believeme they were all Correct

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Union wants clergy, monarchs, others to prevail on FG THE ongoing industrial action embarked on bythe Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) might not be over anytime soon as theFederal Government's re-negotiating committee has failed to reach a compromise with the union. Instead, the meeting adjourned for another one week to enable the sub-committee recently raised to conclude its work on the details of the 2009 ASUU/FGN agreement. This was made known by ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Isa-Faggae, in an interview with journalists in Abuja after the meeting with thePresidential Implementation Committee on NEEDS Assessment in Nigerian Universities, chaired by Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam. Meanwhile, apparently foreseeing that the Federal Government was in no hurry to cede ground, ASUU yesterday invited the clergy, traditional rulers and stakeholders to prevail on the Federal Government to respect the 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement and to make integrity its watchword. Acting Chairman

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Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State Yesterday expressed the optimism that the ongoing industrial action by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU might end in the next one week. Suswam, who is the chairman of the National Economic Empowerment Development Strategy Assessment Implementation Committee of the universities, spoke with journalists shortly after a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said, "I want to say that we are having negotiation with ASUU. In the next one or two weeks, we should be able to arrive at something that will necessitate them calling off the strike, once we are able to agree with them on all issues that they have raised. "So far, there are only two outstanding issues, the NEEDS assessment and the earned allowances. The NEEDS assessment which I'm handling, we have virtually concluded. I think by next week, it will be definite. "The earned allowance, the SGF is still holding meeting

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The hope for the re- opening of universities in the shortest possible time was dashed Thursday after the Federal Government constituted committee chaired by the Benue State Governor, Hon. Gabriel Suswan in a meeting with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, failed to agree on the contentious issues. There were expectations that ASUU could call off the strike after the meeting as the National President of the union Dr. Nasir Fagge had previously said that calling off the strike was dependent upon what the Federal government would place on the table in respect of the implementation of the 2009 agreement. Speaking on the outcome of the meeting, Dr. Fagge said, "Well it was inaugural meeting, so naturally nothing much was achieved. It is just that the chairman (Governor Gabriel Suswan) told us how he wants to carry out the assignment. "And then he said that he thinks we should have a sub-committee that will liaise with TETFund and National Pla

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A student failed in law and decided to make a deal with professor. Sir, do you know everything about law? Professor: Yes. Student: If you can answer this question, I will accept my final marks, if you can't, you have to give me "A". The Professor agreed. Boy asked, "What is legal but not logical, logical but not legal & neither legal nor logical?" The Professor thought about it for hours & pondered but no answer. He finally had to give up as he really did not know and he gave the boy an "A". The following day, professor asked same question to his students. He was shocked when all of them raised their hands. He asked one student. The student answered "Sir, you are 65, married to 28 years old woman, this is legal but not logical. Your wife, is having an affair with a 23 year old boy, this is logical but not legal. Your wife's boyfriend has failed in his exam and yet you have given him an "A", this is neither

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for the sack of Minister of State for Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike who ASUU claims is more worried about the Rivers state crisis than the lingering crisis in the universities. The Coordinator of ASUU, Ilorin Zone, Dr. Adeleke Ayan said that instead of Wike to be concerned about the nationwide strike he is bogged down with local river's politics which is not under his jurisdiction. At a press conference Wednesday in Ado Ekiti, Ayan, who is the Chairman of ASUU in Ekiti State University (EKSU), said it was lamentable that the minister had allegedly abandoned crucial national issues like ASUU strike and started indulging in local politics. He called for immediate release of the N100 billion the government promised to turn around the country’s Ivory Towers around, saying “a lot of restoration will take place if the money is released in our universities”. Describing Wike as a ‘roving minister’, Ayan declared