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Update : ASUU, has constituted seven-man committee to defend union’s position and refusal to suspend ongoing strike

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has constituted a seven-man committee to defend the union’s position and refusal to suspend the ongoing strike that is getting to seven months. The committee is expected to respond to any criticisms in the media against the alleged adamant posture of the university teachers to suspend the strike. Recall that academic activities in ... Read More »

Update : Nwokocha suspended as Nigeria may lose Commonwealth Games relay gold

Nigeria may be stripped of one of the gold medals won at the recently held Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England owing to doping crisis. This is as the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced the provisional suspension of sprinter Grace Nwokocha. Nwokocha was part of the quartet that won gold in the 4x100m relay at this year’s Commonwealth Games. Our correspondence ... Read More »

Update : In the News: Fidelity Bank Acquisition of Union Bank UK

We refer to the news regarding the announcement of the proposed acquisition of Union Bank UK Pic. (“UBUK”) by Fidelity Bank. Recall that in 2020, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. (“UBN”) or (“the Bank”) in a regulatory filing issued to the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NGX), the Bank announced that it had entered a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement to divest ... Read More »

Threatened Of life : Ice Prince arrested for abducting and driving without a license plate

Popular Nigerian musician, Ice Prince has been arrested by the Lagos state police command, for assaulting a police officer. It was learned that at about 3a.m on Friday, the popular musician Oleku crooner was flagged down by police officers for driving without a license plate. Ice Prince who initially agreed to be taken to the station immediately, abducted the police ... Read More »

Update : Reconsider your position on indefinite strike, FG tells ASUU

The Federal Government on Tuesday said it has done much for the education sector, especially, to the universities, which should enable the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) reconsider its position on industrial strike. Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Opiah, said this in a presentation to the Senate Committee (Tertiary Institutions and TETfund) during an oversight visit to the ... Read More »

196-day-old strike : Negotiation between the leadership of the ASUU and the ministry, Ngige writes Adamu on status

…Union’s selfish, political —NANS …They should have considered our children’s plight —Parents ..We’ve solved 80% of ASUU’s demands—FG claims …State varsities’ ASUU membership voluntary, say pro-chancellors ..Back CONUA on liberalisation of academic unions AS members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, failed to call off their 196-day-old strike, yesterday, indications have emerged that the Minister of Labour and ... Read More »

Labelling Kaduna varsity as ‘quack’ by ASUU President,enough reason academic staff pulls out of ASUU, Says Adamu Bargo

Kaduna State University (KASU) said ASUU’s alleged description of the university staff as “quacks” was enough reason for its academic staff to pull out of the Union. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the National President of ASUU, Prof. Victor Osodeke, on Aug. 26, was reported to have referred to some state-owned varsities in Nigeria, including KASU as ... Read More »

Part of the strategy for 2023 Election : APC Presidential aspirants to meet Tinubu in Abuja

Aspirants who participated in the last presidential primary election of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC are set to meet with the standard bearer of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu next week, as part of a strategy review measure in the lead-up to the February presidential election. This meeting is coming less than six months to the Presidential election ... Read More »

FirstBank commemorates its annual Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability week and promotes kindness across over 7 countries

The FirstBank CR&S Week is a dedicated week designed to offer opportunities for employees to give their time & resources to defined causes in line with the Bank’s CR&S strategic approach;The FirstBank CR&S Week is held in Nigeria and 7 other countries: United Kingdom, Ghana, DRC, Guinea, Sierra Lone, Senegal and Gambia;Since its maiden edition in 2017, the FirstBank CR&S ... Read More »

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