ASUU Strike: NANS begins protest in Rivers, others cities
Nigerian students have begun protests across different cities in the country, following the directive of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to shut down major roads in Abuja and other cities in the country. NANS had issued an ultimatum last Monday following the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over […]
SSANU threatens strike action
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has said it would soon shut down universities over the failure of the Federal Government to implement the Memorandum of Action it signed with the union. SSANU said the government was taking them for granted over its reluctance to resume its suspended strike, which it said would […]
Peterside urges Buhari to sign Electoral Bill
Elder statesman and President of Anap Foundation, Atedo Peterside, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the re-worked Electoral Act Amendment Bill transmitted to him by the National Assembly weeks ago. The call follows a protest at the Unity Fountain, Abuja, by the coalition of civil society organisations over the president’s delay in assenting […]
President Buhari to sign Electoral Bill soon – Adesina
The presidency has assured that President Muhammadu Buhari would sign the reviewed Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law in a short period of time. This was disclosed on Tuesday, by the Special Adviser to President Buhari, on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina when he featured on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. Recall that the National Assembly, […]
2023: Group vows to dump APC over Buhari’s refusal to inaugrate NDDC board
A group, Niger Delta Rescue Movement (NDRM) has sworn to abandon the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections following the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate a substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Speaking after its meeting in Yenegoa, the spokesman of the group, Jonathan Okwa, said the group […]
NDDC denies N20bn payment to ghost contractors
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has discredited the allegation by the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide that it paid N20 billion to ghost contractors. IYC, in a statement in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State, had called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to launch an investigation into the allegation of illegal payments of N20billion […]
ASUU strike: NANS issues ultimatum, orders blockage of all federal roads
The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has issued a one-week ultimatum to the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resolve their differences or face a national mass action by Nigerian students. President of the NANS, Sunday Adedayo, revealed this on Monday, in Sokoto shortly after signing the reviewed Constitution […]
NDDC: Silence of presidency over alleged N20bn payment to contractors worrisome – Ijaw youths
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to launch an investigation into allegations of illegal payments of N20billion to ghost contractors in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). In a press conference in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, its national spokesman, Mr Ebilade Ekerefe, expressed displeasure over the debt being […]
National Assembly recieves Buhari’s 2022 supplementary budget
The National Assembly has received the supplementary copy of the 2022 Appropriation Act Bill from President General Muhammadu Buhari. The development was announced on the floor of the House of Representatives, by speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila at the opening of the plenary on Tuesday. Content of the six-page executive bill dated February 10, 2022, said N106billion […]
‘We will respond in clear language’ – NANS tells ASUU, FG
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the strike decision reached by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU on Monday morning announced its decision to embark on a one-month warning strike over the governmnet’s inability to implement the agreemet reachd by both parties. In a statement titled ‘ASUU Warning Strike: A […]
BREAKING: ASUU declares nationwide strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a nationwide strike following the Federal Government’s inability to implement agreements it reached with the union. The strike was declared on Monday during a press conference addressed by the union’s President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, who said the strike will be “comprehensive and total” The announcement follows […]
ASUU to announce strike decision on Monday
The national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it would decide on a possible shutdown of public institutions on Monday following the inability of the Federal Government to implement the agreement it signed with the union. Recall that the union had shut down academic activities in public universities in March 2020, […]