Pro-Chancellor calls for speedy resolution of ASUU strike
Isekhure, who is also the Chief Priest to the Oba of Benin, fielded questions from newsmen in Benin yesterday on the on-going nationwide strike embarked upon by ASUU over the failure of the federal government to implement an earlier agreement it reached with the body and said there was no need for the government to have entered into any negotiation with the university teachers if it knew it was not ready to implement such an agreement.
Strike: UNIJOS ASUU sets up monitors
By Taye Obateru Jos — The University of Jos Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has set up monitoring committees to ensure that members comply with the directive for a total strike as declared by the national body.
Amnesty to militants ‘ll bring lasting solution—Ex-CNS
By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin — former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ganiyu Adekeye (rtd) yesterday in Offa assured that the amnesty granted the militants by the Federal Government would bring lasting solution to the protracted crisis in the Niger Delta area, adding that the development would also bring about the heavy presence of government […]
Ex-LG boss arraigned for murder
By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—The immediate past Executive Secretary of Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Mr. Godwin Okwara, has been arraigned for murder before an Imo State High Court sitting in Orlu.
SSANU begins strike Monday
Just as the nation’s universities grapple with the industrial action declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) is set to start a total strike from next Monday.
Constitution review: Senate debates Yar’Adua’s proposals
Senators yesterday put independent candidacy, autonomy of electoral bodies and prohibition of cross- carpeting at the top of agenda as they commenced debate on President Umaru Yar’Adua’s proposals to review the 1999 Constitution.
