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The newly-registered Congress of Nigerian Universities Academics has ruled out the use of industrial action to press for demands. This is just as the rival group of the Academic Staff Union of Universities said it has a presence in no fewer than 17 universities in the country, adding that it would work towards the registration of new members. The union’s …

Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has said teachers form a critical and indispensable part of educational development in the nation, saying that they deserve commendation and encouragement for their role in driving national development and progress. Obi, who made this known in his Message to mark World Teachers Day 2022, applauded all teachers in Nigeria for their sacrifice …

Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, the Chairman of, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has described corruption in the education sector as stealing the future of the country. Owasanoye stated this in Abuja at the annual ceremony of the 4th National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector with the Theme: Corruption and the Education Sector. The …

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday accused the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, of being complicit in corruption in the tertiary education sector in the country. This came on a day Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said  President Buhari has accepted the report on the engagement of members of the House with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, …

Attempts to resolve the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appear not to be yielding the expected results as a peace meeting, yesterday, between its Board of Trustees (BoT),  Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and his loyalists ended inconclusive. The meeting which held at Government House, Port Harcourt lasted for over four hours ending at about 4:35 pm. Acting chairman of …

Reactions, on Wednesday, continued to trail the alleged flogging of civil servants and others at the site of the ongoing Ebonyi Airport, Onueke, in the Ezza South Local Government Area of the state, on Tuesday, by military men suspected to be security men attached to Governor David Umahi. This is as the State Government debunked the claims, saying those shown …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), yesterday, taunted the Federal Government for attempting to break their ranks with the recognition of the Congress of University Academics (CONUA), describing the move as inconsequential and shadow chasing. CONUA is the splinter group of  ASUU. It has opposed the on-going strike by ASUU, which began on February 14, and in recent years has been …

•Israel leads world index, S’Africa tops Africa. Though current statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) put Internet users in Nigeria at 152 million through the narrowband, while broadband users increased to 85.2 million with 44.6 per cent penetration, the statistics have not impacted the quality of the digital lifestyle of the citizens.This was confirmed by a new report by …

The Congress of Nigerian University Academics, a breakaway faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, has stated what the new union of lecturers will do differently in resolving the imbroglio rocking Nigerian universities, particularly on recurring strike actions. CONUA’s National Coordinator, Dr. Niyi Sunmonu, emphasised the need to democratise the university setting, saying this was what the academics should …

•Says deposit-taking fintechs must be capitalised with N25 billion  •Curtail potential threats from financial technology companies, others, Ahmed charges regulators • Banking crisis may have contagion effects, NDIC warns   •W’Bank: Nigeria’s economic growth continues to suffer from underperforming oil sector   •Hails country’s apex bank’s interventions, lowers GDP projection to 3.3% •NNPCL: Oil theft, vandalism putting Nigeria in terrible situation, advocates …