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The striking Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it is awaiting the response of the Federal Government on its demands. The PUNCH reported that the Federal Government’s renegotiation committee headed by Prof. Nimi Briggs met with ASUU leadership on Monday in continuation of the renegotiation of the FGN-ASUU 2009 agreements with the four university unions, which are all currently on …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, expressed concern over the delay in the investigation and prosecution of those behind the rape and gruesome murder of late Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100 Level Microbiology student of the University of Benin. Late Uwaila Omozuwa was murdered in 2020 at a church in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Obaseki, while declaring …

The Catholic Diocese of Ondo has fixed Friday, June 17, 2022  for the mass burial of those who lost their lives in the terrorists attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo , Ondo State last week Sunday. According to the church, no fewer than 40 people died in the attack while many others sustained injuries. The Diocese’s Director of Social …

All four of President Buhari’s ministers who resigned to run in the APC presidential primary lost and may now be rueing their decision to resign from their cabinet positions. Four ministers may have become politically stranded after their defeat in the presidential primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) which was held between Tuesday and Wednesday at the Eagle Square in …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has threatened to query universities that have failed to comply with its decision to remain on strike while negotiations with the Federal Government continue. ASUU President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja. NAN recalls that ASUU had been on strike for the …

• Wike, Okowa, Udom make list • Ikpeazu, Ugwuanyi dropped due to less popularity among govs • Panel submit report today Indications emerged, yesterday, that the search for a vice presidential candidate for Atiku Abubakar,  flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 poll, might have narrowed to Governors Nyosom Wike, Ifeanyi Okowa and Udom Emmanuel of Rivers, Delta …

The National Information Technology Development Agency has disclosed that interactive computer service platforms and Internet intermediaries are required to fulfill certain conditions in running their services in Nigeria. These conditions are stated in the recently released Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms/Internet Intermediaries (online platforms). This is according to a statement issued by NITDA on Monday. The statement …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has knocked the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, over a statement credited to the latter on the issue of admission into higher education institutions in the country. The Prof. Ishaq Oloyede-led JAMB, in a statement, said contrary to the erroneous belief of the ASUU President, the …

Abuja, Nigeria – Three military officers who were participating in the Democracy Day Parade, on Monday, slumped at the Eagle Square in Abuja, according to reports by the Punch. Having stood for hours on one spot under the scorching sun, they were believed to have succumbed to exhaustion. The correspondent who was at the scene observed a bit of confusion …

…Decorates promoted officers By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abutu Yaro has expressed satisfaction over the cordial working relationship among the police, members of the vigilante group of Nigeria (VGN), and hunters groups operating in the state. The police chief made his impression known during an interactive security meeting organized by the state police command, at the …