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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the two-week ultimatum issued by the President to resolve the concerns raised by the union is too much. For the lecturers, it will not take more than two days to address the issues that have plunged the nation’s public university system into a prolonged strike that is currently in its fifth month. ASUU Chairman, Professor ...

The prolonged industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has directed the Minister of Education, ADAMU ADAMU, to proffer a solution to the challenge and report back to him in two weeks.President BUHARI gave the directive during a meeting with relevant government Ministries, Agencies, and Departments (MDAs) where he received briefings on the current face-off with the universit...

The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has criticized the Federal Government over its handling of the crises in the nation’s educational sector. In a statement by its Deputy General Secretary, UMOH OFONIME, NAAPE expressed worry over the impasse between the government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which has grounded academic activities in public universities across the country....

The Commissioner for Information and Voter Education of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), FESTUS OKOYE, has said the commission is going to have talks with the Central Bank of Nigeria to try and resolve issues concerning the storage of election materials. In June, INEC chairman, MAHMOOD YAKUBU, had stated that sensitive election materials would no longer be routed through the apex bank as the current circumstance...

The governor-elect of Osun state ADEMOLA ADELEKE has thanked residents of the state for voting him into office. Senator ADELEKE while speaking with newsmen hours after he was declared as the winner of the election; thanked voters for their trust in him which was seen in the margin of victory. He promised to bring integrity and accountability when he is sworn-in to office....

Senator ADEMOLA ADELEKE of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was declared winner of the Osun state governorship election by the returning officer of the election OLUWATOYIN OGUNDIPE. On Saturday, he achieved a hard-fought victory over the state’s incumbent Governor, GBOYEGA OYETOLA, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state’s governorship election. Senator A...

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Ooni of Ife, Oba ADEYEYE OGUNWUSI, has called for peace during and after Saturday’s governorship elections in Osun State. The Ooni  made the appeal  when he received the delegation of the All-Progressives Congress’ women leader in his Palace at Ile-Ife. King OGUNWUSI added that the state is known to be relatively peaceful and all parties in the election shoul...

President GOTABAYA RAJAPAKSA of Sri Lanka has resigned after massive protests over economic crisis which erupted last week.  Speaker of the Sri Lanka parliament, MAHINDA YAPA ABEYWARDANA, who made the announcement during plenary, said the parliament would convene on Saturday to commence the process of electing a new president which is expected to be completed within 7 days. I...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has pledged his administration’s continued support to the military in the fight against terrorists and insurgents in the country.At the graduation ceremony of 247 students of the Senior Course 44 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna state, where he made the statement, the President noted that most of the security challenges facing the world today were both asymmetric and trans-border in nature.&...