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The recently suspended nine-month strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities has divided officials of the National Association of Nigerian Students. It should be recalled that we earlier reported that ASUU National President, Biodun Ogunyemi, on Wednesday in Abuja, “conditionally” suspended its nine-month strike after a lot of foot-dragging in negotiations by the Federal Government and the lecturers. After suspending the strike, NANS President, Sunday Asefon, in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, said its members would embark on a mass protest should ASUU resume its just suspended strike. READ ALSO:  Selected Universities and their football club equivalent But the Public Relations Officer of NANS Zone D, Kazeem Israel, disagreed with the NANS president over his reaction to the suspended strike, saying, “Federal Government must meet all agreements with ASUU or face the wrath of Nigerian students.” Israel said this in a statement titled, ‘Threat to ASUU by NAN...

Lawal Shereef THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has finally suspended its 10 months old industrial strike action. The union announced the suspension of the almost 10-month old strike at a press conference held Wednesday morning in Abuja. READ ALSO!!:  10 peculiarities of the Obafemi Awolowo University ASUU President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, who led other National Executive Committee of the union to the event where he made the announcement, explained that the suspension takes effect from today, Wednesday 23, 2020. The decision to suspend the action, according to Ogunyemi, followed the resolution to that effect by NEC at its meeting held earlier. Join us for more updates Details shortly,stay tuned...

Lawal Shereef The Nigerian government has expressed optimism that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will call off the current industrial action come January, 2021. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, said the ongoing negotiation between the Nigerian government and ASUU has all indications of being the final one. READ ALSO:  10 categories of students and how they react to the news of resumption Speaking in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, the minister said negotiation with the academic union has reached 98 percent. Ngige said: “We have met about 98 percent of the request of ASUU. Some 5 to 2 percent is what you can call promissory notes. “So, I am very hopeful that by midnight today, there are some works we are supposed to get on to do. “We will agree now to agree because we were disagreeing before. “We disagree to agree and agree to disagree formerly. But tomorrow, I hope we will agree to agree. Once we do that, s...

Lawal Shereef Sequel to the government directive to Network operators to disconnect every SIM card not synchronized with valid National Identity Number (NIN) by December 30th, Nigerians have panicked as they were charged N20 while confirming their NIN status using the USSD code (*346#) The directive to disconnect SIM cards without valid NIN came after an urgent meeting of key stakeholders in the Communications industry convened by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) on Monday, December 14, 2020. READ ALSO:  5 peculiarities of the Obafemi Awolowo University The meeting in its resolution insisted that all telecom operators must from Thursday, December 16, 2020 require all their subscribers to provide valid National Identification Number (NIN) to update SIM registration records. The Minister explained that the order was in line with Federal government’s desire to consolidate the achievement of September 2019 SIM card registrati...

Lawal Shereef On Monday, December 14,UEFA announced the draw for the round of 16 and it promises to be a round of beautiful European football to watch.  Chelsea will face Diego Simeone's side,Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last 16, while Liverpool play last year’s semi-finalists RB Leipzig. While Manchester City will play German side Borussia Monchengladbach, who are in the Champions League knockout stages for the first time in their history,Chelsea face a tough tie against Diego Simeone’s side, who are second in La Liga, level on points with Real Sociedad with two games in hand. READ ALSO!!:  5 peculiarities of Obafemi Awolowo University The ties will take place over two legs, with seeded group winners playing away in the first legs and at home in the return matches and the winner advances to the quarter final. Liverpool will play RB Leipzig; Barcelona draw Paris Saint-Germain in the Round of 16 to take place in February and March next year. Full draw Bor...

Lawal Shereef The Academic Board of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, has reportedly passed a vote of no confidence on the rector of the institution, Dr. John Adekolawole, citing 21 grounds for its decision. The institution's branch chairman, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP),Adekunle Masopa,at an emergency Congress of the Union on Friday,said the academic board had submitted a paper containing 21 grounds for it's decision on the Rector. 5 peculiarities of the Obafemi Awolowo University Masopa disclosed that he had quickly gone to the venue when he heard that members of the academic board had a rowdy session at their meeting but was told not to intervene. He noted that the board members told him that a position paper on the decision taken at the meeting would be submitted to the union. The ASUP leader further said, “We tried to intervene, but members of the academic board said they had taken a decision and that their decision would stand. They, how...

Members of the Senate Public Accounts Committee expressed shock on Thursday when the report of the Auditor General for the Federation revealed that officials of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources spent N116m to buy biros, letterhead and toners in one year. The breakdown of the expenditure showed that the ministry spent N14.5m to purchase Schneider biros, N46m to print the ministry’s letterhead and N56m to procure toner for its photocopy machines. The AuGF stated this in his 2015 audit report currently being scrutinised by the Senate committee led by Senator Mathew Urhoghide. The query by the Office of the AuGF reads, “The contract for the supply of Schneider biros worth N14.5m was split into smaller packages of less than N5m each and was awarded to four different companies in order to circumvent the permanent secretary’s approval threshold of N5m. “Similarly, the contract for the printing of the ministry’s letterhead worth N46m was also split and awarded to 11 diff...

AMAZING ANIMES OF 2020  Fans,freaks and lovers of animes, this article is definitely for you. So far, this year has been a hectic one, but we've still got our favorite animes to keep our mind in shape. How many of animes have you watched so far this year? 1. Demon Slayer (kitmetsu no Yaiba)      This movie is adapted into an anime from the manga by Koyoharu Gotoge, whichWas serialized on the weekly Shonen jump from 2016. It's season one is made up of just 26 episodes.    Kitmetsu no Yaiba was situated in the Taisho period (1912-1926) in Japan in which both demons and human beings live together. The main character Tanjiro Kamado finds out his family was killed during the attack of demons but the only survival of his family, his sister was changed into a demon.   This anime, although not completed will grow to represent one of the best anime in Japan and around the world. 2. Naruto       This is one of the greatest ...

Lawal Shereef The new President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Sunday Asefon, has vowed to shut down all private universities in the country should the nine-month strike embarked on by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities continue.   Asefon,who came victorious in the just concluded NANS election said this while speaking on a PUNCH Online interview programme. He lamented that the ongoing strike is the most prolonged industrial action embarked on by the university lecturers.   According to him, NANS would engage the Federal Government representatives and ASUU leaders to find a lasting solution to resolve the stalemate in negotiations between the two arms. READ MORE!!:  Selected Universities and their football club equivalents The NANS president said after consultation with the two parties and should the strike not be called off as soon as possible, NANS would move in and shut down all tertiary institutions in the country.

Lawal Shereef The Federal government,in response to the claim by ASUU President,Biodun Ogunyemi has said that it has delivered on it's offers to the academic body. Ogunyemi had blamed the FG for union’s failure to call off the strike, noting that the lecturers would not return to classes until their salary arrears were paid. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, on Tuesday, however, revealed that ASUU agreed at their last meeting with the government team on November 27 to call off their nine-month-old strike before December 9. “The truth of the matter is that a ‘gentleman agreement’ was reached at the last meeting in which ASUU agreed to call off the strike before December 9, 2020, and the minister, in turn, agreed that once the strike is called off, he would get a presidential waiver for ASUU to be paid the remainder of their salaries on or before December 9,” Ngige stated. This was contained in a statement from Ngige media office on Tuesday, titl...

Lawal Shereef The Academic Staff Union of Universities has on Sunday said it would not end the strike it embarked on until government pays all withheld salaries of it's members. ASUU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, in a telephone interview with a correspondent of the Punch in Lagos, said government should not expect the lecturers to resume without paying the withheld salaries.  Recall that there were reports on November 27 that the union had agreed to end its strike following the Federal Government’s promise to release N70bn to ASUU as earned allowance. SEE ALSO!!:   10 categories of students and how they react to news of schools resuming But Ogunyemi on Sunday explained that the members were still consulting and at the same time waiting for the government to fulfil its promise of releasing members’ withheld salaries. “We are still consulting; we have not finished consultation, by the end of this week we shall make our report public. There are promises gover...

Osun State Government has declared that Osun State University has taken over the College of Health Sciences and the former LAUTECH Teaching Hospital in Osogbo. It also approved the immediate renaming of the Teaching Hospital to UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital (UNIOSUNTH), Osogbo. This followed the dissolution of the joint ownership of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) by Oyo State and Osun State, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding to effect a new management structure of the institution. Based on the terms of the MoU, the National Universities Commission (NUC) handed over ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, to the Oyo State Government while the Osun state Government took over the College of Health Sciences in Osogbo and the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital. A statement signed by the Osun State Commissioner for Education, Folorunso Oladoyin, on behalf of the Osun LAUTECH Committee under the chairmanship of Professor Olu ...

Lawal Shereef The nominations list for the 14th edition of the Headies awards, Nigeria's most prestigious entertainment industry awards ceremony is out and it,like previous editions has proved to be inclusive. The award ceremony initiated by Ayo Animashaun has bestowed the likes of Wizkid,Olamide,D banj and a host of other Nigerian artistes awards in various categories,this year's edition will be held virtually though. It has also been center to a number of controversies,most popularly,the Olamide,Don Jazzy row at the 2015 awards ceremony,this year's awards is however for entries between June 2019 and September 2020. This is the list of nominations; 1. Best recording of the year: - Brymo - Ozymandias - Burna Boy - Wonderful - Fireboy DML - Dreamer - Wizkid - Smile - WurlD - Ghost Town 2. Producer of the year - Pheelz - Billionaire by Teni - Spax - Away by Oxlade - Kel P - Pull Up by Burna Boy - Sarz - Mad by WurlD 3. Best Rap Album - AQ - God's Engineering  ...

Published by Elina YOUR HEART AND YOU Ever seen someone who is strong and healthy collapse and die all of a sudden and yet you don't know the cause?  Read to find out the possibility of the death and also how to prevent a heart attack from happening. Although heart attack can be very deadly, all over the world, thousands of people still survive it every year. Taking a quick action when you suspect a heart attack is coming on can give you a better chance of survival.  You might then ask, how do i suspect when its happening, because lot of people don't notice the signs until its too late.  The following therefore are the signs of a heart attack:   Discomfort in the chest, most especially the center and this can last for more than a few minutes and it comes and go. This discomfort may feel like heaviness, fullness, pain or squeezing. Discomfort in the upper parts of the upper such as the stomach, neck, jaw, arms, or back are another symptoms of a heart ...

Lawal Shereef The Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi has kicked against the Oyo State Governor's plan to turn the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, to a multi-campus institution. The Vice Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Navy, Capt. Adejumo Ajao (retd)has also called on the governor to rescind the move. READ ALSO!!:  Universities and their equivalent football clubs The National Universities Commission recently ceded the university to Oyo State and ceded the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, to Osun State. After this, Makimde disclosed his administration's plan to turn the higher institution into a multi campus one. But Oba Oyewumi, who spoke in an interview in Ibadan through his Private Secretary, Mr Toyin Ajamu, rejected this proposal. He said, “Kabiyesi disagrees with the proposal of the governor to turn LAUTECH into a multi-campus institution. He was one of the stakeholders who fought for the establishment of the university t...

Lawal Shereef Another crises might just be around the corner over the 40 billion earned allowance by the University unions as the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) kicks against the mode of disbursement of the just approved allowances. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige on Friday had announced to the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU that the Earned Allowances has been increased to N40 billion to be shared by the four university-based unions  But the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU, has warned the government to ensure that the money passed through the Universities Councils which have the template of sharing formula. SSANU also warned government to be wary of any group or union that would present any payment platform apart from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, which is the one recognized by government to curb corruption within the system. !!RE...

Lawal Shereef The Academic Staff Union of Universities has agreed to call of its eight-month strike after it's seventh meeting with the Federal government. The union leadership reached the consensus during a meeting with the government team led by the Minister of Labour and Employment,  Dr Chris Ngige, in Abuja, on Friday. Recall that DSNA earlier reported that  Ngige optimistic ASUU will call off strike soon The government also pledged to increase the total payment to the union to N70 billion. This is happening one week after the Federal Government  accepted the demand by the ASUU that they be exempted from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. Join our Whatsapp group for more updates Source: Punch

Lawal Shereef The federal government on Friday has continued negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to put an end to the eight-month-old strike action. ASUU embarked on a nationwide strike on March 23 to demand “revitalisation allowance”, earned academic allowances, renegotiation of the 2009 agreement, visitation panels, among other demands. The federal government, last Friday, had made some concessions to the striking university lecturers through their union which they promised to get back at the government for.  The government offered N65 billion to Nigerian universities to address some of the lecturers’ demands. The government also agreed to pay the lecturers their outstanding salaries using an older payment platform, GIFMIS, different from the controversial IPPIS. The N65 billion seeks to address the issue of earned allowances and ”revitalisation of universities”. Before the government introduced IPPIS to the union last year, the lecturers...

Lawal Shereef Various Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) branches are divided as to whether to call of the 8-month-old strike after the Federal Government's latest offers. The union will harmonise the positions of zones and branches at a meeting in Abuja today. While some branches have favoured the calling off of the strike,some others are bent on FG fulfilling all the clauses before the strike is called off,with this,the National body might resort to voting to decide their stance. The Ahmadu Bello University branch agreed with the government on the N40 billion Earned Academic Allowance (EAA). The branch, however, called for payment of the allowance before the strike will be called off. Lecturers at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE), Delta State, said negotiations with the Federal Government must be concluded before the strike is called off. Ezekiel Agbalagba, chairman of ASUU at the university, said the congress on Wednesday accepted the EA...

Lawal Shereef The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19,Boss Mustapha has asked Nigerians not to travel during the festive season to limit the risk of contracting the coronavirus. Speaking at the PTF media briefing on Monday, Mustapha said such trips should be put on hold because the transmission rate of the virus has become “astronomical”. SEE ALSO!!:  5 peculiarities of OAU you won't see elsewhere He said new cases can emerge in places that have not been by affected if people travel and gather for festivities. “Ahead of the upsurge in travels for the Christmas and New Year festivities, we urge strongly that for this year, such trips should be put on hold firmly because of the risks involved. The transmission rate has simply become astronomical,” he said. “New clusters of cases can emerge in places that have so far been unaffected as people travel and gather for festivities. But we can lower the risks by adhering to the non-pharmaceutical measures a...

Lawal Shereef Things  seem to be falling into place for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as her opponent in the race for the World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General seat,Yoo Myung-hee is set to withdraw her candidacy. A report by Washington Trade Daily has said that South Korea has decided to withdraw its candidate from the WTO top job.  Washington Trade Daily quoted sources as saying South Korea has notified the US of its decision and is expected to make it public “in the coming days.” The report further stated: “Washington refused to accept the recommendation made by the selection panel chaired by General Council Chair Ambassador David Walker that Mrs Okonjo-Iweala is the candidate most likely of the two to attract consensus because she clearly carried the largest support by members in the final round and clearly enjoyed broad support from members from all levels of development and from all geographic regions and has done so throughout the process. READ ALSO!!:  ...

Lawal Shereef Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he is ready to work with any confirmed winner of the USElections 2020 but says he isn't ready to recognise Biden yet. “We will work with anyone who has the confidence of the American people,” Putin said on Russian state TV Sunday. “But that confidence can only be given to a candidate whose victory has been recognized by the opposing party, or after the results are confirmed in a legitimate, legal way.” READ ALSO !!:  5 OAU peculiarities you won't find elsewhere The comments are some of the most detailed since the election from Putin, one of a dwindling number of leaders who haven’t recognized Biden as the next U.S. head of state. Russia, accused by U.S. intelligence agencies of intervening in 2016 to help get Trump elected, has been wary of Biden, fearing an increase in sanctions pressure and clashes over human rights. Putin described the Kremlin’s decision not to congratulate Biden as “a formality” with n...

When Adebowale Damilola was voted in as the new President of the International Relations Students Association,OAU alongside other new excos,little did he know that him and his new team will be retaining the position across three years. While this might be a weird thought just exactly a year ago when he was voted in (November 20,2019),this is exactly the story playing out, sequel to this,the Part 4 International Relations student and President has addressed his colleagues. Here is a copy of his address obtained by the Diplomatic Suites News Agency; 'While I was writing this I asked myself several questions one of which was "Is this necessary?". And after thinking it through I concluded that it is. Today makes it exactly one year that you trusted me and other executives with your votes and  elected us into offices and if time went according to the way man proposed it to be, maybe today would have been the day we cease to be referred to as executives. But then— M...

published by Elina Review of some fascinating books. Bored and tired of not finding any thing interesting to read, well here are some recommendations for you. 1.1984 by George Orwell.    In this book, the mightiest of George Orwell's works, Winston Smith have to overcome a scary enemy which is an omniscient government with an agenda. 2. To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee.   This timeless classic published in 1960 explores  human behavior and the collective conscience of the deep South in the early 20th century. This book talks about prejudice, hypocrisy, hatred, love and innocence using all this themes to create one of the best novels ever written. 3.  A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L 'Engle.     This novel is a bewitching, groundbreaking fantasy that's a feat of world building by a master of the genre.     When Mrs Whatsit walks through the door of 13-year old Meg Murry's house shortly followed by Mrs. Who and Mrs. Wh...