…say strike’ll end if public servants’ children are in govt schools The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, on Tuesday, slammed the Federal Government for failing to prioritise education in Nigeria, stating that the woes bedevilling the sector will not end until the ruling elite are forced to train their children in public schools. Osodeke, while dismissing the two-week ultimatum issued to ministers by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to end the strike, stated that ASUU had concluded negotiations with the government and was only waiting for the ministers to sign the agreement…
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The National Assembly will on Thursday proceed on its two-month annual recess ahead of the last lap of the 9th Assembly. The Assembly had clocked three years on June 11, 2022, shortly before the lawmakers embarked on a two-week Sallah break. At resumption of plenary on Tuesday, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said the lawmakers would proceed on their annual break on Thursday. Meanwhile, the lawmakers suspended legislative activities till Wednesday (today) in honour of a member of the House, Jude Ise-Idehen, who died during the break. It is the tradition of the National Assembly that both…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday read the riot act to bank customers, especially politicians, converting naira to the dollar as electioneering spendings spike. The CBN, which also raised interest rate from 13 per cent to 14 per cent, said it was monitoring liquidity in the financial system. Governor of the apex bank Godwin Emefiele stated this during the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Lagos. Emefiele said the CBN would place A “Post no Debit’ on the account(s) of any customer violating its rules. Emefiele said: “As far as we are concerned, we monitor liquidity in the subsystem.…
Lagos State House of Assembly has approved Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s request to approve seven special advisers (cabinet rank) to become members of the State Executive Council (SEC). This followed a letter to the Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, which said: “In line with the recent resignations that have been submitted by members of the State Executive Council, who wish to pursue higher political aspirations and who, pursuant to extant laws on the subject matter, resigned from their positions, it has become exigent to appoint seven special advisers to join the SEC. Therefore, I request the approval of the House…
Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded governorship election in the state is prepared to seek legal means to upturn the results in his favour. Reall candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ademola Adeleke was declared winner of the Osun governorship held on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Adeleke polled PDP 403,371 to defeat Oyetola and the APC with 375,027 votes, while Lasun Yusuf of Labour Party, LP polled 2,729 Speaking on Oyetola’s preparation for legal action against Adeleke’s victory, Kunle Adegoke, a senior advocate who is a…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will today , Wednesday, July 20, 2022, formally unveil its vice presidential candidate Kashim Shettima. National Publicity Secretary of the party Felix Morka disclosed this in a statement. Meanwhile, the Tinubu Campaign Organization (TCO) has defended Shettima’s selection as the APC VP candidate. Spokesman of TCO Bayo Onanuga said APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu made the choice in the country’s best interest. According to Onanuga, religion and ethnicity were not considered in Shettima’s selection. “If Asiwaju intended to cash in on ethnicity, he would have picked a running mate from the North Western part…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) says it will do business at the price dictated by the federal government and promised to publicly declare its asset base soon. According to its CEO Mele Kyari, by the middle of 2023, NNPC would have systems, processes, lines of profitability and accountability to stakeholders. On subsidy, he said the NNPC Limited had no issue with it, rather it would be an issue of the state. “Whatever is the decision and policy of the state, the NNPC is there to deliver commercial value to the customer at the price that the state…
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, to resolve the strike embarked upon by the four university-based unions. Buhari, who gave the directive on Tuesday after he received briefings from the relevant government ministries, agencies and departments involved in resolving the face-off with the university unions, urged the Minister to report back to him in two weeks time. ASUU embarked on one-month warning strike on February 14, while other unions also withdrew their services as a result of the alleged inability of the federal government to meet up with their demands. The three other…
The lingering unresolved welfare issues between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the last five months have taken a new twist as the aviation unions have concluded plans to join in the solidarity protest embarked on by the labour unions. To join in the protest slated for July 26 and 27th, 2022, the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has declared plans to join other unions to force the government to meet the demands of the university lecturers. A statement issued by NAAPE, through its deputy general secretary, Comrade Umoh…
Barrister Bayo Adeleke Lawal has been sworn in as the new Deputy Governor of Oyo State. Bayo Lawal was sworn in by the State Chief Judge, Justice Muktair Abimbola SAN after taking the oath of allegiance and oath of office that was conducted by the state Chief Judge. Governor Seyi Makinde in his speech at the swearing-in event urged the new deputy governor to take the welfare of the people of Oyo state as his priority. Lawal was sworn in at the EXCO Chamber of the Governor’s office Agodi Secretariat Ibadan following the approval of the state House of…