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ASUU Strike: Why Students Must Stop Blocking Expressways —FG

September 15, 2022 5:51 am

The Federal Government of Nigeria has asserted that the protesting members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), that blocked a traffic-laden section of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway are ‘violating’ the country’s law.

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, stated this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

According to the Minister, the Constitution of Nigeria (as amended) recognises and protects citizens’ right to public protests but does not empower any Nigerian to ‘inflict pain …

Presidency Moves To Open State House Library To Students

August 29, 2022 4:55 am

The presidency of Nigeria has opened up on its plans to address lack of direct access to archival documents about Nigeria by giving a rare opportunity to students to take a tour of the State House Library and acquaint themselves with relevant information going forward.

The permanent secretary, State House, Mr Tijjani Umar, dropped this hint yesterday in Abuja during the launching of ‘A Handbook for Modern Archives and Records Management,’ which was written to address poor culture of record keeping and management in Nigeria.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the book was authored by the …

How Ngige Elongated Nationwide Strike With Actions - ASUU

How Ngige’s Actions Elongated Nationwide Strike – ASUU

July 20, 2022 3:48 am

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Blame FG, Not Lecturers, For Strike, ASUU Tells Nigerians

July 13, 2022 4:24 am

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said the Federal Government, and not its members, are responsible for the union’s prolonged strike which began in February this year.

It, therefore, called on Nigerians to ask the government when it will sign the agreement reached at the just concluded renegotiation meeting.

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had on Monday told striking lecturers to consider the future generation and resume work, saying “enough is enough for keeping students at home.”

However, ASUU’s National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, in an interview with …

29 Abducted Afaka Students Released After 55 Days

May 6, 2021 4:04 am

The remaining 29 students of the abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry, Afaka, Kaduna have regained their freedom after 55 days in captivity.

Confirming the release of the students in an interview yesterday, Chairman of the Forum of Parents of the 39 Abducted Students, Abdullahi Usman, revealed that they have been released. he said; ‘They did not sleep in the (bandits’) camp yesterday. They were taken to the residence of one of the mediators to sleep. We have already sent our people with vehicles and an ambulance to go and bring them. We are expecting them any …

One Reported Killed As Gunmen Abduct JSS3 Students In Kaduna

August 25, 2020 9:28 am

Gunmen have reportedly abducted an unconfirmed number of students from a school in Kaduna State.

The incident took place on Monday at Prince Academy in Samba-Kasaya, a village around Buruku area in Chikun Local Government Area of the state.

Those kidnapped are said to be some JSS 3 students who are preparing for the Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) before the armed men invaded the school at about 7am and took them away.

The Kaduna State Police Command has yet to confirm the incident and the number of those abducted.

But a security source in the area told Channels Television…

Trump’s Planned Purge Of International Students Cruel

July 22, 2020 5:52 pm

It’s another disgusting, transparent Trump administration attack on foreigners and immigrants, one that is solely about malice — and one that further diminishes the United States’ influence and reputation while putting human life at risk.

Read Also: Trump Revokes Order Denying Foreign Students Visas

With Covid-19 infections still raging across the country and on the rise in multiple states, colleges, universities and vocational programs are

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Zamfara Police Beefs Up Security, Deploys Over 2000 Police Men

The Gross Irresponsibility Of The Nigerian Police Force

July 20, 2020 6:39 am

The average Nigerian attempting to make precarious ends meet as taxi drivers, civil servants, market traders, shopkeepers and even students are accosted on a daily basis by armed police officers who demand bribes and commit human rights abuses against them as a means of extorting money. Those who fail to pay are frequently threatened with arrest and physical harm.

Far too often these threats are carried out. Meanwhile, victims of crime are obliged to pay the police from the moment they enter a police station to file a complaint until the day their case is brought before a court. In …

Poor US Students Miss Out On Virtual Learning

April 18, 2020 6:19 pm

As a member of the 2020 “class of coronavirus,” Kenia Molina needed to find a laptop in order to graduate high school — a technology gap that has caused thousands of poorer students to miss out on weeks of education.

With many US schools and universities shut for the academic year, the Los Angeles student will be completing her final year via virtual learning on a home computer donated by her district.

“This is really important… for students that don’t have any access to the internet or even have any devices, they can’t even afford any devices,” said Molina, …

Students Issue Ultimatum To Gov. Dapo To Sack Commissioner

January 25, 2020 3:52 pm

The National Association of Universities’ Students(NAUS’), has issued a 14 -day ultimatum to Ogun State Governor, Mr Dapo Abiodun, to sack the newly appointed Commissioner for Education, Prof Sidi Osho, over the alleged scandal surrounding her disengagement by her former employer.

NAUS averred that appointing someone alleged of forgery leading to her sack by her former employer, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, signaled that the education sector no longer respects dignity and sincerity.

The students issued a 14-day ultimatum to the governor to sack the Commissioner or face mass protest by students from universities domiciled in Ogun State.

A statement

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Students To Petition EFCC Over ₦208bn Fraud In TETFUND

January 14, 2020 2:29 pm

University Students, under the auspices of the National Association of Universities’ Students( (NAUS), have threatened to petition the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate alleged plundering of over N208 billion Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) released to the agency by the federal government.

The association said the action became expedient to rescue universities from infrastructural deficit caused by high level of corruption in the utilisation of TETFUND revenues and mismanagement of funds in higher institutions by managements.

NAUS also lashed out at some “amorphous bodies masquerading as Civil Society Organisations(CSOS), criticising it over its consistent call for

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Why Nigerian Students Don’t Get Much From Lecturers – ASUU

December 23, 2019 2:49 pm

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has blamed the poor attention students get from lecturers to the poor learning environment across universities.

Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, National President of the association, made this known when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Forum in Abuja on Sunday.

Ogunyemi said that the learning environment in the 1980s and 1990s was quite different from what was currently obtained, stressing that the environment in most universities was no longer conducive for effective learning.

“First, I do not agree with you that they do not pay attention to their students, but, again,

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students

ASUU Strike: Why Students Must Stop Blocking Expressways —FG

Presidency Moves To Open State House Library To Students

How Ngige’s Actions Elongated Nationwide Strike – ASUU

Blame FG, Not Lecturers, For Strike, ASUU Tells Nigerians

29 Abducted Afaka Students Released After 55 Days

One Reported Killed As Gunmen Abduct JSS3 Students In Kaduna

Trump’s Planned Purge Of International Students Cruel

The Gross Irresponsibility Of The Nigerian Police Force

Poor US Students Miss Out On Virtual Learning

Students Issue Ultimatum To Gov. Dapo To Sack Commissioner

Students To Petition EFCC Over ₦208bn Fraud In TETFUND

Why Nigerian Students Don’t Get Much From Lecturers – ASUU

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