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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted that its current strike will continue, following a deadlock during talks with the Federal Government. In a statement by its Lagos Zone Coordinator, Prof. Olusiji Sowande, the union noted that the lackadaisical attitude of government towards funding education would make the strike linger. Similarly, the Calabar Zone also insisted its eight-month-old strike will continue, stressing that, its members will not go back to the classes on empty stomachs. The zonal chairman of the union, Dr. Aniekan Brown, said this at a briefing at the University of Calabar on Monday. IPPIS: Senate…

In one voice on Monday, the North wrote off the #EndSARS protest as a “subversive action” intended to divide Nigeria. The region said hijackers of the protest who vandalized, looted and burnt public and private properties, were seeking to change the Muhammadu Buhari government outside the ballot box. These are the highlights of the meeting of North’s governors and traditional rulers, top federal government functionaries led by Chief of Staff to the President Prof. Ibrahim Gambari. The parley was attended by Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu, Senate President Ahmad Lawan and House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Idris Wase. The…

Voters in America will decide on 3 November whether Donald Trump remains in the White House for another four years as he goes head to head against Joe Biden. The Republican president is being challenged by Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden, who is best known as Barack Obama’s vice-president but has been in US politics since the 1970s. As election day approaches, polling companies will be trying to gauge the mood of the nation by asking voters which candidate they prefer. We’ll be keeping track of those polls here and trying to work out what they can and can’t tell…

The Federal Government has approved N4 billion as a bailout fund to airlines to cushion the effects of the impact of the devastation of COVID-19 on their operations. Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja at a three day public hearing to repeal and enact Acts of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and that of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Sirika also stated that the Federal Government approved an additional N1 Billion for aviation…

Less than two weeks after northern governors met at an extra ordinary meeting in Kaduna over insecurity occasioned by the #EndSARS protests, they are meeting again to discuss security challenges bedeviling their region. Meanwhile, the meeting holding presently at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, has Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, the Chief of Staff (COS), Professor Ibrahim Gambari and some members of the National Assembly, led by the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan. Others in attendance include; Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu and the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, amongst others. Over 1m youths…

President Muhammadu Buhari has again urged the youth to end their street protests and work with the government to find solutions to issues that agitate their minds. The President, who spoke yesterday in Abuja at the maiden National Youth Day celebration – observed on November 1 and coinciding with the African Youth Day celebration – encouraged the youth to have meaningful discussions with government in order to have comprehensive reforms to police brutality. The President, who was represented by the Minister for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammed Bello, told the gathering that his administration had carefully listened to the…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released results of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE). WAEC had promised the results would be released on Monday, November 2, 2020. The release of the results was postponed due to the violence that trailed the #EndSARS protests. How to check results released by WAEC Candidates that participated in the examination can check their result on the WAEC website. Remember the smart identity card used during the exams? Well, the result checker pin and serial number contained on it are all that is needed. “Candidates who sat for the examination and…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 111 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Sunday. The 111 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 62,964. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 115 patients from isolation centers across the country with two new deaths reported. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 49 new confirmed cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 21,287. Nigeria announces 162 new coronavirus cases Federal Capital Territory recorded 30 new cases, Rivers state reported…

The White House has accused leading infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci of playing politics days before the election in an interview about the coronavirus pandemic. Dr Fauci told the Washington Post the US was in for a “whole lot of hurt”. He also offered an assessment of how both President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, are approaching the pandemic. The US has recorded more deaths and cases than any other country. According to data collated by Johns Hopkins University, deaths in the US have now passed 230,000, while more than nine million cases have been registered. In…

The rescue of a kidnapped American citizen in Nigeria by US Special Forces on Sunday put the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) against opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The opposition party said the rescue of the American from bandits’ custody on Nigerian soil spoke volume on the competence of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. But the APC took exception to the criticism. It accused the PFP of ignoring the patriotic sacrifice of the military. PDP spokesman Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement said the Buhari Presidency could neither secure Nigeria’s territorial integrity nor arrest the wave of insecurity ravaging the country…