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FILE: The federal government and ASUU met on November 20, 2020 in Abuja. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the federal government on Thursday met again in Abuja to continue talks over the strike embarked upon by the academics. The ASUU strike has paralysed government universities since March. The academics are seeking a revamp of their salary structure and increased funding for universities, among other demands. At Thursday’s meeting, the federal government was represented b...

Punch Newspapers Sections Adelani Adepegba,Abuja A meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities was cancelled by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on Monday. This was the second time in two weeks that the scheduled meeting was postponed by the government. The spokesman, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan, did not give reasons for the development. It was, however, gathered that ASUU was still consulting with its organs on the latest offer...

Share The International Fertiliser Development Centre (IFDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) to collaborate in improving soil health and plant nutrition in West Africa.  This mutual collaboration between IFDC and EBID will engender multifaceted programmes with the sole purpose of promoting growth and development of the agricultural sector in West Africa. The MoU signed on December 4, 2020 further advances the partnership...

Share ABOUT eight persons were on Tuesday morning feared dead following a stampede that occurred at a Pinkcoin office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The incident happened at Rumudara area in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state as people went to collect Christmas palliatives from the company. Pinkcoin is an online blockchain digital assets firm designed for giving charity. Eyewitnesses said the incident, which happened at about 7:30 a.m., was caused by a stampede, just as they blam...

Share The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that Messrs Azimo and Messrs Transfer Wise,  both of which are purportedly transacting business, albeit unauthorised, as International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) are not registered. A statement signed by Osita Nwanisobi  Ag. Director, Corporate Communications at CBN, noted that the bank wishes to notify the general public that neither Messrs. Azimo nor Messrs Transfer Wise is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria to operate as an Intern...

Dec 16, 2020 Prof Joshua Ogunwole ,VC Bowen during the handover exercise to Mr Olawale Mayomikun the One day VC Share Bowen University’s administration style took a new dimension last Wednesday when the  Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Professor  Joshua Ogunwole vacated his office for an elected student to take over the administration of the university as an acting Vice-Chancellor of the Ivory Tower for one day. At the official presentation of the elected student for the post,  Mayomi...

Daily Post Nigeria Published The meeting between the Federal Government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU on the resolution of strike has been cancelled for the second time. Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. Charles Akpan, announced the postponement in a statement on Tuesday. He said the consultation on the latest offer by the Federal Government to striking university teachers was still ongoing....

Share UN Environment Programme (UNEP)’s annual Emissions Gap Report 2020 finds that despite a dip in 2020 carbon dioxide emissions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is still heading for a temperature rise in excess of 3°C this century. However, if governments invest in climate action as part of pandemic recovery and solidify emerging net-zero commitments with strengthened pledges at the next climate meeting – taking place in Glasgow in November 2021 – they can bring emissions to...

Electoral College formally elects Joe Biden US president Electoral College formally elects Joe Biden US president Share The US Electoral College, on Monday, formally elected Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, the next president of the United States of America, defeating President Donald Trump. At the election held at all the states in the country, Biden had 302 votes while Trump had 232 votes. He clinched the Electoral College victory with California’s 55 votes Biden had last month also defeat...

Social media users in Nigeria subjected the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to intense ridicule on Tuesday. This was as updates concerning the kidnap of school boys in Katsina State retained ambiguity, leading to heated debates especially on Twitter. The following topics made top trends across social platforms in Nigeria. Bandits, #KankaraBoys Nigerians were thrown into a dilemma on Tuesday after Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Islamic Extremist Sect, Boko Haram claimed responsibil...