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  The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, will on Tuesday meet with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu; leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other stakeholders over the lingering industrial action by university lecturers. An invitation letter signed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Dr Yahaya Danzaria, said the meeting was to find ways of resolving the over seven-month-old strike amicably.

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has declared support for the protest embarked upon by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Lagos.      

Nigerian Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says protesting students who blocked a traffic-laden section of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway “violated” the country’s law. Some members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) blocked a section of the busy highway on Tuesday to protest against the government’s failure to resolve the ongoing labour dispute striking university lecturers.  

Students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South-West zone, on Tuesday blocked the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, protesting the ongoing strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The students, who gathered at the Sagamu interchange as early as 9am, blocked both sides of the highway preventing traffic flow both inward and outside Lagos. Many travellers were trapped and commercial activities grounded following the protest.

AMOTEKUN: Makinde vows to deal with erring members On By Adeola Badru Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Friday, declared that his government was already investigating the alleged high-handedness of the Amotekun corps, noting that the issues would be addressed in the interest of the security and wellbeing of residents of the state. The governor reassured the residents of the state that the administration was doing everything it could to address security challenges in the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that Governor Makinde stat...