ASUU condemns low education budget, threatens strike

Universities across the country may witness strikes in 2024 due to the small budget allotted to the education sector and poor remuneration, the Academic Staff Union of Universities has said. Speaking in an interview with The PUNCH on Monday, Prof. Emmanuel Oshodeke, explained that during the campaign and election earlier this year, President Bola Tinubu promised to…

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Israeli-Hamas conflict: FG warns pilgrims against illegal trips, Lagos suspends airlifting

Amidst the ongoing bloody conflict between the State of Israel and Hamas militant group which has claimed hundreds of lives, the Federal Government has warned Nigerian pilgrims against making illegal and unauthorised trips while in the holy land. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, Rev Yakubu Pam, handed down the admonition as…

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Atiku, Obi plan appeal as election tribunal dashes bid to sack Tinubu

Atiku, Obi’s rigging allegations not proved, e-transmission not compulsory, says PEPT It is victory for democracy, Tinubu, APC hail judgment, LP, Atiku fume, fault tribunal The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, have rejected Wednesday’s judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal affirming the election…

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