Tag: Federal Government
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ASUU: FG to enforce strict compliance of court ruling
The Nigerian Government has vowed to enforce strict compliance of the court ruling asking ASUU to call of its eight-month- strike and resume negotiations with the FG. Recall that the National Industrial Court (NIC) and the Court of Appeal ruled that ASUU should go back to classrooms and continue their negotiations with the government. The…
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University Strike: ASUU reacts to Appeal Court ruling
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) has said it’s studying the judgment of the Court of Appeal that ordered them to call-off the eight-month-old strike on Friday, adding that they will soon come up with their next line of action. The appeal court on Friday upheld the ruling of the National Industrial Court with…
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Again, FG, ASUU negotiation fail, Appeal Court to give ruling on Friday
The Court of Appeal will today deliver a judgment on the application filed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) against the order of the National Industrial Court asking the public lecturers to resume after it embarked on eight-month-old strike action.
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Corruption stinks in passport offices as Nigerians knock NIS for extortion
Nigerians have raised the alarm over the inability of the electronic passport application system of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to curb extortion of applicants across the nation, instead incidences of bribery are increasing. Passport applicants affected by the reign of corruption at immigration made known their plight during an anti-corruption radio programme, PUBLIC…
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FG declares Monday as public holiday
To commemorate the nation’s 62nd Independence Anniversary Celebration, the Federal Government has declared Monday the 3rd of October 2022, as public holiday. This was disclosed by Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior, who congratulated Nigerians on this year’s celebration and assures of government’s commitment to tackling all the challenges facing the nation and bring smiles…
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FG orders Vice Chancellors to reopen schools
The Federal Government has ordered Vice-Chancellors in universities to re-open schools and to allow students resume lectures. This is contained in a letter signed by the Director, Finance and Accounts of National Universities Commission (NUC), Mr Sam Onazi, on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the commission, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed in Abuja on Monday.
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NASS bemoan long-term impact of borrowing on Nigeria
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed worry over the long-term impact that the endless borrowing by the Federal Government would have on the country. Hon Gbajabiamila said President Muhammadu Buhari was expected to lay the 2023 Appropriation Bill before the National Assembly early October, and decried the huge deficit in…
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ASUU Strike: Nigerian students protest, block Lagos Airport road
The National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS), barricaded the road leading to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Monday to protest the continued closure of public universities in Nigeria.
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ASUU: court hears FG suit against ASUU today
The National Industrial Court will today hear a suit filed by the federal government against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the union’s ongoing strike. The court had summoned the federal government and ASUU to appear before it on Monday September 12th, 2022 over the seven-month-old strike. However, at the first hearing, Justice…
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Local contractors with low quality work risk losing gov’t patronage – FG
The Federal Government says local contractors with low quality of work risk losing patronage. Minister of works and housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has charged local contractors to improve the quality of road projects or risk losing contract opportunities. He stated that though the government was ready to give opportunities, it would not compromise on its…