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  • LASU dismisses 17 staff, demotes two others for misconduct [Full list attached]

    The Lagos State University has dismissed 15 academic Staff and two non-academic staff for different acts of misconduct.

    The school’s governing council also demoted one academic staff and one non-academic staff.

    A statement on Friday by LASU’s Acting Head, Centre for Information Press and Public Relations, Ademola Adekoya, said the decision was taken at the governing council’s meeting on Thursday 7 September 2017.

    It said the decision was in line with Section 6(1) and (2) of the Lagos State University Law 2004 (as amended), the Council of the Lagos State University as the governing authority of the University, and exercises general oversight over the Institution and its affairs.

    The statement said, “Dr. Isaac Akinloye, OYEWUNMI, Senior Lecturer, Department of Human Kinetics, Sports and Health Education, Faculty of Education was established to have demanded the sum of N50, 000 (Fifty Thousand Naira only) from 2003 modular year students of Political Science Education on the sandwich Programme to process their results. He was found culpable of attempt to obtain money for himself as an inducement to carry out his duties, and consequently DISMISSED from the service of the University.

    “Dr. Adebowale ADEYEMI-SUENU, Senior Lecturer and Acting Head, Department of History and International studies, Faculty of Arts was established to have unilaterally altered the results of 12 (Twelve) students already advised to withdraw by Senate in the Department of History and International Studies in the 2015/2016 academic session, thereby changing their status from “withdrawn” to “good standing”. He also changed the results of some final year students and stragglers outside the scope of the Departmental decision. Dr. ADEYEMI-SUENU also awarded grade point of 2.0 to two (2) students in an examination from which they were absent. This is tantamount to manipulation of Students results in contravention of provisions of the Conditions and Scheme of Service for Senior Staff. He was therefore DISMISSED from the service of the University.

    “Mr Olatoye Mubin RAJI, Assistant Lecturer, Department of Religions, (Islamic Studies Unit), Faculty of Arts, was established to have falsified his November /December 2000 WAEC O’Level certificate. He was therefore DISMISSED from the services of University.

    “Dr. Olugbenro Bankole ODOFIN, Senior Lecturer, Department of Education Foundation and Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education was established to have altered One Hundred and Eighteen (118) students results and also awarded scores to students who did not sit for the examination in a certain course. He was therefore DISMISSED from the services of the University.

    “Dr. Adebowale Adebayo ADEMESO, Senior Lecturer, Department of Theatre Arts and Music, Faculty of Arts, was established to have altered grades in sixteen (16) courses. He was therefore DISMISSED from the services of the University.

    “Dr. John Olufemi ADEOGUN, Associate Professor, Department of Human Kinetics, Sports and Health Education, Faculty of Education was found culpable of acts of dishonesty which is tantamount to misconduct. He was therefore DEMOTED from the rank of Associate Professor to Senior Lecturer.

    “Dr. Scholastica Ebarefimia UDEGBE, Lecturer 1 Department of Marketing, Faculty of Management Sciences was established to have effected corrections on One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Ninety-five (1995) results of students during her tenure as Acting Head, Department of Marketing between August 2012 and July 2016, in breach of laid down procedure for effecting correction on students results. In the circumstance, she was DISMISSED from the services of the University.

    “Dr. Olufemi Olugbenga SOYEJU, Lecturer ll in the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, Faculty of Law was established to have defaulted on conditions of his Training Leave bond, and also abandoned his duty post. Consequently, he is to refund the sum of #7,919,972. 84 (Seven Million Nine Hundred and Nineteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy Two Naira Eighty Four kobo) within 30 (Thirty) days of this decision of the Council. He was also DISMISSED from the services of the University.

    “Dr. OLAWALE Ganiyu RAIMI, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science was established to have defaulted on conditions of his Training Leave bond, and also abandoned his duty post. Consequently, he is to refund the sum of #1,622,727.94 (One Million Six hundred and Twenty Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty Seven Naira Ninety Four kobo only) within 30 (Thirty) days of the decision of the Council. He was also DISMISSED from the services of the University.

    “Mr Ademola Olusola ADESINA, Lecturer ll, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, was established to have defaulted on conditions of his Training Leave bond, and also abandoned his duty post. Consequently, he is to refund the sum of #6,688,204.74 (Six Million Six Hundred and Eighty Eight Thousand Two Hundred and Four Naira Seventy Four kobo only) within 30 days (Thirty) days of the decision of Council. He was also DISMISSED from the services of the University.

    “Dr. Shamisudeen Olusesan BADMUS, Lecturer ll, Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management Sciences, was established to have defaulted on conditions of his Training Leave bond, and also abandoned his duty post. Consequently, he is to refund the sum of #11,124,991. 40 (Eleven Million One Hundred and Twenty Four Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety One Naira Forty kobo only) within 30 days (Thirty) days of the decision of Council. He was also DISMISSED from the services of the University.

    “Dr. Christiana Ibidun OBAGBUWA, Lecturer ll, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, was established to have defaulted on conditions of her Training Leave bond, and also

    abandoned her duty post. Consequently, she is to refund the sum of #8,663,869.04 (Eight Million Six Hundred and Sixty Three Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty Nine Naira Four kobo only) within 30 days (Thirty) days of the decision of Council. She was also DISMISSED from the services of the University.

    “Dr. Emmanuel Sesofia ASAPO, Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical and Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, was established to have defaulted on conditions of his Training Leave bond, and also abandoned his duty post. Consequently, he is to refund the sum of #2,610,269.57 ( Two Million Six Hundred and Ten Thousand Two Hundred and Sixty Nine Naira Fifty Seven kobo only) within 30 days (Thirty) days of the decision of Council. He was also DISMISSED from the services of the University.

    “Mr Lateef Babatunde SALAMI, Lecturer ll, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, was established to have defaulted on conditions of his Training Leave bond, and also abandoned his duty post. Consequently, he was also DISMISSED from the services of the University.

    “Olubukola Adetoun OYENIYA, Assistant Research Fellow, Center for Environmental Sciences and Sustainable Development, was established to have defaulted on conditions of her Training Leave bond, and also abandoned her duty post. Consequently, she is to refund the sum of #6,180,233.04 (Six Million One Hundred and Eighty Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty Three Naira Four kobo only) within 30 (Thirty) days from the date of the decision of Council. She was also DISMISSED from the services of the University.

    “Dr. Fatimat Oluwatoyin BAKARE, Assistant Lecturer, Department of Chemical and Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering was established to have defaulted on conditions of her Training Leave bond, and also abandoned her duty post. Consequently, she is to refund the sum of #9,125,341.29 (Nine Million One Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Three Hundred and Forty One Naira Twenty Nine kobo only) within 30 (Thirty) days of the decision of Council. Council also DISMISSED her from the services of the University.

    “Mr Ernest ODILI, Assistant Security Officer was established to have illegally collected the sum of #120,000 (One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira only) with the intention of upgrading the result of a part time B.Sc Computer Science student in 2012. He was accordingly DISMISSED from the services of the University.

    “Mr Ramon Ajose ALLI (former Head Machine Operator) was established to have collected the sum of #20,000 (Twenty Thousand Naira only) from Achilike Kingsley to assist the latter substitute the falsified result in his personal file with another result. He was therefore DISMISSED from the services of the University.

    “Mr Emmanuel Baoku BABATUNDE, Senior Security officer, was established to have been engaged in deliberate sabotage of the University security operations. Consequently, he is to be DEMOTED with effect from 13th February, 2015 to the next applicable level below his substantive post.”

    According to the statement, the Joint Council /Senate (Academic) Disciplinary Committee and the Joint Council (Administrative and Technical Staff) Disciplinary Committee which heard the cases strictly followed all laid down procedures, and duly gave opportunity to the individuals involved to defend themselves.

     

  • Sacked 98 aides: shake-up done in good faith – Saraki

    The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Thursday confirmed that he had reduced the number of aides working in his office.

    Saraki’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Yusuph Olaniyonu, made the confirmation when he briefed National Assembly Correspondents in Abuja.

    Olaniyonu explained that the shake-up was done in good faith and was not meant to serve as a punitive measure in anyway.

    He stressed that the essence of disengaging the aides was to reposition the office toward delivering on the mandate of the 8thNational Assembly.

    “I am here to discuss this issue of restructuring in the office of the Senate President. Some of our colleagues called me to clarify what happened.

    “It is has been known for four months that a comprehensive staff review was going on in the office of the senate president.

    “It was just concluded a few days ago and the purpose of the exercise is to reposition the office to improve on service delivery and improve on his ability to deliver on the agenda of the 8thSenate.

    “We have served for two years and this is a long time enough to determine who is good enough to continue in the last phase of the service.

    “You know the Senate has just about 22 months to its expiration.

    “So, it is an exercise that has now been concluded and we have determined who is good enough to continue, who needs to give way and who may likely come in,’’ he said.

    The special adviser said that the downsizing was done based on efficiency and the need to redeploy those that were seconded from the National Assembly Service Commission.

    He said, “there are some members of staff who by their performance in the last two years have been deemed fit to continue and those ones are still there.

    “There is also a second category of people who were seconded from the National Assembly Service Commission to the office of the Senate president.

    “Some of them were told to revert to bureaucracy where they were from the beginning.

    “Then, there is a third set who have been removed maybe, because they were found not to have met expectations of the offices or who did not help enough in the functioning of the office.

    “So, you see that actually, it is a positive one, not a punitive measure. It was meant to reposition the office to ensure that the office is more strengthened.’’

    He said in view of the exercise, there was likelihood that a new set of people would be engaged.

    On the number of those affected, those retained and those likely to be enlisted, Olaniyonu said he had no details, but promised to get back to the newsmen after verifying the figure.

    On speculations that some of the aides were laid off because they were inherited from the former President of the Senate, David Mark, he said there was no ulterior motive to that.

    He said that Saraki accommodated the inherited aides for two years even when he had the power to lay them off on assumption of office.

    “It is good for a public official like the Senate President to have given everybody the opportunity to serve in that office and he has done that by retaining everybody.

    “He carried on the entire team for two years, even more than two years.

    “So, the two years was sufficient enough to determine who is doing well, who needs a little push and who cannot really fit in entirely and the decision was taken.

    “So, nobody committed any sin. It was at the discretion of the senate president. He has been able to determine within this period those that had helped in his agenda and so on.

    “When a man comes in, he has the right to ask everybody to go but he did not.’’

    Olaniyonu noted that most of the people Saraki inherited would only revert to their offices as some of them were deployed by the commission.

  • CAC staff suspend strike, resume official duties

    The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on Thursday resumed official business activities as its staff union called off the weeklong strike over nonpayment of entitlements by the management.

    The offices of the commission at its corporate headquarters, Abuja, officially opened for customers and staff to carry out daily business transactions.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that aside official duties, commercial and private businesses by food vendors and hawkers adjacent to the building, also resumed fully.

    A cross section of the vendors said they were excited that the union and management had reached an agreement, adding that their businesses could now flourish.

    Mrs Roseline Okoye, said ” I used to make more than N10,000 a day but since the strike started, I didn’t even sell up to N400 because there were no customers to patronise our services”.

    Mr John Martins, commercial photocopy operator, said that the strike had caused him a lot of losses.

    ” You can imagine since the strike started I sometimes cannot make my transport fee back home because there were no customers.

    Mr Samuel Ebenezer, a photographer, expressed gladness over the resumption of work.

    ” You can see customers are here to take passport photographs.

    ” This shows that I will go back home smiling. It has not been easy since the strike started.

    Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, a member of CAC staff, said “staying at home doing nothing was not easy for me”.

    Mrs Ruth Balogun said ” I pray for positive changes as the union and management work together”.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) CAC Chapter, embarked on a warning strike over alleged non-payment of salary arrears on July 17.

    During the dispute, the union blocked the premises of the commission, preventing its top management staff from accessing their offices.

    The strike was called off on the order of the National Industrial Arbitration Court, Abuja, on July 26.

    The court ordered AUCPTRE to unblock the premises, to allow staff and business activities to resume.

    The strike, which started on July 17, lasted for eight working days.

    The Chairman, Staff Union CAC, Mr Ibrahim Kirfi, confirmed that the strike had been called off.

    The commission’s spokesperson, Mr Godfrey Ike, said the strike had been called off and staff were now in their offices working.

    ” We want to take the past behind us and move forward,” Ike said.

  • Boko Haram: Troops rescue NNPC kidnapped Staff, recover corpses

    The Army said it had rescued all the NNPC staff kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Borno on Tuesday.

    The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, also said that the corpses of an officer, eight soldiers and a civilian, who died in the incident had been recovered.

    Usman said the corpses had been evacuated to 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital.

    “Suspected Boko Haram terrorists ambushed the escort and team of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) staff returning from oil exploration at Barno Yasu, Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno on Tuesday.

    “On receipt of the information, the Brigade mobilised and sent reinforcement, search and rescue party that included the Armed Forces Special Forces and guides that worked and pursued the terrorists throughout the night.

    “So far, they have rescued all the NNPC staff and recovered the corpses of the Officer, 8 soldiers and a civilian who have been evacuated to 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital.

    “The team recovered 4 vehicles one of which include a gun truck mounted with an Anti-Aircraft Gun, two white Hilux taken away from NNPC staff and one blue Hilux belonging to CJTF.

    “The team also recovered large quantities of arms and ammunition, several spare tyres, many jerry cans containing Petroleum, Oil and Lubricant, assorted drugs, Improvised Explosive Device (IED) making materials, reflective jackets and a Motorola handheld radio, among others.

    “The team also neutralised many of the terrorists,” the army spokesman said.

    According to him, the troops are not relenting in the pursuit, search and rescue effort.

    A source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked a convoy of oil workers at a village along Gubio and Magumeri local government areas on Tuesday.

    It said the attackers ambushed the oil workers, who were staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), who were traveling in a convoy of about 10 vehicles.

    It said the oil workers were engaged in oil exploration in the Lake Chad Basin.

    According to the source, some staff of the University of Maiduguri were also part of the team.

    It added that nine soldiers and some members of a Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), who were also part of the team, were killed during the attack.

     

     

    NAN

  • CAC staff shut down business activities over salary arrears

    The Amalgamation Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service, Technical and Recreation Service Employees (AUPTRE) Corporate Affairs Commission’s branch, on Monday afternoon, shut down the Commission’s office in Abuja, due to non-implementation of an agreement which was reached between the Union and the Federal government in 2013.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that In February 2017, the Union embarked on three days warning strike, a development which pushed the management of CAC to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the union to speed up the implementation of the agreement.

    A member of the staff of the Commission who spoke under the condition anonymity told newsmen the Union got tired of waiting as there is nothing on ground to show that the agreement will be implemented anytime soon.

    Although the Head of Corporate Commission of CAC, Godfrey Ike, said the delay in the implemented of the agreement is caused by the absence of a governing board for the Commission and also the delay in approval signal from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.

    Ike said the management had been having series of meetings with the hope that the crisis will be resolved as quickly as possible.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that at the three days warning strike in February, the commission Union Chairman, Comrade Ibrahim Kirfi, stated that the strike action has commenced and the Union has locked the CAC gate thereby blocking customers, staffs, and other people from entering or coming out of the premises.

    Kirfi lamented that, “the management has failed to implement the content of this agreement and has not shown any intention to do so. The long period of the non- implementation of the agreement for this long hiding under the pretext of unnecessary bureaucracy, management had in other different ways, continued to deprive staff of their right full entitlements while in the very eyes of these staff monies are spent on so many things unwarranted expenditure

    According to the Chairman, “the last straw that broke the camel’s back and precipitated this strike action was the total refusal to attend to our demand after series of negotiations and consultations with management that later led to an issuance of a 7 day notice and another 14day notice of an industrial strike commencing 15th February 2017.

    He noted that, “It is pertinent to state at this juncture that having examined the spending pattern of the commission, it is expedient to re-present our demands. They are implementation of the tripartite agreement especially with regards to the salary disparity between executive and non-executive staff.

    The Union Chairman explained that after an emergency general staff meeting, the union got the endorsement of the entire staff, and a strike action was declared effective from the 15th of February, 2017.

    Other reasons raised by the Union for their strike action includes payment arrears of 9 % increase from January 2014, payment of staff housing, suspension of all foreign trips by the Executive until staff entitlements are settled and prioritizing the Commission’s expenditures on critical needs.

    As of the time of filing this report, there is no date in view when the Commission’s office will reopen for business.

  • Saraki orders audit of National Assembly staff

    Saraki orders audit of National Assembly staff

     

    Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has ordered for a comprehensive audit of staff in the employment of the National Assembly.

    Saraki made this known in a letter to the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori tagged “Carrying out a comprehensive human resource audit in the National Assembly”.

    In the letter signed by his Chief of Staff, Senator Isa Galaudu, he explained that it was important to conduct the audit, to verify the skills, efficiency and motivation of the staff.

    The letter reads: “We have made commendable strides in our continuous endeavor to attain the goals set out in the legislative agenda of the 8th National Assembly. We however must continue to deploy clear strategies that meet the challenges facing this institution and capitalize on the strengths that we possess.

    “Even the best strategy will ultimately fail without the right people in the right places to execute it. Thus, it has become apparent that at this juncture one of the true challenges of the National Assembly is human capital.

    “I hereby convey the decision of the President of the Senate that you carry out comprehensive Human Resource audit. You should kindly therefore engage the services of a reputable consulting firm with adequate Human Resources expertise to carry out a complete review and produce a report verifying the skills, efficiency and motivation of the employees of the National Assembly.

    “Expected outcome of this engagement is a detailed assessment of the nominal roll, succession plan and furthermore to identify possible vacancies, duplications, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, limitations, and developmental needs of the existing organizational structure of the National Assembly.

    “The President of the Senate expects the assessment to be completed within 90 days and progress reports be submitted regularly until completion.”

  • PDP workers demand re-opening of national secretariat

    The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Staff Welfare Forum has demanded the `immediate and unconditional re-opening’ of the party’s National Secretariat by the Police.

    The employees made the demand on Tuesday in Abuja during a peaceful protest in front of the national secretariat.

    The Secretary of the Forum, Dan Ochubaiye, said the appeal became necessary in order to enable the party discharge its responsibilities.

    “It may be recalled that no court in the country gave the order for the lock-down of the PDP National Secretariat by the Nigerian Police Force.

    “We, therefore, demand the immediate and unconditional reopening of the Secretariat to allow the staffers to enter their offices for routine party activities.

    “It is only fair and just for the staffers to be allowed into their legitimate offices while the Police are duty-bound to provide adequate security for them as provided in the Nigerian constitution.’’

    The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that party’s national secretariat has remained locked-up for eight months.

    The shutdown of the secretariat followed the lingering leadership crisis rocking PDP after its parallel non-elective conventions held in Port-Harcourt and Abuja in May 2016.

    Mr. Ochubaiye also expressed concern over the delay in resolving the party’s lingering leadership crisis.

    “The PDP staff welfare forum while appreciating the Judiciary again appealed to them to speedily dispense justice as concerns pending PDP cases before the court in order to save our democracy from gradually degenerating into a one party state.

    “The forum frowned at the incessant petitions by a party in the case and described it as a delay tactic to subvert justice.

    “The staff of the secretariat believe that the delay is only beneficial to the petitioner, who clearly is being sponsored by the (opposition) ruling party.

    “The staff of the PDP National Secretariat hold the Judiciary in high esteem and believe in it to remain unbiased and dispense justice that will maintain the sanctity and independence of the rule of law and the court.’’

    The employees, according to Mr. Ochubaiye, however, restate their loyalty to the Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee.

    “We call on all the organs and stakeholders in the party to urgently support the Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee in all ramifications.

    Mr. Ochubaiye, who did not disclose if PDP staffers were being owed salaries, said the situation of the employees was unfortunate after the party lost the last general elections.

    “While commending the National Caretaker Committee for its efforts so far, the staff welfare committee commiserates with the families of its members that lost their lives during this uncertain period.

    “It is the belief of staff that the demise of the staff was largely avoidable.’’

    Contributing, a senior staff of the party, Samson Imafidon, said the demand for the reopening of the secretariat was informed by the need to start work in the new year and put an end to idleness.

    “We are not people who will be comfortable at home even when you are paid salaries. We want to work.

    “We are responsible staff our duty is to work for the party. Even if we are paid the whole money we needed and then we are not working, we are not comfortable at home and this is a new year.

    “So, we felt it was unreasonable for anybody to think that we are comfortable at home and not working even when we are paid at the end of the month.

    “We want to work and that is why we are here.”