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  • UniJos ASUU suspends sit-at-home order, resumes teaching

    UniJos ASUU suspends sit-at-home order, resumes teaching

    The University of Jos chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended the sit-at-home order earlier issued and directed its members to resume teaching.

    Associate Prof. Lazarus Maigoro,  the Chairman of ASUU in the university announced this in a statement on Thursday in Jos.

    Recall that the union in the university had, after its congress on Nov. 4, asked its members to quit teaching over their withheld salaries.

    Maigoro, who said the chapter’s decision was subject to the decision of its national body, announced it had suspended the earlier directives.

    ”After receiving briefing at our National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of Nov. 7, our members resolved to vacate the sit or work from home decision.

    “We also reaffirm our commitment in the ability of our principal officers to handle the matter appropriately.

    “This implies that our members are fully back to work on campus,” Maigoro said.

  • UniJos VC appeals to lecturers to resume teaching

    UniJos VC appeals to lecturers to resume teaching

    Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Prof. Tanko Ishaya, on Monday in Jos appealed to the varsity’s chapter of ASUU to be compassionate with students and resume lectures.

    The national body of ASUU suspended its eight-month-old strike on Oct. 14, following a court order directing union members to resume lectures and an intervention by the House of Representatives leadership.

    Part of the agreement the union reached with the leadership of the House of Representatives was that 50 per cent of members’ eight months withheld salaries would be paid.

    ASUU had asked its members across universities not to return to lecture theatres having been paid half salaries for the month of October.

    The University of Jos chapter declared on Friday its members would not return to the lecture theatres unless the last agreement reached was adhered to.

    Ishaya told newsmen that the lecturers needed to return to lecture theatres to prevent university education from total collapse.

    He pleaded with the union to consider the plight of students and parents and sheath their sword for the growth of education in the country.

    “ASUU should please be considerate and compassionate with students and parents and return to the classroom.

    “I appeal that it allows academic activities to go on while further negotiations with government on payment of withheld salaries continues.

    “We have asked these students to resume; it will be traumatic to ask them to return home again having spent eight months at home already,’’ he pleaded.

    Ishaya noted that ASUU’s struggles were for the betterment of education and appealed to the Federal Government to address its demands and stop treating university lecturers like other civil servants.

    He decried the remuneration and condition of service of lecturers in Nigerian universities as poor when compared with their counterparts in other clime.

    “I have had the privilege to be in academic environments in other parts of the world, and I can categorically say that the remuneration and conditions of service of lecturers in Nigeria is not comparable with our sister countries.

    “I am not in support of strike, but I’m appealing to the Federal Government to treat university workers differently when it comes to the implementation of the `no-work-no-pay’ policy.

    “The role of an academic is not only teaching, but there is also research, community service and as one advances on job, we also play administrative roles.

    “So, I am appealing to the Federal Government to understand that the academic environment is peculiar; it is not like normal civil service,’’ he said.

    Ishaya lamented that the recent ASUU strike had done huge damage to the university system and called on government and the union to find better ways of resolving crises.

  • Half Payment: UNIJOS ASUU orders members to stay-off work

    Half Payment: UNIJOS ASUU orders members to stay-off work

    The  University of Jos Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) on Friday ordered its members to stay off work pending when the full payment of withheld salaries will be paid by the Federal Government.

    This was made known via a statement signed and released by the institution’s branch president, Prof Lazarus Maigoro on Friday.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that lecturers in many Nigerian universities complained of collecting half salary for the month of October.

    According to the UNIJOS’ statement, the government is already reneging on the promise made before the strike was called-off.

    The statement partly reads, “One of the issues agreed at the meeting was that 50 per cent of the backlog of eight months arrears of our withheld salaries would be paid to our members immediately but as of the time of writing this press release, only 17 days prorated October salary was paid to our members by the office of the Accountant General of the Federation.

    “Having stayed for about nine months running now, our members in the University of Jos considered this an insult to them by the Accountant Gereral of the Federation.

    “Is the Accountant General of the Federation actually answerable to the Minister of Labour? So, if today the Minister of Agriculture directs the Accountant General of the Federation to withhold the salaries of the staff of the Agricultural Research Institutes who have been on strike for over a year, will he obey that?

    “We wonder why Ngige is keen about withholding the salaries of ASUU members because members of staff of some Agricultural Research Institutes have been on strike for almost a year but they have been receiving their salaries regularly. Is this policy only for ASUU members?

    “We are also aware that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, wrote a memo to the Accountant General asking him to pay our members only from the day we suspended the strike.’’

  • Strike: UniJos suspends academic activities

    Strike: UniJos suspends academic activities

    The Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, Prof. Tanko Ishaya, has suspended academic activities in the institution for the 2020/2021 academic session.

    Abdullahi Abdullahi, Deputy Registrar, Information and Publication of the university, said this in statement on Thursday in Jos.

    According to Abdullahi, the Vice Chancellor gave approval, on behalf the Senate of the university, after an emergency meeting of the institution’s management.

    He said that the decision to suspend academic activities was based on the one-month strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

    “The Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, on behalf of its Senate, has approved suspension of academic activities for the 2020/2021 until further notice.

    “This followed an emergency meeting of the university’s management where issue of the strike declared by ASUU was considered as it affects academic activities “the statement said.

  • How I graduated as best student after repeating 2 sessions – Pharmacy graduate

    How I graduated as best student after repeating 2 sessions – Pharmacy graduate

    Miss Awazi Haruna, a graduate of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Jos, says she repeated two sessions and yet graduated best student in her class.

    Haruna told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Jos that she never allowed the situation to kill her quest of becoming a pharmacist.

    The 27-year old indigene of Nasarawa State was declared best student of her set at the 47th induction and oath-taking ceremony of the faculty.

    Haruna said that she was never discouraged by the numerous challenges she encountered but she committed her time to her studies.

    “To be honest I was not expecting it; I was shocked when they pronounced me the best student in my class.

    “I encountered a lot of challenges; I repeated in 100 level because I failed Mathematics 101 and same in 400 level.

    “But my commitment, dedication, endurance and by God’s grace brought me this far”, she said

    Haruna said that she shunned all social activities on campus and faced her studies to excel in her academic pursuit.

    “It feels amazing that after all efforts and sacrifices put in, in the end, I emerged the best.

    “Nothing is as beautiful and fulfilling such as this,” she said.

    She thanked her parents, siblings and all those who supported her academic sojourn, for believing in her ability to excel.

    She called on young people to be hardworking, committed and dedicated to whatever course they might be pursuing.

    NAN reports that Haruna came top in her class with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.21.

    She was inducted on Tuesday in Jos alongside 78 of her classmates by Dr Nurudeen Mohammed, Registrar, Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria.

  • BREAKING: Police nab Yahoo boy who murdered Jennifer Anthony, 300L UNIJOS Student

    BREAKING: Police nab Yahoo boy who murdered Jennifer Anthony, 300L UNIJOS Student

    Finally, Yahoo boy who murdered Jennifer Anthony, 300L UNIJOS Student has been accosted by the police.

    The suspect alleged to have murdered Jennifer Anthony, for ritual purposes has been arrested by officers of the Nigerian Police.

    A source privy to this development confirmed that the suspect, Moses Oko, was arrested on Tuesday, January 11 in Benue State.

    Jennifer, a student of University of Jos, Plateau State was murdered on the eve of the New Year in Jos.

    The eyes of the deceased who has been buried were gouged and other parts mutilated by the suspect, her supposed boyfriend.

    He has been brought back to Jos for prosecution.

    Until her demise she was a 300-level student of Special Education and Rehabilitation Science.

  • Just In: Police nab suspect in connection to murdered UNIJOS student, Jennifer

    Just In: Police nab suspect in connection to murdered UNIJOS student, Jennifer

    One suspect in connection to the gruesome murder of Miss Jennifer Anthony, a 300-level student of the University of Jos, Plateau State has been arrested by the police.

    Jennifer, a native of Akwanga Local Government in Nasarawa State who had gone missing on the eve of the New Year was found dead in Jos.

    She was last seen with her boyfriend, a suspected ‘Yahoo Boy’ now at large where they reportedly lodged at a Hotel along Zaria Road Jos.

    Jennifer’s eyes were plucked off and other parts of her body mutilated, indicating she might have been murdered for ritual purposes.

    The deceased was a student of Special Education and Rehabilitation Science.

    Meanwhile, report just coming in indicate that the prime suspect has been traced to Bida Bidi, Jos North where the mum owns a private school.

    The report also states that the father of the suspect is a lecturer in the same institution where the deceased was schooling.

  • Missing UNIJOS student found dead in hotel with eyes gouged out

    Missing UNIJOS student found dead in hotel with eyes gouged out

    A student identified as Miss Jennifer Anthony of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Plateau State, who went missing, has been found dead.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Miss Anthony was a 300 level Special Education and Rehabilitation Sciences student of UNIJOS.

    She went missing on December 31, 2021, New Year’s Eve and all attempts to find her proved abortive until her body was recovered in a hotel in Jos with both eyes gouged out, indicating she may have been killed for ritual purposes.

    One Daniel Olugbenga Adediran had earlier appealed to the public for help in locating her whereabouts.

    “We haven’t seen or heard from her for some days… Please if you have seen her somewhere from 31st December 2021 please let us know 08135892060 09069498376 300 level Student Special Education and Rehabilitation sciences @ university of Jos Her name is Jennifer Anthony.,” he wrote.

    TNG reports it was later revealed that Anthony had died and the Police command in Jos has confirmed her death.

    ASP Ubah Ogaba, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, confirmed Anthony’s death in a statement on Thursday in Jos.

    He stated that Mr Bartholomew Onyeka, the Police Commissioner in Plateau has met with hoteliers in Jos to fashion out ways of improving security of customers who patronise their facilities.

    Ogaba stated that the meeting followed the incident where the dead body of the young UNIJOS student was found in a hotel room in Jos.

    The lifeless body of the young lady was found at the hotel on Jan. 1, with her eyes removed, the police confirmed in the statement.

    “Upon receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police sent a team of detectives to the scene where photographs of the deceased were taken and the corpse was deposited at the morgue for autopsy.

    “Meanwhile, an investigation is ongoing to unravel the circumstances surrounding her death in order to arrest the perpetrators of the dastardly act.

    “Consequently, the commissioner held an emergency meeting with all hoteliers in the state where he exposed them to various workable security tips on how to secure their hotels to avert the recurrence of such ugly incident,” he stated.

    Ogaba advised residents of the state to be vigilant and security conscious, particularly on places they visit at night.

    He also called on the residents to avail any useful information that will lead to the arrest of those behind the death of the student to security agencies.

  • Current insecurity in Nigeria driving students abroad — UNIJOS VC

    Current insecurity in Nigeria driving students abroad — UNIJOS VC

    New Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jos, Professor Ishaya Tanko on Wednesday lamented the negative costs of insecurity facing the country saying that the situation was driving Nigerian students abroad.

    Tanko, who is the 10th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University spoke at his inauguration and installation which was held at the institution’s Senate Chambers on Wednesday.

    He said, “The reality of the Nigerian university system which has once worked and prospered has now declined and not fulfilling the cardinal issues of higher education of knowledge generation, transmission, dissemination and application embedded in their tripartite function of research, teaching and community engagement.

    “In addition, the current insecurity in the country has created serious challenges in which academics, social and economic activities are almost totally arrested.

    “As a result, there has been a considerable increase in the number of Nigerian students going abroad for higher studies. From 2011, the Nigerian students that have gone to Ghanaian University alone are equal to the student population of four Nigerian Universities, almost one hundred thousand.”

    The new Vice-Chancellor noted that the university is conceived as a key driver of growth and development in the society.

    He noted that the University of Jos which was established in 1971 as a campus of the University of Ibadan and as a full-fledged University in 1976 has now grown to 15 faculties and a college with an undergraduate population of 45,287.

    He said it was unacceptable that the university can only accommodate 5,000 students, which he noted was far lower than the accepted international standards that the university should accommodate at least 40% of its total population.

    The new Vice-Chancellor said, “My mission is to continue to key in with the main mission of the university which is to nurture a world-class institution with excellence and innovation with local, national and global impact. For instance, the University of Jos as a citadel of learning is situated in the city of Jos where we have been having a lot of crisis and insecurity and we have a centre of research that is supposed to trash that out.

    “Why are we not doing that? The University also has a centre of excellence in food security. We should see that in the next couple of years, Nigerians should be proud that the University of Jos should sustain the country in the area of food security. Under my leadership, we are going to carry all stakeholders along to ensure the smooth running of the University.”

     

  • ASUU urges FG to secure UNIJOS against killings

    ASUU urges FG to secure UNIJOS against killings

    The Academic Staff Union of Universities has advised the Federal Government to secure the University of Jos against killing of its staff and students before the reopening of the school.

    The union said this in a statement on Sunday following a security breach in Jos and other parts of Plateau State, leading to the killing of some students, a development which forced the university’ management to shut the institution.

    The statement, which was signed by the UNIJOS ASUU chairman, Dr Lazarus Maigoro, said, “The responsibility to secure lives and property squarely rests on the shoulders of the government. This is very closely related to justice and we call on government to ensure justice is done to all communities that have been affected. Failure to do so, will only lead us to a greater and vicious cycle of violence through reprisal attacks.

    “We are also calling on government to provide a very strong security presence around the University of Jos community and the routes to the university because when the same thing happened in 2018, when we lost a staff member and two students, our union raised concerns and we were told that adequate security measures would be put in place; but ALAS, here we are again, with more lives lost.”

    In another development, the Ogun State Government says it had evacuated stranded indigenes who are students of the University of Jos, following the killings in Plateau State.

    The Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor on Students’ Affairs, Azeez Adeyemi, on Sunday said Governor Dapo Abiodun had ordered evacuation of students who are indigenes of Ogun State

    Adeyemi said, “We have provided five buses and security escorts to bring our children back home safely.

    “No indigene of this State will be allowed to suffer or be abandoned irrespective of their political or religious affiliation.”