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Thursday, 10 October 2013
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Friday, 4 October 2013
ASUU BEING FORCED TO END STRIKE
Lagos-based legal practitioner, Daniel Onwe, has
dragged the Federal Government and the
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU,
before a Federal High Court in Lagos, southern
Nigeria, over the lingering crisis between the
two bodies which has led to the closure of public universities in the country since 1 July. In a motion dated 30 September, 2013, Barrister
Onwe is seeking an order of court to compel
ASUU to call off the strike it embarked upon in
protest over the unwillingness of government to
implement certain aspects of the agreement they
reached over the parlous state of Nigerian universities and other issues. In a 15-paragraph affidavit filed along with the
motion, Onwe is asking the court to declare that
the indefinite strike embarked upon by ASUU,
leading to the closure of government owned
universities for three months, violates the
fundamental rights of the students affected. He argued that the continued strike action by
ASUU has traumatized many students who now
engage in all sorts of vices. Onwe posited that the plight of the affected
students has worsened as their contemporaries
in private universities continue to attend lectures
while they remain idle at home. He urged the court to compel ASUU to open the
universities for lectures to resume while their
negotiation with the Federal Government
continues. No date has been fixed for hearing of the suit.
dragged the Federal Government and the
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU,
before a Federal High Court in Lagos, southern
Nigeria, over the lingering crisis between the
two bodies which has led to the closure of public universities in the country since 1 July. In a motion dated 30 September, 2013, Barrister
Onwe is seeking an order of court to compel
ASUU to call off the strike it embarked upon in
protest over the unwillingness of government to
implement certain aspects of the agreement they
reached over the parlous state of Nigerian universities and other issues. In a 15-paragraph affidavit filed along with the
motion, Onwe is asking the court to declare that
the indefinite strike embarked upon by ASUU,
leading to the closure of government owned
universities for three months, violates the
fundamental rights of the students affected. He argued that the continued strike action by
ASUU has traumatized many students who now
engage in all sorts of vices. Onwe posited that the plight of the affected
students has worsened as their contemporaries
in private universities continue to attend lectures
while they remain idle at home. He urged the court to compel ASUU to open the
universities for lectures to resume while their
negotiation with the Federal Government
continues. No date has been fixed for hearing of the suit.
Thursday, 3 October 2013
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
13 things you should know about Nigeria
Hurray! Nigeria is a year older. She
turned 53 years yesterday. But how
much do you know about Nigeria? Below are 13 important facts about
Nigeria: - Nigeria is the32nd-largest country in
world with a land mass of
923,768 km2 (356,669 sq mi). - The highest point in Nigeria is Chappal
Waddi at 2,419 m (7,936 ft) in Taraba
state. - Late Benedict Odiase, a retired Deputy
Commissioner of Police,
composed the music of the national
anthem. - The words of the national anthem was
composed by four Nigerians:
Dr. Omoigui, John Ilechukwu, Eme Etim
Akpan, B.A Ogunnaike, and P.O
Aderibigbe - His Excellency, Goodluck Ebele Azikwe
Jonathan is the first PhD holder
to occupy the position of the president
of Nigeria. - There are 124 universities in Nigeria:
37 federal owned, 37 State
owned and 50 private owned
universities. - The 2006 census puts Nigeria’s
population at 140,431,790 million –
although there is now an estimate of
about 170,000,000 Nigerians. - The name Nigeria was coined by Flora
Shaw, wife of Lord Lugard, a
British colonial administrator. - Nigeria is the most populous country in
Africa and the seventh most
populous country in the world - On 1 January 1901, Nigeria became a
British protectorate, part of the
British Empire. - On July 6, 1967 a 30- month war
begun with a long siege of Biafra and
its isolation from trade and supplies. It
ended in January 1970 - Nigerians went through 33 years of
military rule (from 1966 until 1999). -Ever heard of the Ship House? That is
the name of Nigeria’s
Defence Headquarters
turned 53 years yesterday. But how
much do you know about Nigeria? Below are 13 important facts about
Nigeria: - Nigeria is the32nd-largest country in
world with a land mass of
923,768 km2 (356,669 sq mi). - The highest point in Nigeria is Chappal
Waddi at 2,419 m (7,936 ft) in Taraba
state. - Late Benedict Odiase, a retired Deputy
Commissioner of Police,
composed the music of the national
anthem. - The words of the national anthem was
composed by four Nigerians:
Dr. Omoigui, John Ilechukwu, Eme Etim
Akpan, B.A Ogunnaike, and P.O
Aderibigbe - His Excellency, Goodluck Ebele Azikwe
Jonathan is the first PhD holder
to occupy the position of the president
of Nigeria. - There are 124 universities in Nigeria:
37 federal owned, 37 State
owned and 50 private owned
universities. - The 2006 census puts Nigeria’s
population at 140,431,790 million –
although there is now an estimate of
about 170,000,000 Nigerians. - The name Nigeria was coined by Flora
Shaw, wife of Lord Lugard, a
British colonial administrator. - Nigeria is the most populous country in
Africa and the seventh most
populous country in the world - On 1 January 1901, Nigeria became a
British protectorate, part of the
British Empire. - On July 6, 1967 a 30- month war
begun with a long siege of Biafra and
its isolation from trade and supplies. It
ended in January 1970 - Nigerians went through 33 years of
military rule (from 1966 until 1999). -Ever heard of the Ship House? That is
the name of Nigeria’s
Defence Headquarters
ASUP PRESIDENT SAYS “NO GOING BACK ON STRIKE”
The President of the Academic
Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP),
Mr. Chibuzor Asomugha on
Wednesday confirmed the union’s
resolve to embark on a strike two
months after suspending one. The decision to embark on the strike by Friday 4 thOctober, according to Asomugha, was reached at the 75th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of
the union. He threatened that the union will
go on strike due to the fact that
“government has not done
anything to address the issues”
two months after suspending the
strike. He said the union gave the federal
government a two-month grace
to enable them negotiate and
settle the issues at hand but noted
that “none of these issues have
been wholesomely addressed”. Speaking on Channels Television’s
breakfast flagship programme,
Sunrise Daily, Asomugha further
said that “nothing has been done”
to address the issues at hand. He noted that the federal
government hasn’t fulfilled its
bargain in the 2009 FG/ASUP
agreement, that was supposed
tobe re-negotiated in 2012 adding
that the review of the Federal Polytechnic Act, which was last
done in 2004, should have been
carried out to ensure efficient
running of polytechnics in Nigeria. Asomugha also faulted the federal
government’s decision not to
constitute governing councils for
6 federal polytechnics adding that
the release of the white paper on
the visitation to the polytechnics also forms part of their
grievances. The union had earlier released a
statement notifying the federal
government of its decision to
close down institutions by the
end of the week if government
does not honour the agreements reached. The statement added that union
will not renege on the planned
strike except these issues are
addressed by the government and
called on the National Assembly to
expedite action on the review of the Polytechnic Act. It also noted the anti-labour stance
of the National Assembly as
exemplified by the recently
proposed removal of minimum
wage from the exclusive
legislative list of the constitution to the concurrent list; as well as
the proposed legislation against
declaration of Industrial Strike by
unions in the tertiary sector. The union also noted that “the
CONTISS 15 Migration for Lower
cadres, Needs Assessment of
Polytechnics, release of
whitepaper of visitation to Federal
polytechnics, discrimination between polytechnics and
university graduates in job
placement and career progression
and the constitution of Governing
Councils to Federal polytechnics
earlier omitted, were among the issues it brought before the
Federal Government in their last
negotiation, but added that
government has failed to address
any of them since it suspended its
strike in July”
Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP),
Mr. Chibuzor Asomugha on
Wednesday confirmed the union’s
resolve to embark on a strike two
months after suspending one. The decision to embark on the strike by Friday 4 thOctober, according to Asomugha, was reached at the 75th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of
the union. He threatened that the union will
go on strike due to the fact that
“government has not done
anything to address the issues”
two months after suspending the
strike. He said the union gave the federal
government a two-month grace
to enable them negotiate and
settle the issues at hand but noted
that “none of these issues have
been wholesomely addressed”. Speaking on Channels Television’s
breakfast flagship programme,
Sunrise Daily, Asomugha further
said that “nothing has been done”
to address the issues at hand. He noted that the federal
government hasn’t fulfilled its
bargain in the 2009 FG/ASUP
agreement, that was supposed
tobe re-negotiated in 2012 adding
that the review of the Federal Polytechnic Act, which was last
done in 2004, should have been
carried out to ensure efficient
running of polytechnics in Nigeria. Asomugha also faulted the federal
government’s decision not to
constitute governing councils for
6 federal polytechnics adding that
the release of the white paper on
the visitation to the polytechnics also forms part of their
grievances. The union had earlier released a
statement notifying the federal
government of its decision to
close down institutions by the
end of the week if government
does not honour the agreements reached. The statement added that union
will not renege on the planned
strike except these issues are
addressed by the government and
called on the National Assembly to
expedite action on the review of the Polytechnic Act. It also noted the anti-labour stance
of the National Assembly as
exemplified by the recently
proposed removal of minimum
wage from the exclusive
legislative list of the constitution to the concurrent list; as well as
the proposed legislation against
declaration of Industrial Strike by
unions in the tertiary sector. The union also noted that “the
CONTISS 15 Migration for Lower
cadres, Needs Assessment of
Polytechnics, release of
whitepaper of visitation to Federal
polytechnics, discrimination between polytechnics and
university graduates in job
placement and career progression
and the constitution of Governing
Councils to Federal polytechnics
earlier omitted, were among the issues it brought before the
Federal Government in their last
negotiation, but added that
government has failed to address
any of them since it suspended its
strike in July”
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