LAGOS DECEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The claim by the Buhari administration that normalcy has been restored to the north east of the country is a “lie”, the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Humanitarian Affairs, Sani Mohammed, has said. The lawmaker, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), said the region has “failed”,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, has urged the striking academic staff of the Nigerian public universities to be prepared for a long strike as the Federal Government is yet to show any seriousness in saving public schools from collapsing. He reiterated to ASUU members “to…
LAGOS DECEMBER RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has withdrawn the recent threat to activate the ‘no work no pay policy’ against striking university teachers. This was disclosed by the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, in an exclusive chat with Vanguard yesterday. Ogunyemi also said that the negotiation meeting…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nationwide fuel scarcity is eminent as oil marketers issued a seven-day ultimatum, demanding that the Federal Government settle the outstanding debts totalling N800 billion, failing which depots would cease operation across the country. If depots ceased to operate, the consequences will lead to scarcity of petroleum products. The marketers, comprising Major Oil…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), on Sunday described as illegal the circular issued by the Federal Government threatening to begin to execute a no-work-no-pay policy against the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Falana asked the Federal Government to immediately withdraw the “illegal circular” which he said…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Chancellor to enforce “No Work no pay” policy In a reaction to the memo, the Chairman of University of Ibadan chapter of ASUU, Deji Omole, described the federal government as shameless for owing lecturers seven years of unpaid, earned academic allowances. He said despite the debt, the government still wants lecturers to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has directed the vice chancellors of public universities and inter-varsity centres to enforce no-work-no-pay rule on the lecturers who are on strike. The directive was communicated to universities in a memo by the National Universities Commission to univercities’ VCs. The memo, which was signed by the Director, Research, Information…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Barring any last minute change, there are strong indications that the tenure of Ibrahim Idris, Inspector-General of Police (IGP), which is expected to elapse statutorily on January 15, 2019 will not be extended. Daily Independent investigations revealed that overtures made to the presidency by people believed to have the ears of President…