The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) will resume academic activities on Wednesday after a fire incident that affected the institution’s female hostel. Dr Charles Oni, Director, Public Relations Unit of the college disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview. Oni also said the institution will begin its second semester examination on the same date. The fire incident had left several students with injuries, some of whom were hospitalised. Oni said: “Academic activities will resume on Tuesday, Nov. 29, while examination continues on Wednesday. “As at Friday, when the representative of the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, visited the college, only two students were still on admission at the Military Hospital, Yaba. “The college did not completely close; normal work is going except the academic activities that were suspended.’’

All academic activities at the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, has now been suspended by the management following a fire outbreak at a female hostel this morning.

The college’s spokesperson, Dr. Charles Oni, in a statement released shortly after the incident said, “all examinations and lectures, especially scheduled for today (Wednesday) have been put on hold while the College attends to the exigency.” He added,

“The Management regrets the misguided and outright falsehood on the social media and calls to certain radio stations that there was no water on campus to quell the fire.

Notice!! Yabatech To Reopen Tomorrow After Fire Incident

The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) will resume academic activities on Wednesday after a fire incident that affected the institution’s female hostel.

Dr Charles Oni, Director, Public Relations Unit of the college disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview.

Oni also said the institution will begin its second semester examination on the same date.

The fire incident had left several students with injuries, some of whom were hospitalised.

Oni said: “Academic activities will resume on Tuesday, Nov. 29, while examination continues on Wednesday.

“As at Friday, when the representative of the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, visited the college, only two students were still on admission at the Military Hospital, Yaba.

“The college did not completely close; normal work is going except the academic activities that were suspended.’’

OMG!! See The Very Dirty Toilet And Bathroom At NYSC Camp In Ondo

A new members of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) to Ondo State, shared these eyesore that is supposed to be their toilet and bathroom at their orientation camp in Ikare-Akoko, Ondo state.

The toilets are so filthy, it is hard to imagine humans are expected to use it, they complain.

Wow!!! Federal Poly Rector Who Was Claimed To Have Died During S3x With Teen, Says He Is Alive

Remember we also brought you the story from Vanguard. Now the Rector has spoken to Punch saying he is alive. The report…

The Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, Bayelsa State, Mr. Seiyaboh Idah, has said he is not dead contrary to reports on the social media and some online newspapers.

The report, which also appeared on the website of a popular national daily claimed that the rector died at a hotel in Ughelli, Delta State, while allegedly having sex with an undisclosed lady.

But Idah, who expressed serious concern over the report, described it as embarrassing. He described the the report as careless, irresponsible, unprofessional and contrary to a minimum standard of journalism anywhere in the world.
Idah said there was nothing true about the report, noting that it was totally against his “character, moral rectitude, ideals and qualities.”

The rector stated, “I was highly embarrassed by the report. The school, the students, my family including my parents, were all embarrassed and assaulted by the falsehood.

“My friends all over the country and the world have been calling me over this incident to confirm whether l was still alive. You can see that l am alive and kicking.”

The rector said he had already briefed his lawyers, demanding that they take legal action against the online newspapers.

This Beautiful Sick Female Corps Member Allegedly Died After Being Forced To Partake In Military Drills At Kano Camp

There are tributes to this young lady on social media, by people who claim to know her. The corps member allegedly passed away after she was forced to partake in some camp activities, even though she was sick.

A lady at the camp also states that the lady in question died due to negligence, because “they (officials) assumed she was pretending to be sick in order to dodge parade, so they refused to treat her until the situation got complicated.” The Nigeria Police and other appropriate authorities definitely need to get involved and investigate this.

Too Sad!! Another Female Corper Dies In NYSC Orientation Camp (See Details)

The Bayelsa State Orientation Camp at Kaiama, Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area of the state has been thrown into a mourning mood following the death of a female member of the National Youth Service Corps, who reportedly died under a mysterious circumstance.

Miss Elechi Chiyerom, aged 27, was confirmed dead on Tuesday. She reportedly bled and vomited after arriving at the camp.

Elechi, a graduate of the Ignatius Azuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, was confirmed dead about 9pm on Tuesday five days after arriving at the camp.

According to her colleagues the deceased had been “terribly sick” since she arrived at the camp and could not participate in some opening sessions at the camp.

Some officials of the NYSC claimed that the development was a case of “non-disclosure” of state of health by the corps member.

It was learnt that a search on her hostel section showed signs of excessive bleeding with her clothing and sanitary pads soaked in blood.

It was also learnt that the deceased corps member reportedly relapsed into ill-health and was rushed to the sick bay of the camp at about 8pm on Tuesday.

A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “The doctor at the NYSC camp’s clinic immediately referred her to the state-owned Diette-Koki Memorial Hospital in the Opolo area of Yenagoa, the state capital, where she was confirmed dead.”

Ahmadu Bello University Begins Construction Of N4bn 10MW Solar Plant

The minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, yesterday performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a 10MW solar power plant estimated to cost N4 billion naira at Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria.

The project, located at Biye Village, Sabongari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, is expected to be completed in six months and is meant to address the energy needs of the university.

It was designed, initiated and financed by ABU in collaboration with Nigeria-German Energy Partnership with assistance from Tertiary Education Trust Fund.

During the foundation laying ceremony, the minister commended the university for its foresight and urged it to sustain the tempo.

Mr. Adamu who was represented by Fatima Jidda-Ahmed, the Director, Tertiary Institutions in the Federal Ministry of Education expressed hope that the institution would take advantage of the partnership with Germany, not only in power generation, but in encouraging engineering students gain from the partnership.

In his speech, the German Deputy Ambassador to Nigeria, Regina Hess, said the partnership was based on the passion Germany had for university education in Nigeria.

She said universities would perform better if the education budget was used judiciously.

“With this project, our passion for Germany has become the passion for Nigerian government too,” she said.

Mrs. Hess promised to train engineers from the ABU to become experts in the field of solar energy.

Jeremy Gains, the Coordinator, Nigeria-German Energy Partnership, recalled that the project started in 2008 in Berlin when the late President Umaru Yar’Adua and his wife visited Germany.

“Both Yar’Adua and his wife were alumni of the university. He met Chancellor Martha and she asked how Germany can help Nigeria.

“The late president said wisely in just three words and those three words were; power, power, power, adding that electricity is the key to development,” he said.

Mr. Gains said another alumni of ABU who also facilitated the project was the late Rilwanu Lukman, when he was both minister and Secretary-General of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC.

“German company will come to Nigeria to create power stations while in return, Nigeria will guarantee energy security in the form of gas,” he noted.

Earlier, the ABU Vice-Chancellor, Ibrahim Garba, said ABU, the largest university, not only in Nigeria but in West Africa, had high demand for electricity.

He said the university spent about N85 million monthly on electricity, “that’s why we need our own power source to use and probably sell out to consumers out there.”

Caught!! Waec Bans Two Schools For Examination Malpractice (Full Story)

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has barred two secondary schools in Imo State from registering as an examination centre or presenting their students as candidates in any of its examinations for a period of 5 years.

Reports stated that The council also derecognized 28 schools for two years as a result examination malpractices.

The Head, Public Affairs of the council, Mr Demianus Ojijeogu, who disclosed this on Thursday declined to name the affected schools, he said the schools are usually referred by their centre numbers and not by their names.

He added that WAEC officials were locked out for more than 30 minutes in the second school obviously for examination malpractice to perpetrate.

He noted that as for the derecognized schools, examinations will still hold in their schools but their teachers will not be used as invigilators.

He added that there are 28 of those schools across the country and they can still reapply after two years, stating that things have been put in place to prevent a recurrence of examination malpractice.

!! Update!! Ambrose Alli University school fees hike.. (VC must go)

The students of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma
are calling on the state government for the urgent
remover of the school VC for trying to politicize the
students peaceful protest against the school fees
hiked by the management without putting the
students future into consideration.

The students have accused the Vice Chancellor for misinformingthe general public, tagging the protesters PDP supporters and anti-Godwin Obaseki which is nothing but false of the highest order by a man who was never recorded to pay school fees in his life-but paid by community and the then Bendel State government.

According to one of the students who pleaded that
name should be withheld, we love our governor,
we congratulates him on his victory and we are
ready to support his government therefore the students will not accept any politics to excuse cruelty by the vice chancellor and the school management.

All we want is reduction of exasperated school fees increment, we have nothing against our governor and the students will not give up their fight until the fees is humanly reduced he stressed.

Update from FOCUS

‘Please Call Off The Strike’- Atiku Begs ASUU

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities to suspend its strike action and embrace negotiation with the government.

The university lecturers had on Wednesday commenced a one-week strike over failure by the Federal Government to implement the 2009 Agreement and 2013 Memorandum of Understanding.

Speaking during his 70th birthday celebration in Yola on Thursday, Atiku said his concern was about the children who would be out of school, while calling on the union to shelve the strike action.

He said,

“My call to ASUU is for the sake of the education of our children, I call on them to suspend their strike action and continue negotiations because I believe at the end of the day an amicable resolution of the issues in contention would be reached. The most important thing is to think of the children not going to school.”

The former Vice President also reiterated his position that if he had been the President of Nigeria, the Boko Haram insurgency, which had plagued the North Eastern part of the country, would not have existed, saying the absence of strong political will and courage in dealing with the uprising was to blame for the lingering situation.

Report on ITV session with Ambrose alli university AAU managemen....Protest

Report on ITV session with AAU management

The management of Ambrose Alli University were live on ITV this morning. Present in the media house was the school PRO and the new Dean.

The school PRO and the new Dean insisted that the protest of the students was uncalled for and also stated that alot of damages were sustained by the school.

They further said that soldiers who were present came on their own and no student was shot, the PRO continued that the soldiers were cautioning the students with Koboko. He surprisingly went further to say that the boy shot on the leg got a fracture while running and that he was not shot, meanwhile all responses from the new Dean showed he concurred to what the PRO had to say

It should be recalled that after the first peaceful protest which took place in Benin, the PRO in a call with ITV said that the persons who were protesting in Benin were not students of Ambrose Alli University, in his words "If you look at it very clearly, the protesting people do not even look like students.

The PRO kept on using the word "A group called NANS" during the interview section in order to make the NANS body look illegal to the general public but he admitted that it was a legal body when the interviewer cautioned him on the use of the words "A group", on admitting that it is a legal body recognized by the federal government, he alleged that the NANS president is acting without the support of the people he is presiding over.

The New Dean went on to say that since there is no SUG body now, a caretaker committee would be set up, the selection would be made from students across the 12 faculties of the school under the supervision of NANS in order to dialogue with the school management.

Meanwhile, the hospital where the student who was shot on the leg received treatment, has refused to release the report of the X-ray carried out on the leg and the students have vowed not to take it lightly with them.

Students of Ambrose Alli University are ready to go on Air, to speak with ITV in order to clear the allegations of the school.

In a chat with some of the students, they criticized the school management for deceiving the general public who were not at the scene of the protest, a 200Level student who pleaded anonymity said "How can a man with children and grey hair open his mouth to lie so badly without conscience? How can the PRO look at a student who was shot on the leg, and is currently using clutches to support his movement and say that he got a fracture while running?"

Meanwhile, there is an impromptu meeting between students with interest to the reduction of the fees and the meeting is slated for 4PM today at Idumebo, Oxford junction to be precise and anyone present in school as at now is required to be present.

Reporting - Sir'Aliu

2016/2017 National Open University of Nigeria Admission Application Form

THE National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) 2016/2017 Admission Application Form has been released and all candidates who wishes to register
for admission into NOUN can do so, using the detailed guidelines below.

THIS is to inform all interested persons, candidates that the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)
Application Form for 2016 Admission is currently ongoing and here are the step by step guidelines for registration.

The sales of NOUN Admission form for the 2016 admission was recently announced by the management of the Institution for the 2016/2017 academic session.
According to information released by the NOUN management board, the registration is open for all Nationalities of Nigeria.

The National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, announced the sales of their application form for admission into the following programmes which they
offered;
* Certificate,
* Diploma,
* Undergraduate,
* Post Graduate Diploma,
* Masters Degree, and
* Doctor of Philosophy Programmes for 2016 Academic Session.

For the full details click here to download the admission advert, which includes the available programmes, duration of programmes, admission requirements, and Method of Application. (Please take note that the link above is in PDF format.)

Guidelines on How To Apply for NOUN
Admission 2016/2017 (E-
APPLICATION)
Most persons are really confused as to how they can successfully registered for admission into NOUN in their area, and here ‘s an official guidelines from Noun.com.ng. All interested applicants should take note that applying for admission into the National Open University of Nigeria, it is done through the following:
Registration for NOUN is done entirely online, It’s done through electronic and operates 24-hours a day.

This means that you can easily apply for admission into NOUN anytime from the comfort of your home.

Before applying, take note that you are required to fill in the National Open University Admission Application form online with your correct details. Guidelines of Application/Registration into National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)

step 1. Go to any of the following Approved Banks which are listed below.
BANKS | ACCOUNT NUMBERS
First City Monument Bank – 0676806017
Ecobank – 0005701770
Zenith Bank – 1012587332
Skye Bank – 1790047324

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
PLEASE TAKE NOTE, THAT THE MANAGEMENT OF NOUN WOULD NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY PAYMENT WHICH YOU MADE INTO ANY ACCOUNT OTHER THAN THE ABOVE DESIGNATED BANKS AND ACCOUNT NUMBERS.

Step 2. Pay for NOUN application forms as listed below, pay the necessary amount for the category you fall in:
Undergraduate Programmes: N5,000 (Five thousand naira) only
Postgraduate (PGD and Masters) Programmes: N7,500 (seven thousand five hundred naira) only.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Programmes: N10,000 (ten thousand naira) only.

Step 3. When you have successfully paid in the money, please take note that YOU MUST obtain a NOUN Teller specially designed for NOUN for the purpose of payment.

It is also important that before registering, take note that when you get to any of the specific bank above, you are adviced to request for NOUN TELLER specifically.

step 4. When you have successfully paid the amount, proceed and collect the Application pin CODE equivalent to the amount which you paid for your form from the Bank.

Step 5. After that, proceed and visit the Website of National Open University Nigeria at: www.noun.edu.ng and click on “Application Form”.

Step 6. Then use your Application PIN to access your NOUN online application form to start filling out the application form.

Step 7. Please ensure that you have complete the online NOUN admission application form by providing all the required data/information correctly.

step 8. After you have successfully complete the registration, the candidate can re-open, edit the form as often as he/she likes, before finally submitting.

step 9. If you have successfully filled the form and have cross checked that everything is correct, then
you can submit your form by clicking the submit button at the bottom of the displayed screen.

step 10. You can proceed to print out your provisional admission letter from the website.

Important Notice
We urge all interested aspirants/candidates who are applying for the 2016/2017 National Open University of Nigeria admission to please, insist on paying the stipulated cost only and obtain official receipt at the point of payment, (the bank).

NOUN Admission Application Closing
Date For 2016/2017 Currently, the application for the 2016 NOUN admission is still on.
The Management boar of NOUN has not yet announced the date which they will be closing the application.

But before the school management announces it’ closing date for registration for 2016/2017 NOUN registration, we urge and advices all interested persons to take advantage and apply.

Senate Begins Process Of Converting Yabatech, Kaduna Poly To Universities

THE Senate has begun the process of converting Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, and Kaduna Polytechnic into city universities. YABATECH main gate The Bills, titled City University of Technology Yaba Bill, 2016 sponsored by Senator Gbenga Ashafa, APC, Lagos East and that of City University of Technology Kaduna Bill, 2016, and sponsored by Senator Jibrin Barau, APC, Kano North, were introduced as first reading.

While Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, was established in 1947 as Nigeria’s first higher educational institution, Kaduna Polytechnic was founded in 1956 as Kaduna Technical Institute.

Meanwhile, a bill for an Act to amend the Tertiary Education Trust Fund 2011 and other matters to approve and checkmate the disbursement of funds by the agency, yesterday scaled second reading in the Senate. Sponsor of the Bill, Senator Jibrin Barau, who noted that the Bill was designed to correct the anomaly in Tetfund Act, however, explained that the spending and disbursements of funds by TetFund was a clear violation of the constitution.

“The tenement of this bill is to correct the constitutional aberration which was capitalised upon in the recent past to divert the fund to other uses. “It is therefore certain that when the proposed amendment is made to the Principal Act, monies belonging to TetFund shall be duly secured,’’ he said. In his contribution, Senator Adamu Aliero (APC-Kebbi) noted that it was really a constitutional aberration for money to be spent without the approval of the National Assembly.

He said: “In the past, the executive was in the habit of borrowing money, either from TetFund or from ecological fund and spent it without going through the National Assembly. He explained that the Bill, if passed, would be “a safeguard against borrowing money from special funds.”

See The 7 Nigerian Universities Built By Churches And Their Outrageous School Fees

In Nigeria, many churches are into the educational sector, so it is not strange to see churches build schools, either primary schools, secondary or even institutions of higher learning.

What is strange however is the fact that most of these institutions which turn out to be private universities, turn around and charge fees that are well out of the reach of the average Nigerian. So what then happens is that church members whose tithes and offerings went into the building of the universities will not be able in the long run to afford to send their children to those schools.

Here are some examples of such schools:

1. Bowen university

Bowen University is owned and operated by the Nigerian Baptist Convention. Located at Iwo in Osun state it is housed on the campus of the Baptist College which is a teacher-training institution just outside the city of Iwo.

For Bowen university their school fees are as follows:

– For students in B.A. and B. Sc. Programmes, a minimum of N300,000 must be paid from the session fees in the first semester before registration.

– For students in the law faculty, a minimum of N 500,000 must be paid from the session fees in the first semester before registration.

– For students in the medicine and surgery department (pre-clinical) , all fees and levies must be fully paid at the beginning of the first semester while a minimum of N 800,000 must be paid before registration.

– For students in the medicine and surgery department (clinical) , all fees and levies must be fully paid at the beginning of the first semester while a minimum of N 1,000,000 must be paid before registration.

2. Covenant university

Covenant University is a private Christian nt university the school fees ranges from N774, 500 for courses such as Banking an Finance, Economic and Development studies, Business management and so on to to N814,000 for engineering programmes and Architecture.

3. Benson Idahosa university

The Benson Idahosa University (BIU) is a private, Christian university in Benin City. It was named in honor of Archbishop Benson Idahosa, a charismatic pentecostal minister from Benin and the university reflects his evangelical beliefs.

At Benson Idahosa university the students of Agriculture pay the lowest fees, which is N278,000 per session in their final year, while students of law pay as much as N1,150,000 in their first year and N643,800 by their final year. Mathematics students pay N583,000 per session.

4. Babcock university

Babcock University is a private Christian co-educational Nigerian university owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist church in Nigeria.

In Babcock university, education program students pay the lowest school fees which is N244,000 per session, while the highest paying students are Accounting, Nursing science and Computer science students who pay as much as N482,000 in their first year alone.

5. Redeemer’s University

Redeemer’s University was established in 2005, and it is owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of God. It is located at Ede, off Gbongan-Oshogbo Road, Osun state, Nigeria.

At Redeemer’s university, admission fees alone run into N110,000 in the first year. With tuition fees and other fees running into N695,000 in the first year alone.

6. Ajayi Crowther university

The Ajayi Crowther university is located in Oyo state, Nigeria. The university was established by the Supra Diocesan Board , West of the Church of Nigeria popularly known as the Anglican Communion.

The faculty of humanities in the Ajayi Crother university pays as much as N395,000 per session and it happens to be the lowest. The faculty of law students pay N690,000 in tuition fees every session.

7. Madonna university

Madonna university is a private catholic university in Nigeria. It was founded on May 10, 1999 in Okija, Anambra state. In Madonna, medicine students pay as much as N925,000 in their first year’s first semester alone. In the second semester they pay N575,000, which bringts pay as much as N925,000 in their first year’s first semester alone. In the second semester they pay N575,000, which brings the total they pay in their first year to about N1,490,000.

so sad!! Senate Fails To Stop ASUU, Strike Continues!

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and TETFund, Senator Jibrin Barau, who addressed journalists, said the Senate could not stop the warning strike.

He, however, said its intervention would prevent the strike from transforming to an indefinite action.

Barau added that the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, had been asked to attend a meeting of a committee comprising officials of ASUU and the ministries of education and labour on Thursday.

The meeting on Wednesday was also attended by the officials of the Ministry of Education as well as representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Productivity.

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who was absent at the meeting, was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwuka.

Barau said the lawmakers had a “fruitful deliberation” with the striking lecturers, adding that “a way forward has been found” and that “the issues will soon be resolved.”

He admitted that the warning strike would continue while the Senate worked towards preventing the lecturers from embarking on a total strike.

The senator announced that a sub-committee, made up of representatives of all the stakeholders had been set up while the panel would continue with the roundtable discussions on Thursday.

He said what the Senate had done was to create a template for dialogue, describing an end to the crisis as “a work in progress.”

Barau said,

“We have had a fruitful deliberation and a way forward has been found by creating a sub-committee of this committee to sit and find out certain things in the Ministry of Finance, which will bring us closer to the resolution of this problem.

“We will start sitting tomorrow (Thursday), including the Minister of Finance (Kemi Adeosun), who has not been able to attend this meeting but we are sure she will be here tomorrow and the Director-General of the Budget Office.

“We have created a template on how to resolve this problem. And you know ASUU is a democratic body, they have to consult. So, it’s ongoing; it’s a work in progress and a very important headway has been created. A good template has been created and we see light at the end of the tunnel.”

The National President of ASUU, Abiodun Ogunyemi, who earlier declined to speak on the outcome of the meeting, later thanked the Senate for its intervention.

He said,

“We have discussed and our union will work with him (Saraki). We will do all possible, with the approval of our membership, to get the matter resolved as soon as possible.”

Ambrose Alli university (AAU) new Dean of student (read)

It’s no longer news that the Dean of Students, Ambrose Alli University, Mr. Odiah, has been expatriated from his office and replaced with Prof. Don Akhilomen, whom the students have described as dynamic, worthy and desired, with the hopes that he acts more positively and differently from the man who occupied the office before him.
Students have in their unique words congratulated the new Dean and have also expressed their gratitude to the able personality who has been in the fore front of this struggle, Comr. Aruna Kadiri, President, National Association of Nigeria students.
One of the aggrieved student (name withheld) In a chat with our correspondent asserted that “this is just the beginning of their victory” she further urged her fellow students not to relent as this fight which has so far yielded positive results must be won.

No Going Back On Warning Strike – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities says there is no going back on its one-week warning strike scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Nov. 16.

Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the union’s National President, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone on Tuesday in Lagos that the strike would be total.

NAN reports that the union leadership, after its emergency executive committee meeting, declared the warning strike at a news conference on Monday in Abuja.

Ogunyemi said chronic under-funding of the sector through low budgetary allocation, which went from 11 per cent in 2015 to eight per cent in 2016, did not go down well with the union.

He pointed out the failure of government to implement the 2009 agreement and the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as some of the reasons for embarking on the warning strike.

The president said that its members were tired of what they described as “government’s empty promises’’ in setting up its negotiation team for the review of agreement as consistently requested by ASUU since 2012.

“There shall be no teaching, no examination and no attendance of statutory meetings of any kind in any of our branches while the strike lasts.’’

According to him, the union will put machinery in place to ensure that there is total compliance during the strike.

He explained that the essence of the warning strike was to draw attention of concern stakeholders and the general public to the challenges that the unions, universities and other stakeholders in the sector were facing.

“Nobody will say before we exhaust the warning strike some issues cannot be addressed if government want to be sincere with our cause.

“We are doing this because we want Nigerians to come into the matter and ensure that these issues are given adequate attention they deserve.

“Our lecturers are given 40 per cent of their salaries, which is just not encouraging, as this will lead to poor commitment in carrying out their jobs.

“I am sure nobody will like a 40 per cent university education or 40 per cent teaching of various courses including research development and output.

“That is why we have to take the matter before the National Assembly, which we believe, will come into the matter just like the Nigerian parents.’’

Already, the Sokoto State chapter of ASUU has said it will embark on the one-week warning strike from Wednesday.

This was made known by ASUU Chairman in the state, Dr Attahiru Sifawa, during a news conference in Sokoto on Tuesday.

Sifawa said the strike would begin on Wednesday, Nov.16, at 12:01a.m.

“This will include a total and comprehensive shut down of academic activities, up to 12:00 noon on Tuesday Nov. 22.

“Therefore, ASUU, Sokoto State University, Sokoto branch, wishes to declare its absolute solidarity with the national body of the union, in embarking on the one week warning strike.’’

Sufawa further said that the action was necessitated by the failure of government to either implement the 2009 agreement, or form its team for renegotiation of the agreement.

He added that ASUU found it necessary to embark on the warning strike, to prevail on federal and state governments to be alive to their responsibilities.

Sufawa also said the union was concerned about the frightening fall in budgetary allocation to education sector, from 12 per cent in 2014 to this year’s meagre eight per cent.

According to him, the union also condemns the continued erosion of the autonomy of Nigerian universities by both the federal and state governments.

Sifawa cited the example of the recent scrapping of Post-UTME by the Federal Ministry of Education, as well as the amendment of JAMB Bill by the National Assembly.

Reacting to the impending strike, the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN), said that ASUU was right and that it must be supported.

Chief Adeolu Ogunbanjo, the association’s 2nd Deputy National President, told NAN that it was time the government take the country’s education seriously, especially in the face of the technology age.

“ASUU has done well by giving warning, considering the patience its members have shown in these whole issues.

“At least it is good for them to feel the pulse of Nigerians and other key stakeholders on the matter.

“However, because Nigeria is struggling with recession presently, we, on behalf of Nigerian parents are begging them not to down tool totally.

“They have made their points and we thank them for creating the awareness but we are begging them to shelve the looming strike to sometimes next year, when the recession might have been abated.

“Government too should seize the opportunity to listen to the union and see what can be done concerning all the issues it has raised.

“It will be a total disaster if government should allow ASUU to down tool indefinitely, considering the hardship that is currently taking its toll on every sector of the nation’s economy.’’

Ogunbanjo said that a full-fledged strike would not be welcomed by majority of Nigerians in the current situation.

He said the strike would only add more grief to the suffering masses. (NAN)

What do you understand By the word ALUTA?

The correct wording of the phrase is actually "A luta continua, vitória é certa" meaning, "The struggle continues, victory is certain". However, it has been corrupted over the years and is more likely to be written: "Aluta Continua, Victoria Acerta".

The word “ALUTA” in the real sense classically means “STRUGGLE”; the word is widely associated with a STRUGGLE for Freedom or LIBERATION of people from any form of Oppression, Repression or Subjugation.

ALUTA was a household word used in AFRICA when the generality of the Africans were charting and chanting for freedom from the Colonial Masters during the Colonial Era.

The full phrase of the shortened word ALUTA is “ALUTA Continua, Victoria Ascerta”, meaning “The Struggle Continues, Victory is Certain”.
‘ALUTA Continua’ became a general word used by the Nigerian Students, more so, by the Students Revolutionaries, Comrades and Activists. ALUTA Spirit which is the Spirit to fight for ones rights by engaging in peaceful/nonviolent demonstration of an ungodly act by any form of Government became a Spirit inbuilt to Nigerian Students with the belief of “Injury to one is injury to all”.

What do you understand By the word ALUTA?

The correct wording of the phrase is actually "A luta continua, vitória é certa" meaning, "The struggle continues, victory is certain". However, it has been corrupted over the years and is more likely to be written: "Aluta Continua, Victoria Acerta".

The word “ALUTA” in the real sense classically means “STRUGGLE”; the word is widely associated with a STRUGGLE for Freedom or LIBERATION of people from any form of Oppression, Repression or Subjugation.

ALUTA was a household word used in AFRICA when the generality of the Africans were charting and chanting for freedom from the Colonial Masters during the Colonial Era.

The full phrase of the shortened word ALUTA is “ALUTA Continua, Victoria Ascerta”, meaning “The Struggle Continues, Victory is Certain”.
‘ALUTA Continua’ became a general word used by the Nigerian Students, more so, by the Students Revolutionaries, Comrades and Activists. ALUTA Spirit which is the Spirit to fight for ones rights by engaging in peaceful/nonviolent demonstration of an ungodly act by any form of Government became a Spirit inbuilt to Nigerian Students with the belief of “Injury to one is injury to all”.

NANS President, Aruna Kadiri Visits Injured (AAU) Students In Hospital

AAU students who were protesting the over 400% increment of school fees on Monday were shot by some deployed officers of Nigerian Army with two feared dead while several others sustained various degrees of injury.

“We were protesting peacefully until our Vice-chancellor, Prof Prof. Ignatius Akhakhia Onimawo, deployed some men of the Nigerian Army to brutalize us. As a result, two of our students have been shot,” a student confirmed.

The soldiers who shot the two students also threatened to kill the NANS President if he dares protest the shooting of his colleagues.

President Aruna alongside other zonal leaders of Nigerian students immediately visited the institution following the incident. He vowed to pursue the case to a logical conclusion.

Viva Aluta!!!