By Kabiru Danladi Lawanti We read, from friends, former course mates, former students and present about their views on the industrial action declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Mostly not so favourable, others cross the line by resorting to abuse, blackmail and curse on ASUU (invariably their lecturers).Continue Reading
By Muhammad Dalhat Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has approved the appointment of Prof. Mu’azu Gusau as the substantive Vice-Chancellor of Zamfara State University, Talata-Mafara (ZAMSUT). This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s Special Adviser on Higher Education, Alhaji Abdullahi Gurbin-Bore and made available to the NewsContinue Reading
By Samson Yaki The Presidents of Niger and Benin Republic, Mahamadou Issoufou and Patrice Talon, have said that the spade of lockdown across the world as a result of the COVID -19 Pandemic is detrimental to African society, noting that the lockdowns are not Africa-friendly as the continent stood toContinue Reading
FG Ready to Jettison IPPIS, Embrace UTAS, If… My Perception of ASUU Has Changed Now Advices Northern Elites to Invest in Education BUK Management Acknowledges His Support for Education By Waziri Isa Adam The Accountant General of the Federation and one of the leading advocates of theContinue Reading
A veteran journalist called me on April 4 to confirm if indeed the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) issued a statement advising government against approving the Fifth Generation Mobile Technology (5G) claiming it is dangerous and linked to the outbreak of Covid-19. The NUJ also reportedly rejected the invitation ofContinue Reading
Two French doctors have been accused of racism for suggesting that a potential vaccine for coronavirus should first be tested on people in Africa. The comments were made on the French television channel, LCI, during a discussion recently about COVID-19 trials set to be launched in Europe and Australia toContinue Reading
By Zainab Zakariyya Speaker of the House of Repres-entatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the maltreatment of Nigerians in China has been resolved between both countries. The Speaker announced on his official twitter handle that the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria has communicated his finding on the issue and expressed hopeContinue Reading
By Muhammad M. Isa Russian president orders officials to hire more staff to deal with pandemic as daily cases rise by record 2,558. The coronavirus situation is getting worse in Russia, President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on recently, adding that the Defence Ministry’s resources, such as assistance by military medical staff,Continue Reading
Update on CoronaVirus Pandemic – Monday 20th April, 2020 • Iran reports 1,294 new cases of coronavirus and 91 new deaths. A total of 83,505 cases and 5,209 deaths. • France virus toll tops 20,000 after 547 new deaths • A total of 399 people died of COVID-19 in SpainContinue Reading