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Resign and go into farming, ASUU tells Education minister
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has told the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajuiba, to resign his appointment as minister “and take to farming as a worthy national service.”
The union stated this on Tuesday, October 6, in response to a statement credited to the minister telling the striking ASUU members to go to farm if they would not want agree with the government’s terms.
The union said Nwajiuba’s statement reflected his shallow understanding of the academic profession and the low premium the government placed on education.
ASUU Chairman, University of Ibadan, Prof. Ayo Akinwole, said this, adding that the minister had “displayed his naivety on educational matters”.
He said, “If the Minister of State for Education is interested in farming, he should resign his appointment and stop displaying his cluelessness of the problems in the education sector.
“We are on a just fight to ensure that those in public offices become responsive and responsible to the masses they swore to serve.
“They must fund public education. We have been on the same salary since 2009. That is no longer sustainable. The universities are being run with personal sweats of lecturers while politicians siphon monies for personal aggrandizement.
According to Akinwole, the scarcity of farmers is a reflection of the failure of the government.
He said lecturers decided to continue to fight parasites like Nwajiuba, presiding over a ministry where no Nigerian university had been ranked among the first 100 in the world.
He said if the President Muhammadu Buhari government was not paying lip service to education, he would not have consistently reduced budgetary allocation and funding to the sector since assumption of office.
He said public university lecturers were owed earned academic allowances from 2013 to date and challenged the minister to declare if he had been owed allowances since he assumed office.
He said available statistics showed salaries of university lecturers were below amount being paid to academics in polytechnics and colleges of education.
The ASUU chairman also said, “We cannot accept IPPIS that is against the laws of the land and which fails to recognise the uniqueness of the academic profession and culture. We have brought an alternative using our members’ money. People like this Minister of State mirror the disdain of the ruling class for the workers and the people of the country.”
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Publication of my academic records witch-hunt, mischief – Atiku
Publication of my academic records witch-hunt, mischief – Atiku
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has accused an online newspaper of mischief and witch-hunt, by claiming that he refused to release his academic records.
The newspaper had reported that the former vice president refused to release his academic records despite exposing President Bola Tinubu.
But Atiku in a statement issued by his Media Adviser Paul Ibe said the newspaper did not adhere to any known ethics of journalism, and accused it of publishing a story that is neither controversial nor shrouded in a cover-up.
According to the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, the documents upon which the report was based are already in the public space.
“The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is the body that is the repository of all relevant documents required by law for anyone contesting election into public office,” Atiku stated, adding that the newspaper did not write to INEC to place a demand for Atiku Abubakar’s documents.
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The former vice president also disclosed that he is an alumnus of both Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and the Anglia Ruskin University in the United Kingdom, noting that neither of the institutions was contacted for his academic records with them, “nor did Atiku stop the school or go to court to ask any of these schools not to release his records.”
He also said the publication is at liberty to write to the West African Examination Council (WAEC) demanding a copy of his certificate and transcript.
“The ethics of journalism seeks to establish the truth when there is a dispute about it or when there is a deliberate cover-up that inhibits public interest,” alleging that the newspaper was not interested in interrogating the discoveries from the Chicago State University “for the obvious reason that a parent owner of the newspaper occupies a critical seat in the current government.
“And, then, we ask the question: What manner of a newspaper sets out to protect the interest of a government but is very willing to embark on a wild goose chase on a private citizen?”
Publication of my academic records witch-hunt, mischief – Atiku
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Include private varsity’s students in student’s Loan Scheme – Dogara tells Tinubu
Include private varsity’s students in student’s Loan Scheme – Dogara tells Tinubu
Former Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu, to include private university students as beneficiaries in its Students Loan Scheme.
Dogara made the appeal, weekend, at the 13th convocation ceremony of the Achievers University, Owo, Ondo state.
According to him, “let me appeal to the Federal government to consider the plight being faced by students of tertiary institutions.
” While commending the students loan scheme of this present administration, l join my voice in the call for the inclusion of private university students in the student loan scheme of this administration as part of the palliatives measures since they are also Nigerians.
” The scheme should also be properly managed for the benefits of the teeming youths of this country both in private and public tertiary institutions
Dogara said that since underemployment and unemployment are bedmates of poverty, eliminating them must be the focal point of government’s policies.
“If we don’t ever make it to the point where we can have a rational conversation about economic justice, it would not be because it’s impossible to achieve but because we lack the right leadership.
“We have talked so much about ending so many things in Nigeria, now is the time to talk about creating wealth and ending poverty.
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The Acting Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Omolola Irinoye, said 37 students had first class, 259 had second class upper, 198 has second class lower and 26 had third class grade out of 520 graduands.
Prof lrinoye said that the university would continue to expand in its infrastructure by taking agriculture as priority in the nearest future.
She added that” As we commit to development of agriculture with emphasis on food security, we would work to expand collaboration and partnership to achieve success.
“The university is working to bring to reality the convening of stakeholders in an agriculture development and food security summit in the coming year.
Prof lrinoye congratulated the graduated students for their outstanding milestone that opens them to the world of achievement.
The Pro-Chancellor of the university, Dr. Bode Ayorinde, in his address, said in spite of the hash economic environment being witnessed globally, the University Governing Council has prioritized and would continue to prioritize the welfare of its staff and students.
Ayorinde said “We have ensured that the salaries and wages of all staff for the 16 years of our existence had fully been paid.
“We have successfully implemented the Contributory Pension Scheme, and the staff-University joint contribution is remitted to Pension Funds Administrators promptly and regularly.
“Pending the release of new salary structure for staff of government universities, the council recently approved and implemented palliatives to all categories of our staff to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal and the hardship occasioned by the policy.
“I want to assure you that we shall continue to do everything possible within the limit of our resources to motivate our staff so as to secure their trust and commitment to achieve our mission statement.”
“We are just 16th years old in our journey to impacting humanity. Keep believing in us and together, we shall fulfill our dreams and aspirations by the grace of God.”
Honorary degrees were conferred on the Executive Director, Niger Delta Power Holding Company of Nigeria, Engineer Ifeoluwa Oyedele, a former Attorney General and Justice Commissioner, Ondo state, Mrs Olajumoke Ajasin and the Registrar na Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Dr Faruk Umar Abubakar.
Include private varsity’s students in student’s Loan Scheme – Dogara tells Tinubu
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Osun Rep unveils N100m varsity scholarship
Osun Rep unveils N100m varsity scholarship
The member representing Iwo/Ayedire/Ola-Oluwa Federal Constituency of Osun State, Lukman Kayode Mudashiru, has earmarked N100 million to sponsor indigent students from the constituency for university education.
A statement on Saturday from his media office said successful applicants would be sponsored for four-year undergraduate programmes at Ahman Patigi University, Kwara State.
Mudashiru had set up a scholarship committee comprising respected individuals from the community in order to ensure transparency and efficient selection process.
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He said the goal of the committee was to identify and support indigent students based on merit, assuring that the committee would discharge its duty judiciously “to maximize its impact on the lives of our youths.”
The lawmaker said: “This initiative is a testament to our unwavering dedication to the educational upliftment of our community. We are determined to ensure that deserving students receive the support they need to pursue higher education.
“Education is the bedrock of development, and I am proud to deliver on my promise to support the aspirations of our youths. This scholarship program is an investment in the future leaders of Iwo, Ayedire, and Olaoluwa Local Government Areas, and I am confident that it will yield positive results for our community.”
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