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On Thursday, Might 2, the Tutorial Workers Union of Universities (ASUU) College of Abuja chapter has commenced an indefinite strike.
Dr. Sylvanus Ugoh, Chairman of the Department, acknowledged the occasion, saying the decision was made throughout a congress assembly held on the establishment’s Everlasting Website.
Platinumpost experiences that members of the UniAbuja chapter of ASUU have been at loggerheads with the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’allah and the Minister of Training, Prof. Tahir Mamman over the processes for the appointment of a brand new VC.
An advertorial that surfaced in a nationwide every day on March 15, 2024, sought a alternative for Na’Allah.
Nonetheless, ASUU members, in a convention, rejected the advert, declared it “unlawful,” and said that it was not from the governing council.
Ugoh famous that the Universities Miscellaneous Provision Act 1993 as amended; 2003 and 2012 (Part 3, subsections 1 and a couple of) empowers solely the governing council to promote the VC’s seat when declared vacant.
“You’ll recall that the college administration positioned an advert on the emptiness of the publish of a Vice-Chancellor on Friday fifteenth March 2024,” Ugoh had mentioned.
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Lagos GDP Hits N41trn – Ranks seventh In Africa
In the course of the ongoing ministerial press briefing to commemorate the primary yr in workplace of the second time period of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Commissioner for Financial Planning and Funds, Mr. Ope George, revealed that the Gross Home Product (GDP) of Lagos State has skilled important progress beneath the present administration.
Life-style Nigeria experiences that the GDP has elevated from N27 trillion to N41 trillion inside a span of 4 years.
The event highlights the spectacular strides that the state has made in its financial growth and positions Lagos as a number one contributor to Nigeria’s total GDP.
In response to George, “Over the past couple of years, Lagos had face quite a few challenges significantly when COVID 19 and Endsars struck.
“And so we’ve had a variety of shocks inside our system over the past couple of years and with all the pieces occurring around the globe.
“We’re at the moment using the curve and we’re popping out on a greater facet. “You hear generally after they say Lagos is among the largest economies in Africa and actually, it’s not static, we are going to proceed to maneuver based mostly on what’s occurring on the earth.
“As we communicate now, I consider that we’re at the moment ranked seventh when it comes to GDP in Africa. “We contributed not less than a minimal of over 20 per cent of Nigeria’s GDP and you’ll find that over a interval of overview, through the first time period of Mr Governor, we’re shifting in the correct path.
“Our GDP has moved from about N27trn to N41 trillion, all the pieces reveals that our indices are climbing in the correct path regardless of all of the shocks and all the issues we’ve witnessed up to now.”
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Secure College Initiative To Cowl Off-Campus Hostels – Commander
Life-style Nigeria gathered that In addressing pupil security, the Nationwide Secure College Response Coordination Centre Commander, Hameed Abodunrin, has highlighted the significance of together with off-campus lodging like pupil hostels inside the Secure College framework.
On February 9, 2024, college students of the Federal College of Expertise, Akure, FUTA, protested towards the incessant theft assaults that had been ravaging the coed group.
To strengthen campus safety, Abodunrin, who spoke on Wednesday, emphasised the undertaking’s applicability to all academic settings, significantly tertiary establishments.
He confused the necessity for complete safety plans, involving each on-campus and off-campus conditions.
He mentioned, “The Secure College undertaking is for each place of studying, tertiary establishments are inclusive.
“Many universities, polytechnics, and Schools of Training, amongst others, have their college students’ hostels outdoors the varsity campuses.
