Author: Mamman Nasir

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has issued a 14-day strike warning ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve some lingering issues dating as far back as 2009. ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the body is seeking the conclusion of the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement based on the Nimi Briggs Committee’s Draft Agreement of 2021. It also demanded the release of withheld salaries due to the 2022 strike action, and expressed frustration with the government’s lack of commitment and delay tactics. It stated that these actions were generating a crisis in the…

THE #endbadgovernance protest in Bauchi State has been disrupted as police fired tear gas at protesters. The protesters, who had assembled in front of the Emir of Bauchi’s palace, demanded a meeting with the Emir but were stopped by a police barricade. As the protesters insisted on meeting with the Emir, the police used tear gas to disperse them. The youths, however, insist that they be allowed to continue their protest. Economic activities are on standby as the long-awaited #EndBadGovernance protest started in several cities across the nation. From Abuja to Abeokuta, Port Harcourt to Lagos State, banks, and businesses…

FOR the more than sixty years of self-governance in Nigeria, there had never been a government that brings out multiple, fantastic and workable social security net for the citizenry, like the Buhari administration between 2016-2023. And the appointment of Sadiya Umar Farouk as the first substantive Minister of the newly created Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs was indeed a noteworthy watershed moment, given the immense weight and responsibilities of the office, viz-a-viz her accumulated cognate experience in the area of humanitarian intervention as the erstwhile Federal Commissioner and Head of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, which…