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Five months after, SSANU, NASU suspend strike

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The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have suspended their nearly five-month strike.

The unions, according to Channels Television, suspended the strike on Saturday after meeting with Adamu Adamu, the minister of education, in Abuja.

It is understood that the suspension is expected to take effect from Wednesday.

Speaking during the meeting, Adamu said the federal government has committed N50 billion to pay earned allowances for members of both unions as well as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

SSANU and NASU had on March 27 declared a two-week warning strike.

By April 10, the unions extended the strike by another two weeks, citing the government’s failure to meet their demands.

In June, the unions further extended the strike by two months.

The development comes amid the ongoing strike by ASUU.

ASUU has been on strike since February 14 over the federal government’s failure to meet its demands bordering on the funding of universities as well as salaries and allowances of lecturers.

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As of Saturday, the strike clocked 187 days – a development that has left students, parents, and other stakeholders frustrated.

Adamu had earlier asked the affected students to sue ASUU and demand compensation over the strike.

 

“Who do you assume will compensate students? The federal government? Probably you should take the leaders of strike unions to court to pay them, probably the court will award damages and then, we’ll see how they pay” he had said.

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Fubara reshuffles cabinet, redeploys Wike’s loyalists from finance, justice ministries

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Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, has redeployed two commissioners in his cabinet in a major shake-up since he took the mantle of leadership of the state. 

 

Tammy Danagogo, secretary to the state government (SSG), announced the development in a statement issued on Tuesday.

 

Fubara redeployed Zacchaeus Adangor, attorney-general and commissioner for justice, to the ministry of special duties.

 

The governor also deployed Isaac Kamalu, commissioner for finance, to the ministry of employment generation and economic empowerment.

 

Danagogo said the commissioners are to hand over to the permanent secretaries in their outgoing ministries, adding that deployment is with immediate effect.

 

Both commissioners are loyalists of Nyesom Wike, the immediate former governor of Rivers and incumbent minister of the federal capital territory (FCT).

 

Last year, the commissioners resigned from their positions following the political feud between Wike and Fubara.

 

They were later reinstated after Wike and Fubara signed a peace accord facilitated by President Bola Tinubu.

 

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Wike and Fubara are locked in a struggle for control of Rivers’ political structure.

 

The political crisis led to the defection of 27 state house of assembly members, who are loyal to Wike, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

 

The lawmakers have been threatening the governor with impeachment.

 

The lawmakers have vetoed the governor in at least three bills after he refused his assent.

 

 

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Wike orders suspension of rehabilitation of International Conference Centre

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Nyesom Wike, Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ordered the suspension of the ongoing rehabilitation work on the Abuja International Conference Centre.

 

The minister said the rehabilitation work should be suspended from now till July 5, 2024.

 

According to a statement by the Head of Communication Unit of Abuja Investments Company Limited, Fatima Nadada, the suspension of work is to accommodate the holdings of two major events at the centre.

 

The two events slated for the centre are the Nigeria Air Force Anniversary, tagged The NAF @ 60 Anniversary, themed ‘Nigerian Air Force at 60: Leveraging Strategic Partnerships in Aerospace Innovations for Regional Security,’  which will feature series of activities.

 

Also, the Nigeria Oil and Gas energy week which is scheduled to take place in June 2024.

 

The 23rd NOG Energy Week Conference & Exhibition is a cornerstone event for the international energy sector.

 

The AICL regrets any inconvenience this might have caused, saying it remains committed to providing a world-class venue for conferences, conventions, and cultural events in Abuja.

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Wike’s wife among 22 judges recommended for elevation to appeal court

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The chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, has recommended the elevation of 22 judges to the court of appeal.

 

Eberechi Wike, wife of Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), made the priority list.

 

In a memorandum signed on April 2, the CJN said 92 names were forwarded by Monica Dongban-Mensem, president of the court of appeal, to the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC).

 

Of this number, 22 were approved for onward transmission to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for further consideration and appointment as justices of the court of appeal.

The nominees from the north-central include Polycarp Tema Kwahar (Benue), Ruqayat Ayoola (Kogi), Eneche Eleojo (Kogi), Asmara Akanbi Yusuf (Kwara), Abdullahi Muhammad Liman (Nasarawa), and Abdu Dogo (FCT).

 

Justice Fadahu Umaru, a Borno state indigene, was the sole nominee from the north-east.

 

Nominees from the north-west region include Ishaq Mohammed Sani (Kaduna), Zainab Bage Abubakar (Kebbi), and Abdulaziz M. Ankara (Zamfara).

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Nnamdi Okwy Dimga Victoria (Abia), Toochukwu Nwoye (Anambra), Henry Aja-Onu Njoku (Ebonyi), Donatus Uwaezuoke Okorowo (Enugu), and Ngozika N Okaisabor (Imo) are the nominees from the south-east.

 

In the south-south region, Ntong Festus Ntong (Akwa-Ibom), Nehizena Idemudia Afolabi (Edo), and Eberechi Suzette Wike (Rivers) made the list.

 

Those from the south-west region are Lateef Babajide Lawal-Akapo (Lagos), Abiodun Azeem Akinyemi (Ogun), Oyewumi Oyejoju Oyebiola (Oyo), and Bayo Ademola Taiwo (Oyo).

 

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The FJSC also placed some judges on a reserve list for possible elevation.

 

Those from the north-central include Dorcas Venenge Agishi (Benue), Folajobi Ajayi (Kogi), Adamu Yahaya (Kogi), Toyin Bolaji Adegoke (Kwara), Rose Godwin Soji (Nasarawa) and Jacob Azi Atsem (Plateau).

Abdulhameed Mohammed Yakubu is the only one from the north-east.

 

Those on reserve from the north-west are Isa Aliyu (Kaduna), Bello Ladan Raha (Kebi), and Bello Mohammed Shinkati (Zamfara).

 

South-east includes Ory Zik-Ikeorha (Abia), Obiora Atuegwu Egwuatu (Anambra), Uwabunkeonye Onwosi (Ebonyi), Chulkwujekwu Joseph Aneke (Enugu) and Chikere Annie Ononeje-Madu (Imo).

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South-south nominees on the reserve list are Augustine Dominic Odokwo (Akwa Ibom), Abua Elias Ojie (Cross River) and Victor Oziegbe Aghabue Oviawe (Edo).

 

Those from south-west are Ogunjobi O. Olukayode (Lagos), James Kolawole Omotosho (Ogun), Mojeed Oladimeji Ishola (Oyo) and Olukayode Adegbola Adeniyi (Oyo).

 

The NJC is expected to recommend those on the priority list to the president for appointment.

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