UPDATED: ASUU strike continues as lecturers meeting with govt ends
Azeezat Adedigba
Another meeting between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ended on Monday night without an immediate resolution of the dispute.
The meeting which held at the Federal Ministry of Labour was to find a lasting solution to the ongoing strike by the university lecturers.
At least four other meetings have been held between both parties before Monday’s since the strike commenced on November 4.
While addressing journalists, the minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, said the meeting has been adjourned to December 17.
Mr Ngige said the federal government is taking all necessary steps to address ASUU’s demands.
”Cosidering the implementation of memorandum of action which we agreed to in 2017. Some of the areas have been well complied with but some have not been dealt with,” he said.
Speaking on the issue of short fall in salaries of some federal universities’ lecturers, Mr Ngige said ASUU had given a list to the accountant general’s office.
”We agreed that by Wednesday, that list will be cross checked with the Presidential Innitiative of Continuous Auditing to find out really whether those universities are places where they have to visit and pay the outstanding lecturers there. So, the office reports back to us on Wednesday,” he said.
The minister also identified low government revenue as a reason for non-provision of funds for revitalisation of universities.
”We have identified one area to look for the fund for revatalisation and the appropriate government organs will be contacted tomorrow,” he said.
Speaking on earned allowances, Mr Ngige said the government has agreed on what to do to make sure the outstanding amount is handled in a way that all parties will be properly accommodated.
”We also discussed the issue of state universities and agreed that even though education is on concurrent list, the universities should be properly funded and staffed so that we don’t produce half baked graduates,” he said.
He said the ministry of education will set up a committee that will engage the Nigerian Governors Forum on funding state universities.
“These are the issues we discussed and we hope in the next adjourned date, we would make progress and bring the strike to close. ASUU has been cooperative,” he said.
Meanwhile, the ASUU chairman, Biodun Ogunyemi, said the union will await the next adjournment date to see how far the federal government will deliver on its promises before it will take a decision on whether to suspend the industrial action.
”We have promises made on the part of the government and we shall await report on all the issues for which they have made promises”, he said.
Mr Ngige had earlier at the meeting appealed to the striking lecturers to ensure that Monday’s dialogue yields results that will lead to ending the strike.
”The strike is five weeks old today and it is not in anybody’s interest. We will ensure the needful is done,” he said.
The union embarked on the strike on November 4 over the poor funding of Nigerian universities and non-implementation of previous agreements by the government.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced that it is suspending its indefinite nationwide strike.
The strike ran for 1 month and 2 days.
The suspension of the strike was announced on Monday evening, after the union met with a government delegation led by Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige.
A memorandum of understanding was signed by both parties, and Ngige said, after the meeting, both parties produced “collective agreement of action.”
The suspension is a conditional one, and the union has directed its members to resume work on Tuesday.
ShinzMan unleashes his debut single titled “If I Say” which was produced by Deece Emz
The singer introduced himself into the industry with this banger promising much more better hits in time to come.
ShinzMan said he has been writing songs for years but took out the last month of 2018 to start a proper career chase with a debut single waiting to explode 2019 with many more hits
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ENTERTAINMENT: How having many children from different women led me to depression -Tuface Idibia
Legendary singer, Tuface Idibia has disclosed how having many children from different women led him to depression.
The father of seven, while gracing the December edition of leading lifestyle magazine, Genevieve, narrated difficulty he faced being a ‘father to many children’
2face in the interview said he drank a lot at some point in his life where he was called names despite his efforts in music.
He said: “Having so many children from different women at such a young age almost sent me into depression.
“I drank a lot because people laughed at me and called me names.
“Nobody cared that I was an artiste or that I hard worked so hard.”
Tuface has seven children. Two with his wife,Annie, two with baby mama Sumbo Ajaba-Adeoye and three with Pero Adeniyi
ENTERTAINMENT: Davido reveals plan for 2019
Popular Singer, Davido has revealed his plans for the year 2019.
The ‘Assurance’ crooner who has put in so much energy in 2018 and so far released 8 top songs, looks like he will be slowing down in 2019.
Davido in a post on his SnapChat page on Friday said 2019 is a year for him to enjoy and not ‘kill himself’
According to him, “The year 2019 is the year of I can’t come and kill myself.
“Getting too much money not to enjoy myself.”
Meanwhile, Davido had disclosed that the National Youth Service Corp, NYSC, cancelled his one-year orientation exercise.
Davido, a graduate of Babcock University. registered for NYSC with the 2018 Batch ‘B’ stream II corps members who were sworn in on August 30
President Muhammadu Buhari has spelt out what he considered the ABC of fighting corruption.
The President also recommended this to young people in Africa to tackle the menace in their countries.
Buhari spoke at the launch of the African Youth Congress Against Corruption (AYCAC 2018) at the conference centre of the presidential villa, Abuja on Sunday.
According to him, “‘A’ stands for Action. Let us all move from talk to action. I urge you to develop tangible projects in your community to instil transparency and accountability of the highest standard.
“I look forward to receiving your Creed of Transparency from this Congress with a view to forwarding the recommendations to the next Summit of the African Union in February next year.
“‘B’ stands for Building Bridges. The youth have a unique opportunity to spearhead the building of inter-generational and cross-sectoral bridges in our various communities.
“Often, fighting corruption requires partnerships with unlikely allies. Be open to exploring constructive partnerships with a wide base of actors. Again, I look forward to all of you joining the Transparency Champions Network that was created following the Regional Youth Consultations.
“‘C’ stands for Culture. So, let us cultivate and equip ourselves with African culture, the right attitude and mindset change that will enable us to stand firmly against corruption. By so doing, accountability and change will begin with you.”
Speaking further, Buhari told the young people to own the fight against corruption.
He continued, “To the young people of Africa, this fight against corruption is yours to lead and to win in order to reverse the negative trends of corruption and it’s implications for Africa.
“The Youth of Africa must pool their energies to effectively ensure that our natural and mineral resources remain on the continent for value addition, job and wealth creation as well as to create affordable health-care and quality education for our people. Winning the fight against corruption is very much in your hands!
“Of particular interest to the youth, as reflected in the Nouakchott Declaration, is the emphasis on the imperative of investing in the demographic dividends through anti-corruption, education and sensitisation campaigns, targeting young people as a means of bringing about behavioural change.”
2019: I have no preferred presidential candidate – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that he has no preferred candidate in the forthcoming general elections.
Obasanjo said he would not tell Nigerians to vote or not to vote for any particular candidate, but should vote wisely.
Obasanjo, who some people believed had decided to support Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said he needed Nigerians to vote for a credible candidate.
He made the remarks at the 27th annual Owu National Convention, held in Iwo, Osun on Saturday.
The former President, however, urged Nigerians to vote for credible candidates, who can liberate the country.
In his remark, Chairman, Supreme Council of Owu Obas, Oba Hammed Oyelude, said Owu, being the largest Yoruba speaking ethnic group in the South West, has been contributing to the development of Nigeria.
Hammed, who is the Olowu of Owu Kuta, said Royal Union of Owu People (ROUP) is not a political party, but must contribute to the policy direction of the country.
He called on Owu people to participate in politics, in order to have a say in the running of the affairs of the country and be able to contribute their quota.
Oyelude also called on sons and daughters of Owu to support and vote for any Owu indigene contesting for any political office.
Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels shares her childhood photo to prove that she's just '16-years old'
Many people do not believe that actress, Regina Daniels is 16 as she's celebrated her 16th birthday 'a few times'.
So she shared the photo above and wrote, 'why do you all keep saying I'm not 16. I mean, check out your little girl of yesterday, she can be 16 now'.
Zambian female singer summoned by Police for going pantless in this semi-nude photo 18+
Police in Lusaka have reportedly summoned controversial Zambian singer, Kay Figo for questioning after she went pantless in a semi-nude photo she shared online.
Figo, whose real name is Cynthia Kayula Bwalya shared the photo on her social media pages on Thursday to promote her new music video ‘Taken’ which was released on that same day.
The raunchy photo shows Figo who went underwear-free in a sitting position, with her legs wide open, while strategically placing her hand to cover her private part.
According to police spokesperson Esther Katongo, the authorities will question the local female artist and hear her side of the story over the picture.
Katong further says if the picture is Photoshopped, the perpetrators will be brought to book.
Governor Ajimobi pays condolence visit to the family of Iyalode of Ibadan who died two weeks to her 94th birthday
Aminat Abiodun, the iyalode of Ibadan, Oyo state capital, died in the early hours of Saturday Dec 8th barely two weeks to her 94th birthday on December 24.
Abiodun was the sole female representative in the 10-member advisory council of the olubadan of Ibadan. Following the death of her predecessor, Wuraola Akintola, Abiodun was installed as the 13th iyalode on October 19, 2007.
Abiola Ajimobi, Oyo state governor, has described the late Iyalode as a “titan” and “colossus who has made her mark in the sand of time”.
He said: “Let me on behalf of the people and government of Oyo State extend condolence to the nucleus family of Mama. By tradition and relationship, Mama was my mother.
I knew mama since I was like nine years old and she was an exemplary mother, very elegant, very beautiful. She had presence both in character and in carriage. She epitomised mobility. She epitomised elegance and consequently became the queen of Ibadanland, if you like Queen of women if that is accepted. She rose through the ranks and paid her dues. She was successful in all ramifications.
So for me I think it’s the passage of a titan of Colossus who has made her mark in the sand of time. I think for me it’s a great loss but let’s take solace in the fact that she lived well, left good children, left me, left us.”
The governor said the ancient city of Ibadan will forever remember “the irreplaceable” Abiodun who will be buried on Sunday.
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INTRO
1.Burna boy– Gbona
2. Asap wizler – goddess
3. R.kelly – Burn it up
4. WizKid – fever
5. Tiwa savage Ft. Duncan mighty – lova lova
6. Olamide – Motigbana
7. Ray-B FT Jay Teez– Communicate
8. Tinashe Ft TY$ – Me So Bad
9. Skales ft Hamonize – fire waist
10. French Montana – unforgettable
11. Burna boy – Deja Vu
12. L.A.X ft wizkid– Nobody
13. Skepta Ft. Wizkid – Bad energy
14. Lyta ft olamide – Time
15. 2Baba Ft. perruzi – Amaka
16. Asap wizler – Monalisa
17. Dremo Ft. Davido – Kpa
18. Peruzzi ft tatashe – Percy
19. Kiss Daniel ft Davido– One ticket
20. Runtown ft fekky – unleashed
21. Terry Apala – Baca
22. Emdee legzy ft B.tone – Ring my bell
23. Pitbull Ft. El chombo – Dame Tu Cosita
24. Terri – Bia
25. Davido Ft. Duncan mighty – Aza
26. Wizkid Ft. Slimcase– Gucci snake
27. Teni – Askamanya
28. Lil Kesh – Again O
29. Niniola – Sicker
30. CDQ – Werey Yo
31. Tekno – Anyhow
32. Dj Enimony x Slimcase x tiwa savage – Diet
33. Idowest Ft. Davido– Ji masun
34. Chinko Ekun x lil kesh x zlatan – Able God
35. A-star – Kupe dance
36. Dj Neptune ft kiss daniel – Wait
37. Dj Kaywise ft olamide – See mary see jesus
38. Oladips – Lalakukulala
39. Danny S – Ege
40. Davido – Gobe
41. Umbele Instrumental
42. 9ice ft davido – Living Things
43. Davido – Dami Duro
44. Ogo Agege Instrumental
45. Mc wise ft V-cross -Wetin We Gain (cover)
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LB MUSIC: I.NZ Ft. Dj Kastro – Paper (Prod. Skitter)
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