ASUU Refused 23.5% Salary Increase Offer – FG

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ASUU Refused 23.5% Salary Increase Offer – FG   EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu on Tuesday outlined the Federal Government’s efforts to resolve the industrial action embarked upon by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on February 14.   Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, Adamu said the … Read more

[JUST IN] ASUU Strike: FG Sets Up Committee To Review ‘No Work, No Pay’ Stance

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ASUU Strike: FG Sets Up Committee To Review ‘No Work, No Pay’ Stance   EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has set up a tactical committee to review its ‘no work, no pay’ stance against striking members of the Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU).   This followed a meeting by the Minister … Read more

FG Vows To Decimate Terrorists By December

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FG Vows To Decimate Terrorists By December   EKO HOT BLOG reports that the federal government has said that it will eliminate all terrorists by December this year. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said this in Abuja yesterday during a joint security press conference with the Ministers of Defence, Information and Police Affairs as … Read more

Nigeria Facing Greatest Security Threat Since Civil War – FG

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Nigeria Facing Greatest Security Threat Since Civil War – FG   EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has declared that the current wave of insecurity is the greatest challenge to the peace and security of Nigeria since the civil war.   Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this during a … Read more

Strike: You Can’t Get Paid For Job Not Done – FG Tells ASUU

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Strike: You Can’t Get Paid For Job Not Done – FG Tells ASUU   EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Nanah Opiah has slammed the Academic Staff Union University (ASUU) over the lingering impasse between the union and the Federal Government.   Opiah, while expressing dismay over the more … Read more

Why Nigerians Were Denied Entry Into Dubai – FG

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Why Nigerians Were Denied Entry Into Dubai – FG   EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has reacted to reports that some Nigerians were detained at Dubai Airport and denied further entry into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) earlier this week.   Recall that an affected traveller had shared a video showing others … Read more

‘NNPC Cannot Prove 98m Litres/Day Consumption’ – Customs Boss Faults Subsidy Payment

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‘NNPC Cannot Prove 98m Litre/Day Consumption’ – Custom Boss Faults Subsidy Payment   EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd.), has stated that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) cannot justify the volume of Premium Motor Spirit (otherwise known as petrol) being consumed in the country … Read more

Why FG Must Name Terrorism Financiers – Peter Obi

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Why FG Must Name Terrorism Financiers – Peter Obi   EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has challenged the Federal Government to publicly name terrorism financiers and oil thieves across the country.   He said the call had become imperative to ensure there were no ‘sacred cows’ in the … Read more

UNIOSUN Woos Students With Inter-University Transfer Offer Amid ASUU Strike

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UNIOSUN Woos Students With Inter-University Transfer Offer Amid ASUU Strike   EKO HOT BLOG reports that despite the indefinite industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Osun State University (UNIOSUN) has announced that undergraduates who intend to transfer their studentship to the institution can start applying now.   The … Read more

‘FG Gave Security Agents Order Not To Fight Fulani Herdsmen – Gov Ortom

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Gov Ortom has said that security agents told him that the FG directed them not to arrest armed Fulani Herdsmen   EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has alleged that the Federal Government directed security operatives from apprehending and arraigning killer herdsmen. EDITOR’S PICK:  PDP 2023: Atiku Meets Wike, Ortom, … Read more

JUST IN: Peter Obi Reveals What Buhari Govt Must Do To End ASUU Strike

Peter Obi has revealed what Buhari Govt must do as a matter of urgency to end the lingering ASUU strike.   EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has lamented the effect of the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), noting the cause as … Read more

Strike: Lecturers Responding To ‘War’ Declared By FG – ASUU Chairman

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Strike: Lecturers Responding To ‘War’ Declared By FG – ASUU Chairman   EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Lagos chapter, Dele Ashiru, says the Federal Government declared war on ASUU and lecturers in public universities are only responding to the unacceptable treatment with the indefinite … Read more

ASUU Strike: FG Summons Vice-Chancellors, University Councils

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ASUU Strike: FG Summons Vice-Chancellors, University Councils   EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has invited pro-chancellors, vice-chancellors and chairmen of governing councils  of federal universities to a meeting in Abuja on September 6 as part of efforts to resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).   The … Read more

ASUU Reveals What FG Must Do To End Strike

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ASUU Reveals What FG Must Do To End Strike   EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has outlined steps the government must take to end its six-month-long academic strike.   Speaking on Channels Television, ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said the government must exhibit transparency.   EDITOR’S PICK Gunmen … Read more