Nigerians lambast Ajimobi over LAUTECH’s protesting students
NIGERIA: COMMENTATORS on a social media group, Penpushing, have lambasted the Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, over his handling of the protest by students of Ladoke Akintola Univeristy of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso. The students had embark on a protest demanding for the re-opening of their university which had been shut in the last […]
Bonuses: Super Falcons, Super Eagles get FG’s N471.8m bailout
By Wole OTAYEMI (Abeokuta) NIGERIA: IN line with its prior promise, the Federal Government has ordered the payment of outstanding allowances and bonuses to the protesting national female soccer team, the Super Falcons. President Muhammadu Buhari, GatewayMail learnt, has approved all the payments to the players within 24 hours with delay. In this direction, […]
Buhari government to protesting Super Falcons: We’ll pay you on Friday
By Wole OTAYEMI (Abeokuta) NIGERIA: DEEPLY disturbed and embarrassed by the protests of the senior national women soccer team, the Super Falcons, in the last 12 days, the Presidency has promised to pay the players without further delay. Government assured the players on Wednesday that it would pay all the outstanding allowances and match […]
SSANU protests sack of 23 FUNAAB workers, indicts EFCC
NIGERIA: MEMBERS of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) yesterday rallied support for the 23 workers sacked by the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) in Ogun State. The association protested the sack by disrupting movement into the campus while they accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of betrayal by […]
Protesting varsity workers present bread, coke as birthday gift to VC
By Femi Shodunke NIGERIA: THE angry senior staff of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) in Ogun State on Friday mocked their embattled Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olusola Oyewole. On the day Oyewole clocked 61, the aggrieved workers gave the Vice-Chancellor a loaf of bread and a bottle of coke as their gift to mark […]
Riot: Vice-chancellor’s church forgives FUNAAB students
By Femi Shodunke NIGERIA: THE church where the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture (FUNAAB) Abeokuta, Ogun State, Prof. Olusola Oyewole, worships has forgiven the erring students of the university. The church, Divine Heights Bible Church, Abeokuta, was vandalised during last August 18 riot by the aggrieved students of FUNAAB who protested against […]
FUNAAB reopens Oct 3 with conditions for students, hostel owners
By Femi Shodunke NIGERIA: ACADEMIC activities will resume again at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) on October 3, but each student willing to return must pay N5,000 reparation fee. The university was forced to embark on mid-term break after a mid-August protest by the students which resulted in the burning of vehicles […]
Riot: Group makes case for arraigned 50 FUNAAB students
NIGERIA: CONCERNED professional Nigerians, who engage in discussions on the state of affairs in Nigeria and how to proffer solutions on social platform, have pleaded with government to be lenient with students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) who were dragged to court over last Thursday riot. No fewer than 50 students […]
Angry varsity students set four vehicles ablaze, vandalize church, others
NIGERIA: ANGRY students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) on Thursday burnt four vehicles and vandalized several other private and commercial vehicles while protesting against alleged insecurity and incessant robbery attack on their hostels. The students in their hundreds, who said they could no longer tolerate the situation, also vandalized a church, Divine […]
TASCE students protest non-payment of lecturers’ salaries
NIGERIA: HUNDREDS of students of the Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE), Omu-Ijebu in Ogun State have protested in support of their salary starving lecturers. The students said on Wednesday during the protest march that they were unhappy that the government of Senator Ibikunle Amosun has refused to pay their lecturers’ 13 months salaries. […]
