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Against Turning Universities Into ‘Constituency Projects’ in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: September 15, 2022In: BookspaceTags: (rtd), ASUU, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Constituency projects, Federal Government, General Muhammadu Buhari, NUCNo CommentsViews:
Against Turning Universities Into 'Constituency Projects' in Nigeria

By Chijioke Uwasomba It is strange but not surprising that, even as the ideological war between the Federal Government of Nigeria along with its supporters across the country and the Academi... Read more

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What a Turbulent Week for the World and for Intervention!

Posted By: adminon: September 10, 2022In: People in ActionTags: ASUU, DEMOCRACY, Empire, PDP, Queen Elizabeth 11, Rapid industrialisationNo CommentsViews:
What a Turbulent Week for the World and for Intervention!

The week Queen Elizabeth 11 died cannot but be a turbulent week. It is difficult to be indifferent to the Queen whether one was her admirer or critic. She had a mystique and presence which 7... Read more

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Governor Dave Umahi of Ebony State Caught Out in Nigeria’s 30-Year War

Posted By: adminon: August 12, 2022In: BookspaceTags: Aliko Dangote, ASUU, FG, Governor Dave Umahi, Industrial relations, Mike AdenugaNo CommentsViews:
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebony State Caught Out in Nigeria’s 30-Year War

There is a sense in which the two ‘wars’ are very similar, at least in terms of the destructiveness and the length of time. None of the two is less than 30 years. Although it is now a contes... Read more

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JAF Calls for General Strike in Pursuit of System Change in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: August 11, 2022In: De-EscalationTags: ASUU, EFCC, Inflation, masses, NLC, Privatisation, TUCNo CommentsViews:
JAF Calls for General Strike in Pursuit of System Change in Nigeria

Two weeks after the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)’s warning protests across Nigeria in connection with the Federal Government acting to end the six-month old strike action by the Acade... Read more

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Away With the Distraction of Impeaching President Buhari

Posted By: adminon: August 11, 2022In: GovernanceTags: ASUU, BBC, insecurity, National Assembly, Niger Republic, NNPC, Trust TelevisionNo CommentsViews:
Away With the Distraction of Impeaching President Buhari

By Mike Kebonkwu Esq General Muhammadu Buhari did not become a president by accident, having failed after several attempts in previous elections.  He was very well though deceitfully package... Read more

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Radicals @ War Over Corruption in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: August 10, 2022In: De-EscalationTags: ASUU, BUK, Chris Abashi, CLO, INEC, MAAS, NANS, NANS Charter of Demands, UNIJOSNo CommentsViews:
Radicals @ War Over Corruption in Nigeria

The media is the mother of all contested spaces. He who goes to speak has also gone to hear. It is thus that it is the surest conflict manager by oxygenating the inter-discursive space such... Read more

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Enough of the Self-Sacrificing Heroism of Academics in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: July 15, 2022In: De-EscalationTags: Almajiri, ASUU, Congregation, NUC, Senate, TETFundNo CommentsViews:
Enough of the Self-Sacrificing Heroism of Academics in Nigeria

By Ibrahim Bello-Kano I think it’s time for academics in Nigeria to begin to rethink their role in the so-called Nigerian University System. Here are a few reasons for that contention.... Read more

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Reflecting on the Prof Anthony Asiwaju Generational Paradox in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: July 07, 2022In: BookspaceTags: 'Imaginative Geographies', ASUU, Ibadan School of History, Realism, US International Relations, Zaria School of HistoryNo CommentsViews:
Reflecting on the Prof Anthony Asiwaju Generational Paradox in Nigeria

The public presentation later today of Prof Anthony Asiwaju’s Bridging African Boundaries: Cross-Border Areas and Regional Integration in Comparative History and Policy Advocacy presents an... Read more

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The Eskor Toyo Poser

Posted By: adminon: July 05, 2022In: FlashbackTags: ASUU, DEMOCRACY, Dr. Ukachukwu Uwazie, Free and Fair Election, Good Nigeria, Prof Eskor ToyoNo CommentsViews:
The Eskor Toyo Poser

“It is the current ASUU president, Dr. Ukachukwu Uwazie who asked the question Nigerians have not asked, which they should. That is: assuming you have a free and fair election, does that mea... Read more

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The Answer is to Keep Chris Ngige Out of Any ASUU-FG Interface

Posted By: adminon: June 25, 2022In: De-EscalationTags: Adamu Adamu, ASUU, Chris Ngige, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Incomes and Wages Commission, IPPSS, Isa Pantami, National Salaries, UTASNo CommentsViews:
The Answer is to Keep Chris Ngige Out of Any ASUU-FG Interface

By Terngu Sylvanus Nomishan Ensuing from the activities of Chris Ngige regarding the current strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), there is need for us to interrogate hi... Read more

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