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Students of Federal the University of Technology Akure, FUTA has staged a protest over the lingering ASUU Strike, calling on the Federal Government to comply with the demands of their lecturers. The students who trooped out in their numbers blocked the popular Akure-Ilesha highway, chanting solidarity songs. The situation led…
The Federal Government has given the joint technical committee formed to re-test the viability of ASUU’s University Transparency Accountability Solutions, UTAS, for salary payment 4 weeks to report back. The re-testing of the software was spurred by ASUU’s rejection of the results of a user acceptance test conducted by the…
The Director General of NYSC, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim has warned Corps Members to avoid cultism, drug abuse and other social vices that can mar their future. He gave the warning in an address to the 2022 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Corps Members during the Swearing-in ceremony at the NYSC…
The federal government has returned to the table to continue negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Tuesday’s meeting is the second of its kind since the union started a one-month strike 3 weeks ago. ASUU say they want better working conditions, the revitalisation of public universities, and university autonomy,…
