Julius Joel

The Federal Government has directed the vice chancellors of public universities and inter-varsity centres to enforce no-work-no-pay rule on the lecturers who are on strike. The directive was communicated to universities in a memo by the National Universities Commission to univercities’ VCs. The memo, which was signed by the Director, Research, Information and Technology, Dr S. B Ramon-Yusuf, stated that payment of salaries from any other sources would be viewed as violation of extant rules and government’s directive. It partly read, “In view of the current Industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Federal Government has directed that there shall be no payment of any form of salaries and allowances to the staff on strike in federal and inter-varsity centers. “Consequently, I am to direct vice-chancellors to apply the “No-work-no-pay” rule. However, universities and inter-varsity centers are to pay salaries and allowances to non-teachin

Adekunle Dada Nigerian hip hop artiste, Olamide turns pastor as he released his latest single today “Poverty Die”. The song “Poverty Die” is produced by Pheelz and its all about rejecting poverty and all that it represent. The video is an animated one with lively beats to dance to and the gyration is another thing Nigerians would love to groove to. Fans should also like it as the song is full of prayers for a better and comfortable life. To promote the song, Olamide printed a poster similarly to that of a church poster where his fully dressed in a white garment with a bell and shared it on his Instagram handle. His Instagram post reads: My brothers and sisters in the lord.if you are tired of audio money,please Let’s all meet here on Thursday for the revival poverty must die ! #PovertyDie

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ladoke Akintola, University of Technology (LAUTECH) on Wednesday described the reinstatement of the Chairman and Secretary of the union at the University of Ilorin as a big victory to justice. DAILY POST gathered that appointments of the Chairperson and the Secretary of ASUU, UNILORIN branch, Dr. Kayode Afolayan and Dr. Solomon Oyelekan were illegally terminated by the administration of the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali on 19th September, 2017. But, after a year legal battle, the National Industrial Court sitting in Akure presided over by Justice Abiola Adewemimo on Tuesday declared the termination of the appointments as illegal and therefore reinstated the two officers. However, LAUTECH ASUU Chairman and Secretary, Dr. Biodun Olaniran and Dr. Toyin Abegunrin while reacting, described the reinstatement as a big victory to justice. The duo in a statement entitled, “Re

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has appealed to parents and students to be patient over its decision to reposition and save the country’s university system from total collapse. ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday. University lectures had embarked on strike, demanding for the implementation of the 2009 agreement it entered into with the Federal Government. Ogunyemi said that the strike was not to short-change neither the students nor the parents and other key stakeholders but to save the country’s university system from collapse. He said, “We want to call on our students and parents to show understanding with our struggle as we are in this together. “The whole essence of this struggle is to ensure that our students get worthy and deserving certificates that they will be proud of anywhere they may find themselves in the world. “The struggle is to ensure too

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Abia State Chapter on Monday marched through the streets of Umuahia protesting against the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) nationwide strike. The protesters, who carried placards with different inscriptions, appealed to the Federal Government to negotiate with the striking teachers in order to urgently end the action. Some of the placards read: “Government don’t commercialise education”, “Save education, save the future”, “Seven per cent budgetary allocation is a misplaced priority,” among others. The NANS Representative in the South East Zone, Cokey Nwachukwu, said that the students were tired of idling away at home and were anxious to return to school. “Some of us are supposed to be doing four or five-year courses but as it is now, the years are likely to be extended because of the strike. “Most of us that are supposed to be mobilised for the National Youth Service Corps are now sitting at home. “Very

Since Davido lost to Tiwa Savage at the just concluded MTV Europe Music Awards, (MTV EMAs), which recently held at Bilbao Exhibition Center, Bilbao, Spain, where the acclaimed African queen of pop music beat the ‘Assurance’ crooner alongside Fally Ipupa, Distruction Boyz, Shekinah, Nyashinski, to win the Best African Act award category, mixed reactions have continued trailing his big loss. "> Reacting to Davido’s loss, a fan simply identified as @mevlon_beauty, blamed Davido’s girlfriend, Chioma Rowland, for being the brain behind his misfortune at the MTV EMA. Since Davido started rolling with Chioma, he stopped progressing”, the fan wrote on Instagram. However, others refused to share the same sentiment with her as they disagreed with her opinion on the matter. While some believe Chioma cannot be responsible for Davido’s loss, others believe it was just a streak of fate. @yetzy wrote; “Ha! You can’t always have what you want. That one does not stop him from p

The 10 most sold phones of all time are likely not the ones you think. Samsung’s Galaxy S and Note eries didn’t make the cut, and nor did any other Android handset list is dominated by Nokia feature phones, also including older devices from Samsung, Motorola, and Apple. You can check out the full list below, which was created with the help of data compiled by The Telegraph and various other sources. 10. Motorola Razr V3 — 130+ million units sold "> The Motorola Razr V3 an icon of its time. The device’s gorgeous design stood out from the crowd and made it one of the most successful phones ever. Not only is it the 10th most sold phone of all time, it’s also the highest selling flip phone ever. The Razr V3 can’t compare with today’s handsets in specs, but it was among the best around back in the day. 9. Nokia 2600 — 135+ million units sold "> Released in 2004, the Nokia 2600 didn’t offer much — at least not by today’s standards. It was a simple device with

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Genevieve Nnaji Multi- award-winning Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji’s career is about to receive a boost as her directorial movie debut, ‘LionHeart’  has been announced as an official selection in the Discovery Section of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), opening on September 6 and will run till 16, 2018. The film 'Lionheart' which was set in the Southeast Nigeria, tells the story of a young woman, Adaeze Obiagu (Genevieve Nnaji), who becomes saddled with the responsibility of running her sick father’s business under the suffocating supervision of an intensely crude and eccentric uncle. Her competing business instincts and family obligations become a catalyst for drastic change not everyone is ready to embrace. While speaking on her new movie, the beautiful Mbaise, Imo State-born actress said: “Film making is what I love to do. I am grateful to have had the chance to share my love with millions over the years. ‘LionHeart’ is the beginning of a journey to