demo4show: please what d content of d alert..... i am desperate to know

THIS IS TO INFORM ALL APPLICANTS
WHO HAVE CHOSEN
LAUTECH AS THEIR FIRST AND/
SECOND CHOICE THAT 2013/2014
LAUTECH DIRECT SCREENING
EXERCISE HOLDS ON
THURSDAY JANUARY 16, 2014
BY 10:00AM IN THE SIFAX
LECTURE THEATRE. PLEASE
BRING ALONG ORIGINAL AND
PHOTOCOPIES OF YOUR CREDENTIALS.
FEEL FREE TO
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postutme@lautech.edu.ng FOR
MORE FURTHER INFORMATION

mathefaro: Does anybody here know about the admission status for DE applicants?

Finally, the alert came in now for the direct screening exercise @ Sifax hall

mathefaro: Does anybody here know about the admission status for DE applicants?

What is the fate of direct entry candidates because LAUTECH isnt talking about our postponed screening exercise again.


So sad

WHY WOULD I HAVE HEADACHE WHEN PANADOL IS #20? WHY WOULD ANYBODY BREAK MY HEART WHEN ALTECO SUPERGLUE IS JUST #50....



EVERYTHING COST #70

brainiacjp: ....i Neva couldn't Av imagined u of all people.....how come u become a salvation mopol wif thunderous causes....u don't worth being called so...i respected u a lot not knowing u're ten dollar a penny.....he ought to preach hope 2 ppl....and u ******aspirants....i reserve my comments....all is well

SalvationMopol:
truely,u have deceived us wt ur false source.
like i said earlier,God wil outright reward u in ur coin,be it gud or EVIL.
u'll surely reap d extra agony u made us pass 2ru,d excess hope we gave as a result of ur words shall be a thorn in ur flesh.
i'm not cursing but its so bad of a person to toy with our emotions,as critical as admission is,u went ahead wt ur arbitrary statements.

Dignitaries from all over the world trooped into FNB stadium to give their last tribute to this noble man.... See pics here[sup][/sup]

http://www.punchng.com/mandela-memorial-service-in-pictures/

Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), yesterday, vowed to pursue the circumstances surrounding the death of the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Professor Festus Iyayi in court.
He disclosed this while addressing journalists over Iyayi's death. Iyayi died in a road accident on Okene -Lokoja Road when the convoy of Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada rammed into his car.
He was on his way to Kano for a National Executive Council meeting of ASUU when the accident occurred.
Falana, who noted that the death of the late don is a "personal loss," said the leadership of ASUU and the family of the deceased have given him the mandated to pursue the matter in court.
According to him, the case will serve as a deterrent to other road users who are in the habit of harassing other road users through reckless driving and use of sirens.
He also stated that other political office holders should take a cue from Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Faashola who moves about without a siren despite his busy schedules and the chaotic situation of traffic in the city of Lagos.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/falana-vows-pursue-iyayis-death-court/






THIS ASUU STRIKE PALAVA IS JUST TAKING DIFFERENT TRENDS EVERYDAY....


ANYWAY, IF U ARE FEELING THIS ASUU STRIKE, LET ME HEAR YOU SHOUT 'NEXT YEAR'



HOWEVER, IF U ARE NOT FEELING THIS ASUU STRIKE AND RELATED NEWS ITEMS, LET ME HEAR SAY NOT SHOUT oooooo, BEFORE THE END OF THIS WEEK...

Channels Television is taking news reporting to another level as it considers the introduction of speed to the coverage of live events with the use of helicopter.

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of O.A.S. Helicopter Services, Mr. Everest Nnaji, visited the Corporate Headquarters of Channels Television to discuss the possible corporate partnership.

The visit was an unusual one that caught the eyes of passersby as the guest arrived in grand style on a chopper and was welcomed by the Chairman of Channels Television, Mr. John Momoh in company of the station’s management team.

It was a first of its kind visit to the multiple awards winning news television station, and Mr. Everest sees it as a plus for his air service business. Speaking to Channels television after the meeting, he shared the reasons for his visit.

“I am quite happy with what you people are doing, and I think it was worthwhile to come and feel Channels coming in a helicopter into this premises, I am quite glad to do that.

“We are into helicopter operations, we do VIP charters, we do emergency evacuation with helicopters, we fly helicopters from remote locations to urban centres and from urban centres to remote locations.”

The corporate partnership is expected to change the face of news coverage and reporting in Nigeria.

Boko Haram ThisDay Bomber Jailed For Life -PM News, Lagos

Mustapha Umar, a self confessed Boko Haram member arrested and tried before a Federal High Court siting in Abuja in connection with the 26th April, 2012 bombing of SOJ Plaza in Kaduna state occupied by ThisDay, The Moment and The Sun Newspapers, was on Friday found guilty of the one count charge of terrorism and sentenced for life.

The convicted terrorist was alleged to have driven a white Honda Academy car with registration number AL 306 MKA with improvised explosives devices into the premises of SOJ plaza with the intention to detonate improvised explosive devices within the premises.
The incident claimed the lives of three persons and caused several degrees of injuries on others.

The convict had pleaded not guilty during his trial but the court placed heavy reliance on his recorded interview which he granted to investigators during interrogations where he claimed to be a member of the deadly Islamic fundamentalist group, Boko Haram, as well as the testimonies of ten witnesses comprising of police officers who participated in the investigation and were led in evidence during the trial.

The prosecution drew the court’s attention to section 4 (2) of the Terrorism Act and asked the court to consider the deaths recorded at the incident and to pronounce a death sentence on the accused but the court declined that invitation and pointed out that the convict was charged against section One of the Terrorism Prevention Act which provides for a life sentence upon conviction.

The court also found that the convict demonstrated no remorse for his actions throughout the trial and observed that the souls of those whose deaths were caused by his actions are crying out for substantial justice noting that no one’s life is more important than that of others.

Furthermore, the court held that the convict’s reason for attacking ThisDay newspapers which he said was because the newspaper was denigrating Prophet Mohammed was unattainable and noted that as members of the fourth realm, nobody should be allowed to muzzle the press, an objective which the terrorist act was calculated to achieve .

Pleadings by the defence lawyer for the court to temper justice with mercy as the convict is a youth whose family and aged parents depend on for their livelihood fell on deaf ears as the court slammed a life sentence on the convict with a fine of One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira. His sentence is to be served with hard labour.

The court further noted that the state of mind of the convict with which the terrorism attack was planned, coordinated and orchestrated reinforced its determination to remove him from the public for life.

To the families of the victims of the terror act, the court awarded the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira, noting that their deaths should not just go like that. This will be forwarded to the Committee set up by the President on the resolution of the Boko Haram insurgents actions for payment.

The court presided by Justice Ademola Adeniyi also praised the Nigeria Police Force for the expertise and professionalism demonstrated in the trial which led to the quality prosecution of the matter by the team of lawyers led by Mr. Shuaibu Labaran, a senior state counsel from Nigeria’s Ministry of Justice.
The case is the first conviction recorded under the amended Terrorism Prevention Act of 2011.

The Commonwealth summit, attended by heads of state or their representatives from 53 member nations, opened in Sri Lanka with heavy security on Friday.
The summit got under way with a four-day ban on protests and rallies in the capital where some 20,000 police have been deployed.
Sri Lanka’s main opposition party is boycotting the event in protest against pro-government mobs storming their party headquarters where a human rights festival was being held on Thursday to coincide with the Commonwealth events.
“The government has shown that they do not worry about the democratic rights of the opposition or even respect the charter of the Commonwealth,” Tissa Attanayaka, general secretary of the main opposition UNl Party, told dpa.
The event has also drawn attention to Sri Lanka’s human rights situation including allegations of violations during the military operations against Tamil rebels in the northern part of the country in 2009 at the end of the 26-year conflict.
Leaders from India, Canada and Mauritius are boycotting the summit over Sri Lanka’s human rights record.
Britain’s Prince Charles is among those attending the sessions.

I can't place the reason why caro seems to be used in songs by new generation musicians and the classics. Please, if you know where she lives, let me know.

This is going and getting emotional for me.....



All the best folks

Walexz02:
proof you say? who do you want to proof to? both the collector and the giver are criminals.. in Nigeria if you have to bribe, just bribe and pray that things work well... I just pray that we are favoured.

Same response on my mind......


Eni to gbe epo ni aja ati eni tio gba epo na,

Ole ni awon mejeji se

Walexz02:
Haba! stop saying that at this 11th hour..." To go too bad is as bad as to fall short" abeg let us have hope...
the guy that was admitted to COLENG please show up, I want to ask you questions please.

Asb4love: .yes oo,IN God I trust too,cos it seems FUNAAB based d admission on O'level, or the No Of guru with Distinction and high grade o'level is much .I too have DISTINCTION from polyibadan,applying for APH,but my o'level is in Cs.let just keep praying,as we are expecting 2nd batch.Our names shall be among d successfully admitted candidate in d coming 2nd batch list Insha a Allahu.any DE candidate admitted to COLANIM?Pls signify.

ismaheel161: Guy 4get n keep hopes alive notin do u bro

Now let me explain these, I uesed my sciences to study accounting @ my ND level where I had upper credit, only to find out funaab does not allow it...

this is what I mean

Admission into Management Sciences Courses
Candidates are expected to posses credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two other Social Sciences subjects from Geography, Accounts, Government, Business Studies and Commerce at not more than two (2) sittings.


There is no way I can have accounts, commerce, government with my sciences.

And I wondered when accounts and commerce became a social science subject like they placed on their website.

Habidab: that's simply what I thought must have arise or happening causing chaos in the mind of aspirant waiting to be admitted.
All in all we should keep Praying coz there is still hope for us.
Dankylove,P-CREATION,Planetuzor,Accuratephemitte,Osunstate,Usuph.saeed;have you guyz been admitted? If so! please do share your testimony.
Coz Sanguine and some other notable user of these thread have done so.ONE LUV TO YOU ALL

No admission offered yet.....
As for me, my chances of gaining admission is really slim....

If I'm given admission, it means OLUWA IS REALLY INVOLVED...

APC Condemns FG’s Antics Towards Ending Lingering ASUU Strike

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned what it describes as FG’s deceit used in order to achieve its goal of ensuring that the ASUU strike ends, by using market women, religious leaders and even students to put pressure on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) without proper resolution of issues on hand, describing it as lowly and cheap.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the strike, which is now in its fourth month, would have ended by now if the Federal Government had pursued its negotiations with ASUU with half the energy it has been using to rally various groups to protest against the union.

Referring to the protest staged by the National Market Women Association in Abuja on Monday, where the leaders of the association vowed to make the lecturers jobless, by replacing them, the party described the plot ridiculous, a plot it tagged crowd-for-hire-protest.

The party also asked why the groups who are mounting pressure on the ASUU to call off its four-month old strike not mounting pressure on the Federal Government to make more effort on ensuring that the strike ends.

The party reminded those who are blaming ASUU for the strike that all the teachers are demanding are better infrastructure for the universities, a favourable condition for teaching and research as well as an enhanced pay that will stem the tide of brain drain, which has left the country’s public tertiary institutions struggling to get high-qualify faculties, while it queried how the demands made by the ASUU anti-student as alleged by the students who have been at home for four months and the market women.

The party however referred to its earlier call made to the FG on the lingering ASUU strike to respect the agreement it signed with ASUU, that if only the Federal Government can cut waste, adequately tackle corruption and show more prudence, there will be more than enough resources to spend on the education of the nation’s youth, without which there will be no development.

Our lives are in danger – ASUU leaders

National President, ASUU, Nasir Issa-Fagge
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has alleged that its leaders across the country are being watched by security agencies. It said the union leaders’ lives were under threat.

ASUU said security forces were secretly investigating its leaders’ sources of finance.

Chairman of the University of Ibadan chapter of the union, Dr. Olusegun Ajiboye, in a release titled “ASUU strike: Union leaders go underground,” said he had received calls warning him about his role in the strike. He however said the union would not bow to pressure from security agencies over its action.

Members of ASUU have been on strike since July 1 thus paralyzing academics in public universities for over three months now.

“The position of ASUU is that Nigeria is a democratic country and citizens are guaranteed freedom of association. Members of the union are apprehensive for the lives of their leaders. We urge the government to leave our leaders alone. Our leaders are our servants, we are their principals, they report to us on all matters. Rather than chasing shadow, government is once again called upon to implement the 2009 agreement with ASUU. Only this will bring members to their classrooms,” he said.

According to him, the recent security threat has forced many ASUU leaders to go underground, alleging that many of their phone numbers have been bugged.

“Apart from the issue of finance, ASUU leaders are now being trailed all over the place. Majority of our union leaders have now gone underground while many have their telephone lines bugged. Some are now living in fear for their lives,” Ajiboye said.

Our lives are in danger – ASUU leaders

National President, ASUU, Nasir Issa-Fagge
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has alleged that its leaders across the country are being watched by security agencies. It said the union leaders’ lives were under threat.

ASUU said security forces were secretly investigating its leaders’ sources of finance.

Chairman of the University of Ibadan chapter of the union, Dr. Olusegun Ajiboye, in a release titled “ASUU strike: Union leaders go underground,” said he had received calls warning him about his role in the strike. He however said the union would not bow to pressure from security agencies over its action.

Members of ASUU have been on strike since July 1 thus paralyzing academics in public universities for over three months now.

“The position of ASUU is that Nigeria is a democratic country and citizens are guaranteed freedom of association. Members of the union are apprehensive for the lives of their leaders. We urge the government to leave our leaders alone. Our leaders are our servants, we are their principals, they report to us on all matters. Rather than chasing shadow, government is once again called upon to implement the 2009 agreement with ASUU. Only this will bring members to their classrooms,” he said.

According to him, the recent security threat has forced many ASUU leaders to go underground, alleging that many of their phone numbers have been bugged.

“Apart from the issue of finance, ASUU leaders are now being trailed all over the place. Majority of our union leaders have now gone underground while many have their telephone lines bugged. Some are now living in fear for their lives,” Ajiboye said.

We’ll not succumb to blackmail, ASUU tells FG

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities said on Wednesday that the Federal Government’s resort to blackmail would not force it members back to the classroom.

ASUU maintained that it would continue to stand by the sanctity of the agreement the Federal Government voluntarily entered into with it in 2009.

The chairperson of the union, University of Port Harcourt Branch, Prof. Antonia Okerengwo, who said this while briefing newsmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, explained that contrary to Federal Government’s claim, the union was not fighting for itself, but for the revitalisation of tertiary institutions in the country.

Okerengwo expressed regret that rather than fulfill its promises to ASUU by reviving the Nigerian education sector, the Federal Government had resorted to blackmail.

The union was reacting to claims by the Federal Government that some politicians were encouraging university lecturers to disregard its appeal to call off the ongoing strike.

“The resort to blackmail is not the solution to the present impasse as we cannot run away from our problems. We cannot continue to pretend or wish that these problems do not exist. Practical problems need practical solutions.

“The media must also begin to ask questions about the cost of governance in this country so that we can see the alternative forgone in terms of education, healthcare and infrastructure,” she added.

Describing the action of the Federal Government as tantamount to the “repudiation of an agreement that was negotiated and signed,” Okerengwo said, “The negotiation itself took three years (2006-2009). As was agreed in 2012, evidenced by the Memorandum of Understanding, government promised to release N100bn immediately in 2012 and N400bn in 2013.

“It may interest you and the general public to note that the technical committee set up by NEC to review NEEDS assessment report also recommended that the sum of N800bn would be required in the short term of two years (N400bn per year) for revitalisation.

“But this has remained a mere promise, as only N100bn for 2012, which is 20 per cent of what is due as at today, has been released. The fact is that the N100bn is the amount due and outstanding since 2012. The question therefore is what about the N400bn for 2013?”

She explained that while a country like Ghana was earmarking 31 per cent of its annual budget to education, Nigeria was allocating a paltry seven per cent to the sector.

She disagreed with insinuations that the union had not been patient enough with the Federal Government, recalling that ASUU wrote over 52 letters to government and lobbied some members of the National Assembly on the need to revamp the education sector.

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure a full restoration of normalcy into the troubled education sector in the country.

The President of the NLC, Mr. Abdulwahed Omar, who stated this in a statement issued in Abuja, said the call was necessary in order to prevent a total paralysis of the sector.

Omar said, “We urge Mr. President to muster all the necessary will and skill to confront the issues that threaten this vital sector.

“The threat of a total shut-down is present and immediate and this deserves all the urgency and mobilisation that Mr. President could muster.”

The NLC boss noted that the development in the education sector was symptomatic of greater ills in the polity.

He argued that the strike by the ASUU for instance had entered the fourth month and had almost certainly disrupted an entire academic session with collateral consequences.

We’ll not succumb to blackmail, ASUU tells FG

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities said on Wednesday that the Federal Government’s resort to blackmail would not force it members back to the classroom.

ASUU maintained that it would continue to stand by the sanctity of the agreement the Federal Government voluntarily entered into with it in 2009.

The chairperson of the union, University of Port Harcourt Branch, Prof. Antonia Okerengwo, who said this while briefing newsmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, explained that contrary to Federal Government’s claim, the union was not fighting for itself, but for the revitalisation of tertiary institutions in the country.

Okerengwo expressed regret that rather than fulfill its promises to ASUU by reviving the Nigerian education sector, the Federal Government had resorted to blackmail.

The union was reacting to claims by the Federal Government that some politicians were encouraging university lecturers to disregard its appeal to call off the ongoing strike.

“The resort to blackmail is not the solution to the present impasse as we cannot run away from our problems. We cannot continue to pretend or wish that these problems do not exist. Practical problems need practical solutions.

“The media must also begin to ask questions about the cost of governance in this country so that we can see the alternative forgone in terms of education, healthcare and infrastructure,” she added.

Describing the action of the Federal Government as tantamount to the “repudiation of an agreement that was negotiated and signed,” Okerengwo said, “The negotiation itself took three years (2006-2009). As was agreed in 2012, evidenced by the Memorandum of Understanding, government promised to release N100bn immediately in 2012 and N400bn in 2013.

“It may interest you and the general public to note that the technical committee set up by NEC to review NEEDS assessment report also recommended that the sum of N800bn would be required in the short term of two years (N400bn per year) for revitalisation.

“But this has remained a mere promise, as only N100bn for 2012, which is 20 per cent of what is due as at today, has been released. The fact is that the N100bn is the amount due and outstanding since 2012. The question therefore is what about the N400bn for 2013?”

She explained that while a country like Ghana was earmarking 31 per cent of its annual budget to education, Nigeria was allocating a paltry seven per cent to the sector.

She disagreed with insinuations that the union had not been patient enough with the Federal Government, recalling that ASUU wrote over 52 letters to government and lobbied some members of the National Assembly on the need to revamp the education sector.

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure a full restoration of normalcy into the troubled education sector in the country.

The President of the NLC, Mr. Abdulwahed Omar, who stated this in a statement issued in Abuja, said the call was necessary in order to prevent a total paralysis of the sector.

Omar said, “We urge Mr. President to muster all the necessary will and skill to confront the issues that threaten this vital sector.

“The threat of a total shut-down is present and immediate and this deserves all the urgency and mobilisation that Mr. President could muster.”

The NLC boss noted that the development in the education sector was symptomatic of greater ills in the polity.

He argued that the strike by the ASUU for instance had entered the fourth month and had almost certainly disrupted an entire academic session with collateral consequences.

Dialogue Or We Expose You, NANS Threatens ASUU
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to expose the real issues behind the industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

The NANS president, Comrade Yinka Gbadebo told journalists in Abuja that the union’s demands are egocentric and has so far been largely responsible for the corruption and rot in the university system.

The student association who questioned the demands of the union warned ASUU to refrain from politicising the strike, but should embrace useful solutions like the call for a National Education Stakeholders Dialogue.

This threat is coming at the heels of the strike embarked upon by members of ASUU entering its 100th day.

Thousands of students, including those undertaking postgraduate programmes have been idling away at home since July 2.

The failure of the federal government to fulfil resolutions reached with ASUU in 2009 and non-payment of accumulated earned allowances owed the university lecturers are yet to be addressed.

Dialogue Or We Expose You, NANS Threatens ASUU

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to expose the real issues behind the industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

The NANS president, Comrade Yinka Gbadebo told journalists in Abuja that the union’s demands are egocentric and has so far been largely responsible for the corruption and rot in the university system.

The student association who questioned the demands of the union warned ASUU to refrain from politicising the strike, but should embrace useful solutions like the call for a National Education Stakeholders Dialogue.

This threat is coming at the heels of the strike embarked upon by members of ASUU entering its 100th day.

Thousands of students, including those undertaking postgraduate programmes have been idling away at home since July 2.

The failure of the federal government to fulfil resolutions reached with ASUU in 2009 and non-payment of accumulated earned allowances owed the university lecturers are yet to be addressed.

100 days after, ASUU marches on

One hundred days after members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities embarked on a nationwide strike, the end is not in sight yet, CHARLES ABAH writes

In countries like South Korea, the first 100 days of a child is very symbolic. Within this period, the life of the child and that of his parents are often celebrated. In keeping with the tradition of the people, prayers and various types of gifts are offered to the gods during parties organised to mark the event. This is accompanied with much feasting in the child’s home. The purpose of such ritual is to increase the newborn baby’s chances of becoming successful on earth.

Globally, it is also common among political appointees or government officials to celebrate their first 100 days in office. For instance, President Barack Obama of the United States celebrated his first 100 days in office with pomp and ceremony. The period in the US serves as a benchmark to measure the early success (or otherwise) of president.

In Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan and many state governors also celebrated their first 100 days in office. Of course, the celebrations took place with much fanfare. Advertorials were placed in the newspapers and parties were held in government houses to mark the achievements of the political office-holders during their first 100 days in office.

Unfortunately, there are no celebrations today as Nigerians mark the symbolic first 100 days that lecturers in the country’s public universities embarked on industrial action.

The lecturers, who commenced the strike on July 1, are protesting the non-implementation of an agreement they signed with the Federal Government in 2009, as well as the non-payment of their earned allowances.

Many people are compelled to ask what the country, particularly the education sector, has achieved in the first 100 days of the ASUU strike. Since the strike is still in progress, analysts conclude that nothing significant has been achieved. In their thinking, several dialogues and meetings targeted at resolving the crisis have failed to yield positive results. Therefore, there is really no cause for celebration.

A lecturer at the Lagos State University, Ojo, Prof. Ademola Onifade, notes that contrary to expectation, the current struggle by ASUU has achieved nothing for the lecturers and public universities.

He says, “In politics and governance, politicians celebrate the first 100 days on the positive side. But here we are, nothing has been accomplished in this struggle. I suspect that the game plan of the Federal Government is to wear us out. The authorities do not want to address our requests. However, if their target is just to wear us out, they will not succeed.”

But judging by recent statements made by the representatives of the government, there is an indication that the crisis will be resolved. Indeed, President Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo have promised that the crisis would be over soon.

Earlier, the FG, acting through the Governor Gabriel Suswam-led committee, had released N100bn for infrastructure development in the universities and another N30bn for the teachers’ earned allowances. But the leaders of ASUU dismissed the sum as a token, saying it was comparable to a drop in the ocean of their requests.

While both parties continue to seek the best way to settle their differences, the mood in many homes and in the public universities affected by the strike remains sober. Academic activities in these institutions are still suspended. The students and their parents are forced to deal with the frustration and feeling of hopelessness arising from the strike, just as the striking lecturers, who claim that they have not had any meaningful dialogue with the FG, continue to despair.

The lecturers have not been paid their salaries for the past two months. But this seems to be the least of their worries. The Chairman of ASUU, Obafemi Awolowo University chapter, Prof. Ade Akinola, who says there is no political colouration in their demand, notes that the body’s major concern is to save the universities from dying.

He says, “ASUU will continue to call on Nigerians to help beg the Federal Government to be patriotic and see reason in not allowing public tertiary education to die. The FG should honour the agreement mutually entered into in 2009 and further reinforced by the Memorandum of Understanding of February 24, 2012. It was in general to save the public universities from total collapse.”

Also, a communications specialist, Mr. Muyiwa Akin, thinks this is not the right time for ASUU and the government to trade blame. He says that both parties should find a mid way to resolve the crisis.

“All the parties should realise that they should protect the interest of the students. In my thinking, sincerity is lacking in this matter. The signing of the agreement took place some years ago and if perchance, the FG is not able to meet its own side of the deal, it should be open about that.

“Again, the government should show sincerity and commitment in funding education and keeping to agreements, just as ASUU members, who are seeking the improvement of the quality of education, should consider the fate of the students. For, without the students, there will be no ASUU and without ASUU, there will be no students,” he says.

Meanwhile, ASUU insists that the 100-day-old strike has no political colouration.

In a statement by its National Strike Coordinating Committee, obtained on Monday, the union dismissed the October 1 broadcast of the President in which he referred to the strike as politically motivated.

The statement read, “The primary goal of our union is to work for the repositioning of the Nigerian university system for global competition in terms of comparable facilities and staff quality. This goal we have pursued with diligence as a trade union.

“The Umaru Yar’Adua/Goodluck Jonathan government did not accuse ASUU of playing politics all through the three years (2006-2009) negotiations that produced the 2009 agreement. As Vice-President, Jonathan made significant input into the negotiation process. In 2012, when the MoU was signed despite doubts about government’s sincerity, President Jonathan did not impute political motives. Even the landmark report of the Committee on the Needs Assessment of Nigerian Public Universities was not interpreted as political.

“Why is it now when ASUU insists that the Federal Government should deliver on what it undertook to do under the 2009 agreement, the 2012 MoU and the 2012 Needs Assessment Report that the union is being accused of embarking on a political strike?

“ASUU members, and, indeed, progressive Nigerians, know too well that the accusation of politicisation of strike is a cheap blackmail. If anything, it is the Federal Government that is trying to whip up political sentiments over matters that are straightforward and clear to all and sundry.”

100 days after, ASUU marches on

OCTOBER 8, 2013
One hundred days after members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities embarked on a nationwide strike, the end is not in sight yet, CHARLES ABAH writes

In countries like South Korea, the first 100 days of a child is very symbolic. Within this period, the life of the child and that of his parents are often celebrated. In keeping with the tradition of the people, prayers and various types of gifts are offered to the gods during parties organised to mark the event. This is accompanied with much feasting in the child’s home. The purpose of such ritual is to increase the newborn baby’s chances of becoming successful on earth.

Globally, it is also common among political appointees or government officials to celebrate their first 100 days in office. For instance, President Barack Obama of the United States celebrated his first 100 days in office with pomp and ceremony. The period in the US serves as a benchmark to measure the early success (or otherwise) of president.

In Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan and many state governors also celebrated their first 100 days in office. Of course, the celebrations took place with much fanfare. Advertorials were placed in the newspapers and parties were held in government houses to mark the achievements of the political office-holders during their first 100 days in office.

Unfortunately, there are no celebrations today as Nigerians mark the symbolic first 100 days that lecturers in the country’s public universities embarked on industrial action.

The lecturers, who commenced the strike on July 1, are protesting the non-implementation of an agreement they signed with the Federal Government in 2009, as well as the non-payment of their earned allowances.

Many people are compelled to ask what the country, particularly the education sector, has achieved in the first 100 days of the ASUU strike. Since the strike is still in progress, analysts conclude that nothing significant has been achieved. In their thinking, several dialogues and meetings targeted at resolving the crisis have failed to yield positive results. Therefore, there is really no cause for celebration.

A lecturer at the Lagos State University, Ojo, Prof. Ademola Onifade, notes that contrary to expectation, the current struggle by ASUU has achieved nothing for the lecturers and public universities.

He says, “In politics and governance, politicians celebrate the first 100 days on the positive side. But here we are, nothing has been accomplished in this struggle. I suspect that the game plan of the Federal Government is to wear us out. The authorities do not want to address our requests. However, if their target is just to wear us out, they will not succeed.”

But judging by recent statements made by the representatives of the government, there is an indication that the crisis will be resolved. Indeed, President Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo have promised that the crisis would be over soon.

Earlier, the FG, acting through the Governor Gabriel Suswam-led committee, had released N100bn for infrastructure development in the universities and another N30bn for the teachers’ earned allowances. But the leaders of ASUU dismissed the sum as a token, saying it was comparable to a drop in the ocean of their requests.

While both parties continue to seek the best way to settle their differences, the mood in many homes and in the public universities affected by the strike remains sober. Academic activities in these institutions are still suspended. The students and their parents are forced to deal with the frustration and feeling of hopelessness arising from the strike, just as the striking lecturers, who claim that they have not had any meaningful dialogue with the FG, continue to despair.

The lecturers have not been paid their salaries for the past two months. But this seems to be the least of their worries. The Chairman of ASUU, Obafemi Awolowo University chapter, Prof. Ade Akinola, who says there is no political colouration in their demand, notes that the body’s major concern is to save the universities from dying.

He says, “ASUU will continue to call on Nigerians to help beg the Federal Government to be patriotic and see reason in not allowing public tertiary education to die. The FG should honour the agreement mutually entered into in 2009 and further reinforced by the Memorandum of Understanding of February 24, 2012. It was in general to save the public universities from total collapse.”

Also, a communications specialist, Mr. Muyiwa Akin, thinks this is not the right time for ASUU and the government to trade blame. He says that both parties should find a mid way to resolve the crisis.

“All the parties should realise that they should protect the interest of the students. In my thinking, sincerity is lacking in this matter. The signing of the agreement took place some years ago and if perchance, the FG is not able to meet its own side of the deal, it should be open about that.

“Again, the government should show sincerity and commitment in funding education and keeping to agreements, just as ASUU members, who are seeking the improvement of the quality of education, should consider the fate of the students. For, without the students, there will be no ASUU and without ASUU, there will be no students,” he says.

Meanwhile, ASUU insists that the 100-day-old strike has no political colouration.

In a statement by its National Strike Coordinating Committee, obtained on Monday, the union dismissed the October 1 broadcast of the President in which he referred to the strike as politically motivated.

The statement read, “The primary goal of our union is to work for the repositioning of the Nigerian university system for global competition in terms of comparable facilities and staff quality. This goal we have pursued with diligence as a trade union.

“The Umaru Yar’Adua/Goodluck Jonathan government did not accuse ASUU of playing politics all through the three years (2006-2009) negotiations that produced the 2009 agreement. As Vice-President, Jonathan made significant input into the negotiation process. In 2012, when the MoU was signed despite doubts about government’s sincerity, President Jonathan did not impute political motives. Even the landmark report of the Committee on the Needs Assessment of Nigerian Public Universities was not interpreted as political.

“Why is it now when ASUU insists that the Federal Government should deliver on what it undertook to do under the 2009 agreement, the 2012 MoU and the 2012 Needs Assessment Report that the union is being accused of embarking on a political strike?

“ASUU members, and, indeed, progressive Nigerians, know too well that the accusation of politicisation of strike is a cheap blackmail. If anything, it is the Federal Government that is trying to whip up political sentiments over matters that are straightforward and clear to all and sundry.”

ASUU, doctors’ strike ’ll end soon, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said that because of the importance his administration attached to the medical and educational sectors, he was determined to do all within his powers to resolve all issues that currently lead to labour disputes and strikes in both sectors.

Resident doctors and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities are currently on strike.

Jonathan promised to resolve the labour crises while granting audience to a delegation of the Nigeria Medical Association led by its National President, Dr. Osahon Enabulele, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

His promise was contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, at the end of the closed-door session.

“I believe that we must manage both (education and medical) sectors in such a way that nobody engaged in them will think of going on strike again. We will continue to proactively evolve measures that will help us to permanently overcome the problems that lead to strikes by health and education professionals,” the President was quoted as saying at the meeting attended by the Minister of Labour, Emeka Wogu, Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu and other top government officials.

Jonathan reportedly assured the delegation that his administration would take necessary actions to ensure that the right conditions were created for Nigerian medical professionals to stay at home and avail Nigerians of their skills and expertise instead of migrating to other countries.

He said his government was determined to correct a situation where about 25,000 Nigerian medical consultants were currently practising in the United States alone as confirmed to him by President Barack Obama.

He described as an anomaly a situation where this huge number of Nigerian medical experts were abroad and yet the nation could not treat its sick people in its own hospitals

He said, “There is clearly a missing link somewhere and we will do everything possible to fix it. We will continue to work with professional bodies and all stakeholders to come up with more policies and actions that will help us overcome current challenges in our medical sector.

“We will work with the National Assembly to ensure the quick passage of the National Health Bill. We will take prompt action to reconstitute the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria. We will also consider recommendations for the establishment of the Office of the Surgeon-General of the Federation.

“I believe that we must always do what is best for our country. We will review all the other issues you have raised and act accordingly. When things are done properly, issues of welfare and remuneration in the health sector will disappear.”

The President also promised that the Federal Government would explore the option of creating a special intervention fund that would facilitate the rapid establishment of more centres of medical excellence across the country.

ASUU, doctors’ strike ’ll end soon, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said that because of the importance his administration attached to the medical and educational sectors, he was determined to do all within his powers to resolve all issues that currently lead to labour disputes and strikes in both sectors.

Resident doctors and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities are currently on strike.

Jonathan promised to resolve the labour crises while granting audience to a delegation of the Nigeria Medical Association led by its National President, Dr. Osahon Enabulele, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

His promise was contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, at the end of the closed-door session.

“I believe that we must manage both (education and medical) sectors in such a way that nobody engaged in them will think of going on strike again. We will continue to proactively evolve measures that will help us to permanently overcome the problems that lead to strikes by health and education professionals,” the President was quoted as saying at the meeting attended by the Minister of Labour, Emeka Wogu, Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu and other top government officials.

Jonathan reportedly assured the delegation that his administration would take necessary actions to ensure that the right conditions were created for Nigerian medical professionals to stay at home and avail Nigerians of their skills and expertise instead of migrating to other countries.

He said his government was determined to correct a situation where about 25,000 Nigerian medical consultants were currently practising in the United States alone as confirmed to him by President Barack Obama.

He described as an anomaly a situation where this huge number of Nigerian medical experts were abroad and yet the nation could not treat its sick people in its own hospitals

He said, “There is clearly a missing link somewhere and we will do everything possible to fix it. We will continue to work with professional bodies and all stakeholders to come up with more policies and actions that will help us overcome current challenges in our medical sector.

“We will work with the National Assembly to ensure the quick passage of the National Health Bill. We will take prompt action to reconstitute the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria. We will also consider recommendations for the establishment of the Office of the Surgeon-General of the Federation.

“I believe that we must always do what is best for our country. We will review all the other issues you have raised and act accordingly. When things are done properly, issues of welfare and remuneration in the health sector will disappear.”

The President also promised that the Federal Government would explore the option of creating a special intervention fund that would facilitate the rapid establishment of more centres of medical excellence across the country.

ASUU strike: VCs to meet in Akure on Monday



Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities will meet in Akure, Ondo State, on Monday to deliberate on the strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

This came as students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to implement immediately the various agreements it reached with labour unions in the nation’s tertiary institutions.

Also, OAU lecturers have insisted that the ongoing nationwide strike is not politically motivated.

Lecturers in the public universities embarked on strike last July to protest against the non-implementation of the agreement they reached with the FG in 2009.

Other associations like the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union have also threatened to embark on industrial action to protest the non-implementation of agreements they reached with the FG.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Prof. Adedayo Fasakin, while addressing journalists in Akure on Wednesday, said the vice-chancellors would also discuss other problems facing the nation’s universities.

SSANU, Others Join ASUU In Indefinite Strike
Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) and Non-Academic Staff Union Of Universities (NASUU) have declared an indefinite strike action over two months’ of unpaid salaries.

In an interview with Channels Television, the SSANU Public Relations officer in Bayero University Kano (BUK), Nura Garba says the federal government has not paid their August and September salaries, the situation which the union says has caused progressive hardship among its members.

The union through its Public Relations Officer SSNU, BUK chapter, Nura Garba demanded that its members’ two month salaries be paid and that the federal government should stop punishing them with ASUU.

ASUU: FG may involve Shagari, Obasanjo in negotiation


There are indications that the Federal Government may seek the intervention of past Presidents/Heads of States, Governors, traditional rulers and serving Senators to mediate in its current face-off with the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

The supervisory Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, said this on Wednesday in Abuja during a palliative meeting with the President of Nigeria Union of Teachers, Michael Olukoya; and Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu.

Olukoya had suggested that following the inability of the committees earlier set up to settle the crisis, the Federal Government should seek the intervention of past presidents, governors, traditional rulers and serving senators.

He also said that the NUT still stood by its threat to solidarise with ASUU over the university teachers’ demands unless directed otherwise by the union’s National Executive Council.

Olukoya said, “With the way this strike has lingered on for three months, we believe government should explore all modalities to end it. Government should invite past heads of states, speakers, senators, Ministers of Labour and Education and every other stakeholder in the sector to resolve this ugly situation.

“Call powerful voices like traditional leaders to intervene in this strike because our concern as teachers is that as these undergraduates stay at home, they are prone to negative vices and in turn these are the same people that would lead the society in future.”

Wike said government was looking at the suggestion by NUT.

He said, “We have met to dialogue on the way forward to the crisis in the education sector. The meeting went very well and it was very cordial with respect to the crisis between ASUU and Federal Government.

“We have put our heads together and we have taken all the ideas, both the one we suggested and the one NUT suggested and we are going to move it forward. The suggestions by NUT were quite good and the ones we suggested were also quite good and we have put them together. Just watch out what is going to happen very soon.”

The Minister was however evasive on when the strike would be called off.

Meanwhile, Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities will meet in Akure, Ondo State on Monday, October 6, to deliberate on the ASUU strike.

This came as students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to implement immediately the various agreements it reached with labour unions in the nation’s tertiary institutions.

Yobe: B’Haram murders 50 sleeping college students

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

It was a bloody weekend in Yobe and Borno states where the fundamentalist Islamist sect, Boko Haram, killed at least 54 people

While 50 of them were students of the School of Agriculture, Guijba in Yobe State, four were travellers who were accosted on the Damaturu-Maiduguri Road on Saturday evening by the insurgents.

Investigations revealed that the Boko Haram members attacked the College of Agriculture situated along the Guijba-Damaturu Road at 12 midnight when most of the students were already asleep.

A security source confided in one of our correspondents that 50 students were killed by the insurgents who wielded guns, swords and knives. But the state government put the casualty at 40.

It was further stated that several other students, who were lucky to have escaped the killings with different degrees of injuries, were taken to the emergency ward of the general hospital.

Gruesome death

The security source claimed that the gunmen used swords and knives to kill 36 of the students to avoid attracting the attention of security operatives. He however added that 14 others, who broke the wooden windows of their hostels to escape into the nearby bushes, were shot dead by the insurgents.

He added that some of the corpses were without heads while others had heads hanging to the bodies in spite of the attempts to sever them.

The source stated further that all the victims of the attack were male students aged between 18 and 22.

At the time of filing this story, wailing parents and relatives gathered outside the Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital mortuary in Damaturu , where rescue workers laid out bloody bodies in an orderly row on the lawn for them to identify their loved ones.

One body had its fists clenched to the chest in a protective gesture while another had hands clasped under the chin, as if in prayer.Yet, another had arms raised in surrender.

The Medical Director of the specialist hospital, Damaturu, Dr Garba Fika, who said that 40 corpses were received by the hospital, added that five students, were receiving treatment.

But the Provost of the College, Molima Idi Mato, was quoted by the Associated Press as having said that “the number of dead could be as high as 50.”

“They attacked our students while they were sleeping in their hostels. They opened fire at them,” he added.

Mato was also quoted to have said that security forces were still recovering the bodies and that about 1,000 students had fled the campus.

He added there were no security forces stationed at the college despite government assurances two weeks ago that they would be deployed.

The AP quoted a surviving student, Ibrahim Mohammed, as having said that the extremists rode into the college in two double-cabin pickup all-terrain vehicles and on motorcycles, some dressed in Nigerian military camouflage.

Mohammed, according to the AP, added that the insurgents appeared to know the layout of the college well as they attacked the four male hostels but carefully avoided the only hostel reserved for girls.

When contacted, the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, said that he would call back to give the Army’s reaction to the killing.

Another call to his mobile telephone line after the discussion indicated that it was switched off.

Schools in the state re-opened 13 days ago after 10 weeks of forced closure following attacks targeted on schools.

In June, seven students and two teachers were killed at the Government Secondary School, Damaturu and in July, 22 students and two teachers were killed at Government Secondary School, Mamudo.

Gov Geidam, deputy visit victims, weep

Yobe State Governor. Ibrahim Gaidam,who visited the specialist hospital to inspect the wounded and the corpses of students, was in tears as he urged security operatives to intensify aerial surveillance of the area.

The Deputy Governor, Abubakar Aliyu and other dignitaries, who accompanied him, also shed tears when they saw the corpses of the students.

Gaidam, through his Special Adviser on Press Affairs and Information, Mr. Abdullahi Bego, later issued an electronic statement in which he condemned the murder of the students as ‘devastating, heinous and barbaric.’

The statement put the total number of dead at 40 and the injured at four. It added that the governor promised to foot the medical bills of the injured.

The statement reads, “Governor Gaidam strongly condemns attack on students of the State College of Agriculture, Gujba. The governor describes the attack as devastating, heinous and barbaric.

“Forty students were killed by criminals and terrorists while four others were injured during the attack.

“On a visit Sunday to the injured at the Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital, Damaturu, Governor Gaidam commiserated with families of the victims and prayed the Almighty Allah to make the injured recover quickly.

“The governor also says the Yobe State Government will foot the bill for medical treatment for the injured.

“Governor Gaidam calls on the military and other law enforcement operatives in the state to intensify surveillance and patrols to deal more effectively with the prevailing security challenges.

“The governor notes that although there is increase in troop movement and the deployment of more military hardware in the northeast, people are yet to see the kind of action on the ground that effectively nips criminal and terrorist activities in the bud.”

Travellers sprayed with bullets

Another group of Boko Haram insurgents barricaded the Damaturu-Maiduguri highway and killed four travellers in Mallumti, a few kilometres to Benesheikh, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State.

It was gathered that the insurgents were confronted by a vigilante group known as civilian JTF, who killed three of them.

The driver of one of the vehicles attacked by the gunmen, Mallam Usman Garba, said, ‘ I have to give thanks to Allah for sparing our lives. We could have run into the terrorists who killed four people in Mallumti village, but when I sighted them barricading the road, I quickly make a U-turn with my passengers. We had to go-back to Damaturu before coming to Maiduguri Motor Park this (Sunday) morning.”

It was learnt that the insurgents also killed 34 people in three different attacks in Borno State on Wenesday and Thursday last week.

In the first two attacks, they invaded Fulatari and Kanumburi communities in Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area of the state near Nigeria’s border with Cameroun.

At least 27 people were killed in the two attacks.

The dead included the village head of Gamboru, Lawan Ali Shettima.

The victims of a third attack were the driver and six other occupants of a truck belonging to business magnate, Aliko Dangote, at a border community between Yobe and Borno..

The insurgents were also said to have burnt down the truck said to be conveying bags of cement to Maiduguri.

The Caretaker Chairman of Gamboru/Ngala, Alhaji Modu Sherriff, was quoted as having condemned the heinous killing during a condolence visit to the affected community.

Jonathan Stresses The Importance of Education

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday stressed that education in is key in the development of any country in the world.

Jonathan, who reiterated the fact that he came from a poor background while addressing journalists during the Presidential Media Chat, said “without education, you will not see Jonathan here, there is no reason why I would have been here” adding that “I was liberated because I had to go to school”.

He further said that within the three years he has been in power he “made sure every state has a federal university” insisting that the “only way to emancipate people is through education”.

He noted that basic education, both primary and secondary is supposed to be provided by the state government but revealed that “we are still intervening because of the challenges we are having, especially in the north”.

He further revealed the directives given to the minister of education to ensure that only 250 students gain admission into the newly built federal institutions because the institutions were not built for “commercial purposes” but “federal government owned”.

He however noted that the intake can increase as the federal government “fund them gradually, they can begin to expand the department and begin to improve on the admission”.

While calling on the state governors to also establish federal universities, he stressed the need for a basis that every state has at least one federal degree awarding institution.

Unfortunate ASUU Strike

He further described the on going ASUU strike as “very very unfortunate” while insisting that crisis in developing nations is inevitable. He said a technical team has been set up and have visited all the universities in the country.

The committee, according to the president, returned with video footages of the hostels, toilets and lecture theatres and agreed that “we have an enormous responsibility as a nation”.

He said Vice President Namadi Sambo could not recognise the institution where he graduated from the Department of Architecture insisting “that this must change”.

He however noted that “you cannot change this overnight” adding that “for ASUU to now go on strike and emphasise that government must do something about infrastructure; they did not tell us to do what we have done”.

He added that for us to have taken that inventory means that we want to improve revealing that “we are starting with a hundred billion and we will continue to improve”.

President Jonathan alleged that politics has crept into ASUU’s strike and demands. The president said there are certain things in the 2009 agreement with ASUU that are difficult to implement. “This particular issue is beyond the 2009 agreement.”

He called on ASUU toconsider the sincerity in government and realise his government is not ready to close down other departments of government in order to solve the problems overnight.

The President said he does not control the resources of the states and wondered why lecturers in state universities are on strike over a matter that has to do with the centre.

He frowned at the time which the ASUU strike has lasted noting “that politics have come into certain things we do”.

He explained that governments opted to intervene with N100 billion and other intervention funds from the NNPC besides what has been allocated to the universities and that what ASUU is asking for in term of allowance ought to be mitigated by Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).

He called on ASSU to shelve the strike in the interest of the Nigerian children and partner with government because government has shown enough sincerity to address their problems. He explained that even if government has all the money things will not change overnight but that it will take some time.

NUT Gives FG 2 Weeks Grace To End ASUU Strike
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to end the industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

The NUT President, Comrade Michael Olukoya, stated this at the end of the union’s meeting in Abuja.

ASUU had since July 1, embarked on a strike to protest the non-implementation of an agreement they entered into with the Federal Government in 2009.

Comrade Olukoya said members of the union would not hesitate to close down the nation’s schools, if the two parties failed to reach agreement after two weeks.

He described the ASUU strike as patriotic

Since July 1negotiations between ASUU and the Federal Government has come to nought with talks breaking down and no concrete agreement reached.

The federal government negotiating team claims the amount ASUU is requesting is not feasible as the Federal government cannot afford it according to the Finance Minister Dr. Okonjo-Iweala.

It was also speculated that the lingering ASUU strike which has run into months now led to the recent sack of Education Minister Professor Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufai, when the President sacked Nine of his ministers.

Nigerians are hoping however that the intervention of President Jonathan into the talks with ASUU will yield some positive result sooner than later as students of Nigerian Universities are getting impatient and they have been showing it with protests being staged in the different parts of the nation to drive home their point.