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Porn is a problem. It's a personal problem
for many and a cultural problem for all.
You may think you have not been
affected by porn, but you have
because it's embedded in the surrounding
culture. The staggering size of the
pornography industry, its influence upon
the media and the acceleration of
technology, paired with the accessibility,
anonymity, and affordability of porn all
contribute to its increasing impact upon
the culture.
Pornography affects you whether you’ve
ever viewed it or not, and it is helpful to
understand some of its negative effects,
whether you are a man or woman,
struggling with watching it, or simply a
mom or dad with a son or daughter.
There is a plethora of research on the
detrimental effects of pornography (and I
do not think that what follows are
necessarily the worst of them), but here
are seven negative effects of porn upon
men and women:
1. PORN CONTRIBUTES TO
SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
PROBLEMS WITHIN MEN
Anti-pornography activist, Gail Dines,
notes that young men who become
addicted to porn, “neglect their
schoolwork, spend huge amounts of
money they don’t have, become isolated
from others, and often suffer
depression.” ( Pornland , 93). Dr. William
Struthers, who has a PhD in
biopsychology from the University of
Illinois at Chicago, confirms some of
these and adds more, finding that men
who use porn become controlling, highly
introverted, have high anxiety,
narcissistic, curious, have low self-
esteem, depressed, dissociative,
distractible ( Wired for Intimacy,
64-65). Ironically, while viewing porn
creates momentary intensely pleasurable
experiences, it ends up leading to several
negative lingering psychological
experiences.
2. PORN REWIRES THE MALE
BRAIN
Struthers elaborates,
As men fall deeper into the mental habit
of fixating on [pornographic images], the
exposure to them creates neural
pathways. Like a path is created in the
woods with each successive hiker, so do
the neural paths set the course for the
next time an erotic image is viewed. Over
time these neural paths become wider as
they are repeatedly traveled with each
exposure to pornography. They become
the automatic pathway through which
interactions with woman are
routed….They have unknowingly created
a neurological circuit that imprisons their
ability to see women rightly as created in
God’s image (Wired For Intimacy, 85).
In a similar vein regarding porn’s effect
upon the brain, Naomi Wolf writes in her
article, "The Porn Myth,"
After all, pornography works in the most
basic of ways on the brain: It is
Pavlovian. An orgasm is one of the
biggest reinforcers imaginable. If you
associate orgasm with your wife, a kiss, a
scent, a body, that is what, over time,
will turn you on; if you open your focus
to an endless stream of ever-more-
transgressive images of CyberLove slaves,
that is what it will take to turn you on.
The ubiquity of sexual images does not
free eros but dilutes it.
3. PORN TURNS SEX INTO
MASTURBATION
Sex becomes self-serving. It becomes
about your pleasure and not the self-
giving, mutually reciprocating intimacy
that it was designed for.
4. PORN DEMEANS AND
OBJECTIFIES WOMEN
This occurs from hard-core to soft-core
pornography. Pamela Paul, in her
book Pornified, quoting the research of
one psychologist who has researched
pornography at Texas A&M, writes,
‘Softcore pornography has a very negative
effect on men as well. The problem with
softcore pornography is that it’s
voyeurism teaches men to view women
as objects rather than to be in
relationships with women as human
beings.’ According to Brooks,
pornography gives men the false
impression that sex and pleasure are
entirely divorced from relatoinships. In
other words, pornography is inherently
self-centered–something a man does by
himself, for himself–by using another
women as the means to pleasure, as yet
another product to consume (80).
Paul references one experiment that
revealed a rather shocking further effect
of porn: “men and women who were
exposed to large amounts of pornography
were significantly less likely to want
daughters than those who had none. Who
would want their own little girl to be
treated that way?” (80).
It becomes about your
pleasure and not the self-
giving, mutually
reciprocating intimacy that
it was designed for.
Again, it needs to be emphasized, that
this is not an effect that only rests upon
those who have viewed porn. The
massive consumption of porn and the the
size of the porn industry has
hypersexualized the entire culture. Men
and women are born into a pornified
culture, and women are the biggest
losers. Dines continues,
By inundating girls and women with the
message that their most worthy attribute
is their sexual hotness and crowding out
other messages, pop culture is grooming
them just like an individual perpetrator
would. It is slowly chipping away at their
self-esteem, stripping them of a sense of
themselves as whole human beings, and
providing them with an identity that
emphasizes sex and de-emphasizes every
other human attribute (Pornland, 118).
5. PORN SQUASHES THE BEAUTY
OF A REAL NAKED WOMAN
Wolf, in her own blunt way, confirms
this,
For most of human history, the erotic
images have been reflections of, or
celebrations of, or substitutes for, real
naked women. For the first time in
history, the images’ power and allure
have supplanted that of real naked
women. Today, real naked women are
just bad porn (Quoted in Wired for
Intimacy, 38).
6. PORN HAS A NUMBING EFFECT
UPON REALITY
It makes real sex and even the real world
boring in comparison. It
particularly anesthetizes the emotional
life of a man. Paul comments,
Pornography leaves men desensitivzed to
both outrage and to excitement, leading
to an overall diminishment of feeling and
eventually to dissatisfaction with the
emotional tugs of everyday life…
Eventually they are left with a confusing
mix of supersized expectations about sex
and numbed emotions about women…
When a man gets bored with
pornography, both his fantasy and real
worlds become imbued with indifference.
The real world often gets really
boring…” (Pornified, 90, 91).
7. PORN LIES ABOUT WHAT IT
MEANS TO BE MALE AND FEMALE
Dines records how porn tells a false story
about men and women. In the story of
porn, women are “one-dimensional”–they
never say no, never get pregnant, and
can’t wait to have sex with any man and
please them in whatever way imaginable
(or even unimaginable). On the other
hand, the story porn tells about men is
that they are “soulless, unfeeling, amoral
life-support systems for erect joysticks who
are entitled to use women in any way
they want. These men demonstrated zero
empathy, respect, or love for the women
they have sex with…(Pornland, xxiv).”
This article i

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ye; there is a case here.
the thing happens like epilepsy. but it only occurs at night; strictly during sleep. It never happens when am conscious.When i wake up the next day i feel so weak as though i lifted a house yesternight. i also discover that i bite the sides of my tongue lackadaisically.
pls doctor what do i call this and how can i finally treat it?

how do i get dis to frontpage nw?

am realy enjoying dis. very fascinating thread. fp pls

i just pray fervently that they(futy) give me the chem engr i applied for. got 197 this years jamb. reading so hard for post ume. ASUU obstructing

front page material....... i getting so elated by ur invaluable contributions. thanx all

[quote author=primus_maximus]When it comes to getting jobs, I'll advice you anyday to go for chemical engineering... I agree that petroleum departments in oil companies pay the highest but at d end of d day at least half of the staff workin in these petroleum departments studied Mech, chemical or geology.. Petroleum engineering is highly restricted, the only place you can fully use your degree is in 'some areas' of the oil industry, whereas chem, Mech and Elect can work almost anywhere ... I'm a Petroleum Engineering graduate so I know what I'm saying. If I could go back in time I'll have studied Mechanical[/quote]wow, tanx alot. so where do u work wit ur pet engr degree presently?

thank you guys. am tremendously gaining from your contributions.

Yes it this question has always troubled my mind. Eventhough i applied for chemical engineering, i'm still curious to know the apparent differences between the duo. I know they are so much related but i wana know your views guys. Secondly, i also want to know which one amongst the two has better job prospects after school with refernce to the Nigerian labour market. *Nagode*

bibiji: which year and wat dept?

2011/2012 BIO EDU

Lecturers of the
colleges of education in Nigeria under the
umbrella body of Colleges of Education
Academic Staff Union (COEASU) on Monday
commenced a seven-day warming strike to
press home their demands from the Federal
and States Governments.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU) has been on indefinite for over two
months.
Chairman of COEASU at the Adeyemi College
of Education (ACE), Ondo and the National
Vice-President of the union, Samuel
Akintunde and Smart Olugbeko, led other
members in the protest march that preceded
the commencement of the strike action
today.
They shut the main entrance into the college
and brought academic activities on campus
to a halt as they embarked on protest march.
The union leaders said COEASU embarked on
the strike action over failure of the Federal
Government to honour the gentleman
agreement it entered with the teachers' union
in 2009.
Besides, it condemned the protracted delay in
the release of the White Paper of the
Presidential Visitation panels to Federal
Colleges of Education.
COEASU argued that the delay was a
deliberate attempt to ignore the critical
issues that the panels unearthed.
It also rejected the introduction of Integrated
Personnel Payment System (IPPIS), stressing
that it was not only retrogressive, but
infringed on the very laws establishing
colleges of education and the regulatory
body; thereby capable of obstructing the
smooth running of colleges of education.
The union urged both Federal and State
governments to fund education sector
maximally given its strategic necessity as an
indispensable need in the development
strides of any nation.
Following the strike, the management of
Adeyemi College of has suspended the on-
going examinations in the school, urging the
students to remain calm until COEASU call
off the strike.
Deputy Provost of ACE, Olufemi Olajuyigbe
told journalists that the request for weaver to
allow the students finish their exams was
turned down by the local chapter of COEASU
in order not to incur the sanction of the
national body.
Olajiyigbe, however pleaded with the Federal
Government to save the education sector
from total collapse with the on-going strike
action by tertiary institutions in the country.

Yes! i wrote JAMB this year and made it. i also have my nine credits in ssce. i just checked my JAMB admission status and it says ''sorry no admission offered yet''. i dont know if it is because my we havent written post ume in my school. does that fact affect my admission status?

LAGOS State branch of the Pentecostal
Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has hailed the
last two administrations in the state since
1999 but insists that the successor of Mr.
Babatunde Raji Fashola who should take
over the mantle of leadership in the state
should be a Christian in the interest of
justice and equity.
In a statement titled; 'The Church and
Governance of Lagos State' read by the
chairman of Lagos PFN, Apostle Alex
Bamgbala the umbrella body of
Pentecostalism in the state, said Christians
have supported the two Muslim
administrations in the state since 1999 and
it is only fair that they give room for their
Christian counterparts to be elected in 2015.
"We note with pride that many of our people
of the Christian faith, who of course, form
the majority of the population of Lagos State
without any doubt, have supported these two
great leaders (Tinubu and Fashola) with their
votes, during the past state elections since
1999.
According to the chairman who presided
over a monthly meeting of all the 12 PFN
provinces in the state, it is only fair and just,
that in line with God's will, "Christians,
Muslims and all others of different faiths, as
stakeholders, to elect a bona fide Christian
of integrity, who will take over the mantle of
leadership from Gov. Fashola in 2015."
He therefore called on all Christians in
Lagos to be prepared for the great challenge
ahead, stressing that they must all go out
during the voters registration exercise and
be prepared to vote in all the elections
ahead.
As part of its corporate social responsibility,
the state PFN also gave out cheques to two
provinces in the state to alleviate the
suffering of gospel ministers in the rural
areas of the state. The beneficiary included
the Epe and Ifako/Ijaiye areas of the state

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This pic show the gberipapa 1 of bayelsa with our prominent mercy johnson's daughter-PURITY. Dont know how they are affiliated to each other; sha they re both celebrities

Lifestyle plays an important role in treating
your high blood pressure. If you successfully
control your blood pressure with a healthy
lifestyle, you may avoid, delay or reduce the
need for medication.
Here are 10 lifestyle changes you can make
to lower your blood pressure and keep it
down.
Exercise regularly
Regular physical activity — at least 30 to 60
minutes most days of the week — can lower
your blood pressure by 4 to 9 millimeters of
mercury (mm Hg). And it doesn't take long
to see a difference. If you haven't been
active, increasing your exercise level can
lower your blood pressure within just a few
weeks. Eat a healthy diet
Eating a diet that is rich in whole grains,
fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy products
and skimps on saturated fat and cholesterol
can lower your blood pressure by up to 14
mm Hg. This eating plan is known as the
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
(DASH) diet.
It isn't easy to change your eating habits, but
with these tips, you can adopt a healthy diet:
Keep a food diary. Writing down what you
eat, even for just a week, can shed surprising
light on your true eating habits. Monitor
what you eat, how much, when and why.
Consider boosting potassium. Potassium can
lessen the effects of sodium on blood
pressure. The best source of potassium is
food, such as fruits and vegetables, rather
than supplements. Talk to your doctor about
the potassium level that's best for you.
Be a smart shopper. Make a shopping list
before heading to the supermarket to avoid
picking up junk food. Read food labels when
you shop and stick to your healthy-eating
plan when you're dining out, too.
Cut yourself some slack. Although the DASH
diet is a lifelong eating guide, it doesn't
mean you have to cut out all of the foods
you love. It's OK to treat yourself
occasionally to foods you wouldn't find on a
DASH diet menu, such as a candy bar or
mashed potatoes with gravy.
Reduce sodium in your diet
Even a small reduction in the sodium in your
diet can reduce blood pressure by 2 to 8 mm
Hg. The recommendations for reducing
sodium are:
Limit sodium to 2,300 milligrams (mg) a day
or less.
A lower sodium level — 1,500 mg a day or
less — is appropriate for people 51 years of
age or older, and individuals of any age who
are African-American or who have high
blood pressure, diabetes or chronic kidney
disease.
To decrease sodium in your diet, consider
these tips:
Track how much salt is in your diet. Keep a
food diary to estimate how much sodium is
in what you eat and drink each day.
Read food labels. If possible, choose low-
sodium alternatives of the foods and
beverages you normally buy.
Eat fewer processed foods. Potato chips,
frozen dinners, bacon and processed lunch
meats are high in sodium.
Don't add salt. Just 1 level teaspoon of salt
has 2,300 mg of sodium. Use herbs or
spices, rather than salt, to add more flavor to
your foods.

Avoid mobile phones with an
internal aerial/ antenna. These
tend to emit higher levels of
radiation
Use the most efficient mobile
phone possible. One indication of
efficiency is the phone’s ‘talk time’
- the average amount of talk
permitted by one battery charge-
up. The longer the ‘talk time’ the
more efficient the handset, though
this could also indicate a
particularly efficient battery. The
smallest handsets tend to be less
efficient. Specific Absorption Rate
(SAR) measurements (the strength
of the microwave electromagnetic
field emitted by a mobile phone,
and soon to be printed on mobile
phone handset packages) are a
‘red herring’. The SAR of handsets
is assessed when it is operating at
full power, taking no account of the
efficiency of any given handset.
The small differences between
handset SAR measurements are
more than outweighed by the way
you use your phone
Use your phone in ‘hands-off’
mode, equipped with a ‘proper
headset’ as worn by (e.g.) call
centre operators
Limit calls to two minutes long
whenever possible
When you use your phone indoors
make sure that:
there are a lot of bars showing.
When a phone is used in an
area with a weak signal (low
bars showing) it needs to power
up more to reach the nearest
mobile phone mast/base
station*, so gives off higher
emissions. There is some
evidence that mobile phone
users living in rural areas are
50% more likely to develop a
brain tumour than city-dwelling
users
your phone’s aerial/antenna is
as far as possible from your
head and hand. If you cannot
see it, your phone has an
internal aerial/antenna, which
tends to be at the back rather
than the front of the phone.
Phones with an internal aerial/
antenna tend to expose the
head to higher levels of
radiation
you stand as close as possible
to an open window, where the
signal strength can be up to ten
times greater than in the centre
of the room
you always hold the handset on
the window side of your head
to minimise the number and
strength of the signals passing
through your head on their way
to and from the phone mast
Hold your phone as far away from
your ear as practical. Even half an
inch (15 millimetres) gap makes a
huge difference in the strength of
the microwave/radio-frequency
electromagnetic fields (MREMFs)
penetrating into your body. Instead,
turn up the volume or turn on the
loudspeaker if necessary
Never place any fingers behind the
earpiece to press it to your ear as:
this will channel more of the
radiation into your head and
arm
the handset is forced to operate
at a much higher transmitter
power
When you switch your mobile
phone on or right off, or dial out, it
emits bursts of signal that can be
hundreds even thousands of times
higher than the signal strength
used during a conversation or text
message send. Hold your phone
away from your body:
before pressing the dial key and
until you hear the respondent
pick up
for a few seconds after
switching off your phone
completely. You may think that
it is off, but it is telling the
network (at full blast) that it is
shutting down
Switch your mobile phone right off
rather than leave it on stand-by. In
stand-by it frequently powers up to
check where the best phone mast/
base station is, then tells it (at full
blast) where it is. The weaker the
signal from the mast/base station,
the more frequently the phone
powers up to do this
Do not hold your phone when
sending a text. Place the phone on
a flat surface, press the ‘Send’ key.
Withdraw your hand immediately
Do not use your mobile phone
when travelling. MREMFs can be
both screened by, and amplified by
the metal in cars, buses, coaches
and trains. You will also irradiate
the people sitting near you with
those amplified fields. One piece of
research found that 30 people
using their mobile phones in a
carriage seating 151 people
exposed all 151 to microwave
radiation levels above international
safety standards. If you have to
make a call when travelling open a
window and stand/sit as near to it
as possible
Beware operators advertising
“unlimited weekend minutes; talk
time of up to 200 minutes and
standby up to 180 hours.” The
temptation to ‘get your money’s
worth’ can prove irresistible, yet
potentially very damaging
healthwise

This has always run through my mind. It makes me take my school atimes as inferior when compared to others.
My school is Modibbo adama uni of tech yola formerly FUT,YOLA. i want to know if There are aspirants/undergraduates from this school on nairaland. please comment if you school there. Also drop your number so i can add you to the school whatsapp group. thank you

COMMEND IF YOU DID ONE OF THESE BEFORE:
1) Walked into a room, forgot what you
needed,
walked out, and then remembered.
2) When you were younger, drew the sun in
the
corner of the paper.
3) When you Were Little, thought the shape
of a
real heart was actually 
4) Closed the fridge door really slow, just to
see
when the lights went off.
5) Tried to balance the light , between the
ON & OFF

holarmideh: Does anyone have any idea of when and where the mass protest is gonna take place. "I'm totally in".
Its just annoying that FG and ASUU aren't saying anything about the strike. This is practically unfair.

ah wonder ooooo.... this interminable strike has affected me so much. no wahala sha, we still praying. FIRST TO COMMENT SHA.

An akward topic it might be but its quite fascinating. How do u see or imagine your status in ten years.?
As for me, I see my self as a young contractor in a chemical industry and with my first car..
I will also be dating my fiancee by then ; I would have built my own apartment in d villa and have my own flat in ABUJA. I will also be holding my fresh masters degree from HARVARD UNI...... lets share the fun.. put your guys.

REHOZIBAH: http://saharareporters.com/news-page/gov-suntai-sends-letter-house-assembly-asking-resume-governor

sahara purporters or whatever u call urselves; you all are totally insane. you are among the trouble we ve got in the north. you totally disseminate fake news to the public....inshort Bleep you all

pDude: All y'all internet warriors that were criticizing Beverly Osu, make una sidon on your broke asses and keep criticizing.

She is making a life for herself while y'all have been stagnant since last year

and who told u am not making a lifee for mysef.....?? come see me

The Federal Government Have Warned All
Striking Lecturers To Open University Gates
For Student As From This Week.According To
The Sgf, Anyim P Anyim All Their
Requirments Have Been Met Except For The
Main Issue Which Is The Earned Allowance
Claimed By The Lectures Totalling 92Billion
Naira.
FB Have Made It Known That The Money Is
Not Available As At Now But They Should
Make Do With The 30Billion Naira They Were
Offered Or If Not; There Will Be No Monthly
Salary As Long As The Strike Continues, But
Effort To Get The Reactions Of ASUU
President; Nasir Fagge Were To No Avail As
His Phone Line Was Not Reachable, Meaning
He Is Not Ready For Further Negotiations.
Some Student Were Also Seen Engaging In
Artisan Business Till When The Strike Will Be
Called-Off.

[quote author=senbonzakura_kageyoshi]3)Winning A Girls Heart…..Through The Power Of Dance!: Okay, I know, the Indians are more guilty of this than Hollywood but then they do this in pretty much every dance movie there is. Trodden down poor boy meets classy school girl in high school/college and somehow, she manages to always get attracted to him the first time they lock eyes. However, she just can’t leave her big jerk of a boyfriend……until the good guy shows he can bust a move! He dances his way into her heart, she leaves her jerko boyfriend and they dance their way into the happily ever after that is the end credits.

In reality: The girl would swear never to date him for embarrassing her in public. I mean, ladies, how many of you want that guy that has been tripping for you to just suddenly come bust a move outside your father’s compound? As against, I don’t know, a movie at the Galleria, shopping at Shoprite or even just buying you recharge card?

Why Nollywood can’t pull it off: Just imagine Ramsey Nouah droppig it like its hot before Ini Edo! The amount of aboniki they would need to massage his body after every scene would set the aboniki guys up for life!

4)Bad guy always has the upper hand, then practically throws it away: Have you noticed how so many times, the bad guy juuuust happens to have the good guy in a tight corner….then does something stupid…..like FAILING TO SHOOT THE GODDAMN GOOD GUY AFTER POINTING A GUN AT HIM FOR, I DUNNO, FIVE HOURS? Why is it that it is right when they have the chance to put the good guy out of the misery of acting another part of the movie for good, that’s when the bad guy decides to tell us his entire life story while the good guy figures out how to free himself with one toothpick and a piece of thread. Are they shitting us in Hollywood?

Why Nollywood can’t make it work: Well, Emeka Ani can hardly have time to start talking about he wanted to kill Kanayo O. Kanayo all along while a pastor is praying over him while sprinkling holy water over his head and lightning is flashing and his coven is falling apart. But just imagine Emeka Enyiocha with a gun pointed at Nonso Diobi who is trying to cut through the rope binding him with a blunt fork. Comedy central material!

5)The haunted guys find out how to kill the monster only after there are two of them left: I love horror movies. I watched loads and loads of horror movies, and one thing I’ve learnt from them is that it is practically impossible to kill a monster/ghost/zombie/vampire/werewolf unless there are just say two or three out of like 10 or 20 people left. Oh, I also learnt that the black guys usually die first or second but that’s not such an important lesson. Whatever happened to two heads being better than one. And when you have ten heads that get wiped out one after the other till there are only two, shouldn’t it follow that the remaining two just commit suicide to save themselves having to get killed by said monster? But no, it is only after their compadri have died do they figure out that the monster’s weakness is water, or cocaine (as in that Elijah Wood movie, can’t remember the name) or hair relaxer (Evolution) or some such silly thing like that. If that where the case, if i meet a horrible looking thing, I will bust out all the hard drugs I have and hope it kills the thing instead of getting it high and it then goes apeshit on me.

Why Nollywood can’t pull it off: Why wait till you’re all dead when there is a pastor around the corner? After having consulted everybody and everything, pastor is the sure cure to all things that tie red wrappers, fly at night or shoot bright lights from their hands while you hear a sound like someone farted under water. In fact, I think Nollywood has been smarter on this one!

http://zakuraweekly.com/five-ways-hollywood-movies-are-as-bad-as-nollywood-movies/[/quote]THATS why they are called films. the wont entertain u without using tricks

Despite the resolve on Thursday by the
Academic Staff Union of Universities,
ASUU, to continue the on-going strike until
all agreements signed in 2009 are reached,
the federal government, on Friday, ordered
that lecturers should go back to classrooms
after it had disbursed the sum of N30
billion for earned academic allowances.
The directive which was
given by the secretary to the
government of the federation, Sen Anyim
Pius Anyim, during a meeting between the
federal government and the vice-chancellors
of the 61 public universities, stated that
"Government, hereby, urges every staff of the
nation's universities to return to work as all
issues are being resolved."
He said with particular reference to the
contentious issue of earned allowances,
every staff of the universities that is so
entitled should verify his claim with the
university council and accordingly get paid
as "from the foregoing, it is obvious that
government has demonstrated sufficient
commitment to the implementation of the
2009 FG/ASUU agreement.
"After series of discussions, government has
now provided N30 billion to support the
university councils in settling the earned
allowances. The amount will be disbursed to
the various university councils which are in
the position to know who is entitled to how
much after verification."
He revealed that "Traditionally, universities
pay this to deserving staff but because of
the amount which ASUU now claims as
arrears, government has decided to assist
the university councils to pay" as
government did not receive any computation
of amount involved until February, 2013.
"By this computation, ASUU is claiming N92
billion as arrears for three year's payment
based on percentage rage of between 15 and
20 per cent of personnel cost."
While there was consensus that revitalising
the tertiary institutions is of critical
importance to the nation, Anyim noted that
"when put together, the amount of funds
from the budgetary and non-budgetary
sources that goes into the sector is quite
huge but without corresponding impact.
While acknowledging the contributions of the
Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU, Senior
Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU,
National Association of Nigerian Students,
NANS, and other stakeholders, Anyim
reiterated the government's resolve 'to
bringing the students back to school and
appreciated the patience of parents and
students as government is making every
effort to revitalise the university system."
It would be recalled that on July 2, 2013,
ASUU declared what it called "total and
indefinite strike" over issues it says has
remained unresolved pertaining to an
agreement it reached with government in
2009.

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