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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised hopes of students that it is close to calling off the ongoing strike action that has lasted for over three months.

ASUU on Monday issued a condition that will cause it to immediately call off the strike that led to the closure of many public universities in Nigeria.

Prof. Emmanuel Osedeke, ASUU president challenged the federal government to accept the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) payment platform for it to call off the ongoing strike.

Speaking on Channels Television on Monday night, Osedeke said the strike will continue unless the government accepts UTAS and honour the 2009 agreement.

"Let government tell us they have finished testing the UTAS and sign the agreement, then tomorrow we will call off the strike," Osedeke said.

"We challenge the government, when would they sign the agreement? When would they accept UTAS? These are the two questions we should ask Nigerian government."

The ASUU president said their demands are in the interest of Nigerian students who are learning under unconducive environments.

"Go to Ghana there or South Africa and see if you can compare them - that is our struggle - We call ourselves the giants of Africa.

"We are simply waiting for government to sign the agreement - Once that is done we will call off the strike."

ASUU has been at loggerheads with the federal government for over three years over its refusal to honour the 2009 agreement it entered with the union.

Some of the demands in the agreements include the condition of service of University lecturers to be reviewed every five years, issue of salaries and allowances, revitalisation of public universities, University Transparency Accountability Solution and the alleged inconsistencies in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) payment platform which government insists will be used to pay lecturers.

Organizers of Africa's popular reality TV show, Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), have announced that the 2022 Season 7 edition will premiere on Saturday 23rd and 24th of July 2022.

The organizers, in a press briefing on Tuesday, said the new season will premiere across all DSTV packages on channel 198 and on GOtv Max and Plus on channel 29.

It also announced that the winner will walk away with N100 million worth of prizes and housemates will be in the house for 72 days.

"The winner for #BBNaijaS7 goes home with N100,000,000. N50,000,000 in cash and N50,000,000 worth of prizes from sponsors."

It also added that with no more COVID-19 restrictions, therefore, there will be a live audience and ninja.

Manchester United striker, Cristiano Ronaldo is set for a shock move to Barcelona this summer.

Ronaldo's agent, Jorge Mendes, has spoken to Barcelona president Joan Laporta about the possibility of signing the Portugal captain this summer.

Ronaldo had already informed Manchester United that he wants to leave the club this summer and doesn't believe they are in a position to challenge for silverware next season.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner has already been linked with a host of clubs, including Chelsea, Sporting Lisbon, Roma, Bayern Munich and AS Roma.

But now, a new, shocking name has emerged, with Spanish newspaper AS reporting that Mendes has been meeting with Laporta and Ronaldo's name was part of the discussions.

Both men met on Monday evening for dinner and the prospect of signing Ronaldo, who, of course, enjoyed a remarkable career with Real Madrid, was on the agenda, with Barcelona having explored the possibility a year ago too.

Back then, Barcelona wanted a star name to fill the void left by Lionel Messi, who signed for Paris Saint-Germain, but they were not in a position to afford Ronaldo.

However, Barcelona had been targeting a move for Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski.

But the Catalan club could sign Ronaldo if they are unable to get Lewandowski this summer as Bayern are unwilling to sell and are demanding a transfer fee of around £50 million even though the Poland forward only has one year left on his deal.

Although Ronaldo would command a huge salary, the 37-year-old could be a more affordable option than Lewandowski if Manchester United agreed to waive a transfer fee, having bought him for a £21.4m fee from Juventus last summer.

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my condolences to the poor children, for who will take care of them