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ASUU strike: Suswam chairs Needs Committee
2013-07-26 23:32:45

The Federal Government on Friday inaugurated the University Needs Implementation Committee headed by Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State.

The committee is to put in place appropriate requirements for learning in all tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, said during the inauguration of the committee in Abuja that the major needs of all federal universities were identified by an assessment committee earlier set up to "assess and prioritise the needs of universities."

According to him, the report submitted by the Needs Assessment Committee mandates the inaugurated committee "to interface with all agencies providing funding support to the universities with the aim of appropriately channelling support to identified priorities,"

The Federal Government had set up the NAC to revitalise the physical infrastructure in the universities, with the aim of enhancing the Internally Generated Revenue base of the universities.

But the non-implementation of the report has pitted the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Non-Academic Staff Union and other trade unions in the nation's universities against the government.

Anyim said the committee's terms of reference included, "Simulating private sector investment into the public universities, monitoring progress of the projects implementation and produce quarterly reports for submission to the Federal Government and, intervention in any other matter that may be necessary to achieve the purpose of the Needs assessment."

Higuain completes move to Napoli
27 July 2013 Updated 18:06 GMT
Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain has completed his £34.5m move to Napoli.
The Argentina international, 25, has been heavily linked with Arsenal this summer, but has signed a reported five-year contract with the Serie A club.
A statement on Napoli's website said: (external) "Napoli have made the signing of Gonzalo Higuain official."
Liverpool's 30-year-old goalkeeper Pepe Reina has also passed a medical as he prepares to link up with former Reds boss Rafael Benitez at Napoli on loan.
Benitez has been looking to replace Edinson Cavani, who has joined Paris St-Germain.
He said: "We have signed a player who comes from Real Madrid and we have signed a striker who has scored a hatful of goals and who will adapt very well to our system - an attacking system. We needed a player like this.
"We are all working together to ensure the players we want arrive. We have to sign players who will do well for Napoli for the next three or four years."
Higuain joined Real from River Plate in 2006 and scored 107 league goals in his seven seasons at the Bernabeu.
Napoli, last season's Serie A runners-up, have already signed Real Madrid striker Jose Callejon and defender Raul Albiol, in addition to winger Dries Mertens from PSV Eindhoven, this summer.
"Players who come from clubs like Real, PSV and Liverpool can only do us good," Benitez said. "For Napoli these signings represent a quantum leap."

PDP will fail Nigerian done wise up

There are indications that the on-going strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities might be called off next Thursday.
Governor of Benue State, Mr Gabriel Suswam who dropped this hint Friday said ASUU and the Federal Government had reached agreements on all the contentious issues that led to the industrial action except two.
Suswam who was appointed as Chairman of the Needs Assessment Implementation Committee of the Federal Government said after next Thursday’s deliberations between his Committee and the various agencies of government funding tertiary education, all the contentious issues would likely be resolved.
Speaking to news men in Abuja after attending a meeting between the Federal Government’s delegation and ASUU, Suswam said that agreements had been reached by both parties on all issues except two.
Said he: “We reached agreements on all issues except two. These two issues are those of earned allowances of lecturers and intervention for the federal universities. These are the only issues that are still outstanding.”
The Benue Governor further said he believed that by next week after his Committee would have arrived at an agreement on all the issues, ASUU would call off the strike.
He continued: ”The SGF would meet with the leadership of ASUU on the issue of earned allowances by next Monday.
Then my committee which is dealing with the issue of the needs assessment of the universities would meet again next Thursday and take another look at all the infrastructural deficits which the federal universities are facing.
If you go to our universities, you would agree that they are facing infrastructural deficits and that is why my committee would meet with all the funding agencies next Thursday for the purpose of prioritizing all the projects that need to be executed. We are going to invite all the agencies that are involved in the funding of the universities including the Central Bank of Nigeria.”
Suswam further stated that the issues on agreements have been reached include: those of retirement age for university lecturers- which has now been increased from 65 to 70 years; the constitution of the governing councils of the universities which has already been done by the Government; the setting up of a pension administrator and the issue of persuading companies operating in the country to set up research centers in the universities.
Said he: “As far as I am concerned, if the issues concerning intervention and earned allowances are resolved next week, then the strike could be called off”
Among those who attended the meeting were Secretary to the Government of the Federation Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, Minister of Labour, Hon. Emeka Wogu, Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayatu Rufai and President of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr Nasir Fagge.

Also read revelation 7 vs 9 I ask my self questions like 1. Why did created the first human on earth why not in heaven. He told them to be be fruitful become many and fill the earth there if Adam nd eve had not sin that's original purpose would still be there fruitful become any nd fill the heart.

Also Adam nd eve lost a perfect life there Abraham was given is the privilege to prove his faith to God he was to sacrifice is only son to him he almost did but God had other plans for a ram was brought for sacrifice that's was how sacrifice started also there for we mankind to be redeemed from sin and death a perfect life has to death for us therefore jesus christ came to died for us
Before the coming of christ other prophet for told the coming of a messiah also for guild line the 10 commandment was introduce but during jesus days he modified these laws he also quoted from those laws. In conclusion the bible is a guild line for us to follow it's for tel the present past and future.

Well people miss understand the bible nd miss interpret also the great tribulations that also called the great day of Jehovah
Revelation 7 vs 14 made us understand that's people would survive the great tribulations but only because of those true Christians that's day would be cut short yes christian would witness the great tribulations and only true Christians would survive

They re all the same eating Nigerians money also Jonathan or is crew thunder fire them all

Nigeria is a company run by PDP also our juridical system has also fail us

What if it true Nigeria can boost of 16 hour power supply were other countries they boost of 5years con stand power supply shame on you and your family

ASUU nd FG done tire me oh

She get to do what she get to do to survive but when u do stuff like this don't spit it out. She be mumu I just they vex why them no pick me for d show me wey need money badly

Uba no get work see as ASUU nd FG turn Una jobless

Your husband made a lot of women widows I wish you joined the club.

Well Nigeria is full of shit were a lot of rubbish happen if the court fails on there own part to prove him guilty on the death of an innocent woman the nation would not fail that's I know for sure all those in favor of almustapha how I wish it were your mothers that's would killed by this same man.

Getting a job in Nigeria is no beans I don't blame Natasha every body is entitle to his or her opinion to me first u have to still work for that Indian company then look for another better job when you get it make a switch staying unemployed is not the best paying 250k withing a year would not kill you.

I believe nigeria pastors can heal him make them carry that pikin come Nigeria

Some ladies re in a relationship 4 love , Some 4 trust some 4 security some 4 sex some 4 money, D question is that do u have that attract almost, Married ladies 2 u ?

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If u they hungrz 4 9ja food come nigeria, Alot of mama put i mean iya basira , Joint they around

Yeah he is fine i wönder what they told him in yemen, , Before he decided to commit this foolish he is a disgrace to Nigerians yeYE BOY,

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While if u dont want them to ask u 4 money do come back home ok. Why una they complain