The Federal Government on Thursday agreed that all schools should be re-opened on Monday, January 18 across the country.
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu had said government would review the date of resumption and would get back to the public as cases of COVID-19 moves up.

But on Thursday, after reaching consensus with Governors, Commissioners and other stakeholders, the Federal Government gave the go ahead for re-opening nationwide.

Adamu, who met with Commissioners of Education in Abuja, said it was okay that the schools should be re-opened.

According to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, the government has had extensive discussions with state governors, proprietors of schools, labour /staff unions and students’ representatives.

Gunmen kill lecturer, kidnap 9 travelers in Nasarawa.
details shortly

The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) on Wednesday called off its strike, ending a protracted industrial action that started since March 2020.

ASUU National President, Biodun Ogunyemi made the announcement during a briefing of the union in Abuja.

Details later…

source; Channeltv

University students in Nigeria may know their future on Tuesday as the ASUU teachers' union talks with a delegation from the Ministry of Labor to end the strike.

Labor Minister Chris Ngige said talks were 98 percent complete to end the teachers' strike that has been going on for more than eight months.

Labor spokesman Charles Akpa said the two sides would resume talks this afternoon, the eighth of its kind.

At their previous meeting, the government agreed to pay teachers 40 billion naira and 30 billion naira to renovate university facilities.

The main reason for the delay in the talks was the issue of teachers' salaries being denied by the government for the duration of the strike, which they said they had to pay and then continue working.

But the government wants them to continue working before they are paid.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, says the Academic Activities in Nigeria Universities will resume January.

He says the negotiations between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal government had reached 98 percent, adding that it remains only two percent to be completed

He spoke Monday in Alor, Idemili South local government area of Anambra State, during the launch of Ngige free medical outreach at the Community’s Health Center.

Ngige said, “We have met about 98 percent of the request of ASUU. Some 5 to 2 percent is what you can call promissory notes.

“So, I am very hopeful that by midnight today, there are some works we are supposed to get on to do. They also have some work they are supposed to do on their own side with their people.

“Tuesday, we will meet in the afternoon and we will compare notes. We will put everything on the table and compare. I believe that we might have come to the end of the strike when we meet tomorrow.

“Well, it is a journey of a thousand miles which you will have to take one step first. Tomorrow, all things being equal, we will agree now to agree because we were disagreeing before.

“We disagree to agree and agree to disagree formerly. But tomorrow, I hope we will agree to agree. Once we do that, schools will re – open in January,” the Minister said.

Meanwhile, Ngige said the free medical outreach that was launched in Alor Monday, was equally extended to neighbouring communities like Abatete, Oraukwu, Ideani and Nnobi among others

He said those with different ailments like hepatitis, eye problems among others should go and be treated free of charge, adding that about 15 medical Doctors in different fields would handle the cases at the Health Center.

#Good_News: Strike to be suspended as FG begin payment of withheld salaries of striking lecturers.

#ASUU

married people should drop past question and expenditure

hisexcellency34:
Is December 9 no today? drunk Ngige

Ngide has turn to a nuisance. he can't speak for ASUU

ASUU strike ends December 9-Ngige
Source; PlusTv Africa Channel 408 on Dstv

Singer, Davido, is bereaved as he lost his personal bodyguard, Ogbeide Tijani Olamilekan aka TJ, today December 8.
Tijani had been ill for a while and passed on in the early hours of today.

He is survived by a wife and children.

Davido and other entertainers have taken to social media to react to his demise.
May his soul rest in peace, Amen.

Olufemi A. Peters, a Professor of Chemistry, Thursday emerged as the newly elected Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).

Peters, 64, beat six other candidates to clinch the coveted seat in a keenly contested race at the nation's only single-mode Open and Distance Learning (ODL) institution.

He is to take over the reins from the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu, whose five-year single tenure elapses on 10th February, 2021.

Professor Peters, a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of NOUN, boasts an impressive track record of academic excellence spanning three decades, including many competencies in the area of ODL.

The newly elected VC, who is of Ogun state origin, holds a Bachelor’s degree (Second Class Upper) in Chemistry from University of Ibadan (1979), a Masters’ degree in Polymer Science and Technology from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, (1982) and a PhD (Degradation and Stabilisation in Polymers) from Victoria University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology (1988), United Kingdom.

He has over 60 published works, 44 of which are Journal articles, and the remaining are peer reviewed published proceedings and technical reports in the fields of chemistry, polymer science and technology, agriculture and in ODL in peer reviewed international and local journals.

Owner of a Google scholar index of 8, the newly elected VC has supervised a total of 16 postgraduate students, seven of whom were doctoral candidates (four of whom are now professors).

He has contributed to scientific innovations by co-designing and constructing a locally made (made-in-Nigeria) 600 Gloss-metre for determining gloss levels of surfaces, including that of the human skin, and, by leading the team that patented a diatomaceous earth (DE), non-toxic grain-protectant, trademarked NSPRIDUST® which can protect stored agricultural grains for 16 months.

Professor Peters is a member of the Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN) and a Fellow of the Society as well. Aside from having been a member of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (2007), he is also a member of other professional bodies: The Polymer Institute of Nigeria (PIN); the African Council for Distance Education (ACDE); the Materials Science & Technology Society of Nigeria (MSN), and the Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria (IPAN).

He has over 40 years of post-graduate experience in teaching, research, administration and management of higher education in general and in Open, Distance and eLearning (ODeL) in particular. His work experience spans 20 years at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1982 – 2002); 16 years at the NOUN (2003 – to date); a visiting Professor at the Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos, Lagos (2012 – 2013), and a five-year tenured appointment as Executive Director and Chief Executive at the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), Ilorin (2014 – 2018), an agency of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

During these work experiences, he also served on many accreditation panels at all levels of education in the country, including Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) for advanced level programmes (1990–2001); National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), (2000); National Board for Technical Education for Polytechnics (2000), and National Universities Commission (NUC) for Universities (2008).

He also served variously at the national level as member and chairman of a number of committees for the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) (1990 - 1991), and at Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) (1992-2001).

Professor Peters, who is blessed with three children, speaks English and Yoruba fluently while he understands Hausa sparingly.

SIGNED:

Ibrahim Sheme
Director, Media and Publicity,
National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)

I'm here to learn,,, i had same experience with ma girl recently... still in shocked

When a man cheats relationship continues but when a woman cheats relationship ends... Why?

Because a man is polygamous in nature.
Both in ancient and modern world
A man is entitled to marry more than one wife especially in Islamic religion and even non-muslims practice that a lot too. But have you seen a woman who's legally and comfortably married with two husbands? No!
This means, when a man cheat in marriage only one thing is expected of him logically which is; the chances of taking in another woman may be very high. Settled and understandable!
But what reason or how on earth can a woman justify herself for cheating in her marriage? That she wants to take in another husband? Oh wrong naw.
NB: I'm not also saying it men's right to cheat oh, it's simply means since they're polygamous in nature, one can easily find a common grnd to forgive them once they cheat. Whereas, 90% of men barely forgive a cheating woman cos it's not in the nature of women to practice polygamy. Therefore, sharing what's written in nature to belong to one man alone with multiple men is completely a taboo.
RELATIONSHIP TERM:
In my opinion, you gt no right to question someone who's not legally married to you about how they live.
Relationship is about two grown up adults having sex and fun. If it's God's will, you guys may end up as couple. But the reason men doesn't comprise for cheating in a relationship as well is this: When they compromise for you, it may provide for you the guts to also cheat in marriage if you guys eventually end up together.
And you know what it entails to cheat in marriage as a woman knowing really that woman is not polygamous in nature.

#culled

A week after the Federal Government made an offer of a cumulative sum of N65 billion to members of the Academic Staff of Universities, (ASUU), both parties have returned to talks.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige at the meeting which started both parties are expected to conclude on the proposal of government in their last meeting.

Ngige said ASUU has sent correspondence ahead of the meeting which stated their position on Earned Academic Allowance and the universities revitalization funds among others.

On his part, ASUU President , Professor Biodun Ogunyemi said the reason for sending the letter ahead was in order to save time and to avoid prolonging the meeting unnecessarily.

Ahead of Friday’s meeting ASUU appeared divided after feedback on government’s proposal suggested that some branches are willing to accept the offer and reopen their institutions.

( Editor: Omor Bazuaye)

Source: AITNEWS

It's quite pathetic that a lot of Men here are justifying the act of cheating when it's a Man doing it but a murderous sin when a Woman does.
Some even allude that when a woman cheats, it's a whole different thing, she doesn't care about her spouse again, she can kill the man etc.
Do Men cheat with the image of their spouse in their head or because they love their wife.
This lopsided African mentality should be discouraged.
A woman doesn't treat cheating differently, neither is it their exclusive right to make marriage work.
Anything toxic that would disparage the sacredness of marriage should be discouraged entirely.

Kestolove:
Op you mistakenly post mother ND son pics, pls wia is d couple pre-wedding picx

EITHER YOU TAGGED BOTH OF THEM MOTHER AND SON. THEY ARE SET TO TIGHT THE NUPTIAL KNOT

After 15 years of relationship which began in their Secondary School days in August 2005, the Kogi born lovers Christopher Olobo-Ojo Musa and Hope Aneju John are set to wed in December 2020.

This is a journey of loyalty, love and fulfilment of promise to be together forever. In the world filled with disappointments, they have distinguished themselves as perfect example and Models to the younger generation. True love still exist in our world.
Their Engagement and Wedding ceremony is scheduled to hold as follows:

Engagement:
Date: 25th December, 2020
Venue: Mr John Edibo’s compound, beside Simon Musa House, Udaba Dekina, Dekina LGA, Kogi State.
Time: 2PM

Wedding:
Date: 26th December, 2020
Venue: The Seed of God Church @ Govt. Science Secondary School Dekina Assembly Hall, Dekina, Kogi State.
Time: 10AM

Reception follows Immediately at the same Venue.

See the invitation card and photos below:

Read more via; https://www.anyigbaleft.com.ng/2020/11/ultimate-love-kogi-born-lovers.html

Janet15:
Op...u spending 30k monthly on her... What have u gain from the 30k u are spending on her monthly..

Good question..

nigeriansamurai:
Weeeell
A wise man once said
"Only the strong can show mercy"
another said
"Mercy is not weakness"
another also said
"Only a fool spares a venomous snake after being bitten"
Yet another
"Forgiveness might be fatal"

All im saying is whatever floats your boat

Thanks for this..

The Medical Director of Peace Hospital, Ayingba, Dr Azubuike Joel Ihenacho, has been abducted by unidentified gunmen.

A statement issued on Monday by the Kogi State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association stated that Dr Ihenacho was abducted on Saturday evening at his residence in Ayingba.


The statement signed by the state NMA chairman, Dr Omakoji Oyiguh, and his Secretary, Dr Famotele Tolorunju, and made available to journalists in Lokoja, after an emergency meeting of the Association said that the yet to be identified gunmen stormed Dr Azubuike residence between 9.00 to 9.30pm on Saturday, 21st November, and abducted him.

The association called on security operatives to help in the search and rescue of the doctor.

According to the statement, the abducted Doctor was in a vehicle with another man and his wife at the front of his house when the kidnappers that were armed to the teeth struck and ordered the other two occupants in the car out and left with him.

“Dr Azubuike Joel Iheanacho was kidnapped in front of his house at Anyigba in Dekina Local government area of Kogi State. He was in a vehicle with another man and the wife when the kidnappers ordered the other two out of the car,” the statement stressed.

Read more... https://www.anyigbaleft.com.ng/2020/11/anyigba-gunmen-abduct-medical-doctor-in.html

Kogi; Kidnappers arrested along Okene-Lokoja expressway by local vigilante on Saturday, 21st November, 2020.


Video; https://www.facebook.com/muhammed.bashir.169/posts/3376350262462861

Yamiriflathead:
If I forgive a cheating girlfriend, she should know that relationship isn't going anywhere. I'll just be using her to warm my bed till she uses her head and moved on.
I don't get hurt by cheaters or break ups, infact I get happy when she cheats so that I can have something to hold back against her and possibly move on to the next

deep

aro360:
it depends

he is strong if he believes nobody is above mistake nd also in second chance.


while he is weak if he believes he can do with out her,he can't find anyone lyk her if she leaves.

thanks for your contribution.

A man who forgives his wife/girlfriend for cheating,

Is he strong or weak??

ASUU strike suspended: Any hope to end disagreement between Nigeria government and University lecturers?

Di Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) - di join body of Nigeria lecturers and di Nigeria federal goment don dey jam head since di past eight months, and throughout dis period dem remain on strike as dem insist say dem no go work until goment meet all dia demands.

From Monday March 9, 2020 reach now university students for Nigeria still sidon for house as lecturers no gree go back to class.

Throughout dis time, goment and di union don do plenty plenty meeting to discuss di mata but each time dem dey jam rock.

But wetin be dis mata wey goment and ASUU dey drag since wey dem neva fit still find solution and how di tok between di two don take waka so far?

On March 9 dis year, ASUU begin two weeks warning strike to protests no-pay of salary to lecturers wey no follow for di federal goment Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS).

Dem argue say, IPPIS no go work for lecturers becos e consider di special way wey universities dey take operate.

As solution, di union suggest make goment find way to integrate di University Transparency Accountability Solutions (UTAS) wey di lecturer union develop wit IPPIS.

Nigeria minister for labour and employment, Dr Chris Ngige bin describe di strike as "illegal."

March 12

As di two weeks warning strike still dey happun, di Nigeria goment give di union conditions wey dem go take integrate UTAS wit IPPIS.

Di two sides no gree tok wetin dis conditions be.
March 23

Di union begin indefinite strike afta dem reject di conditions.

On dat day, di national president of di union, Biodun Ogunyemi, accuse goment of trying to force dem to join IPPIS.
ASUU and ENDSARS protest

Di federal goment sama blame on ASUU afta peaceful ENDSARS protests wey call for end to police brutality and bad governance start on October 5, later catapult to shooting for Lekki tollgate and di loss of lives and properties for di kontri.

October 15

By dis time di strike don last for six months. Federal goment blame di continuous closure of schools for contributing to di ENDSARS protest. Di believe be say, if students dey school, dem no go get time to go stand for road dey do protest.

Afta meeting between di union and goment, goment agree to pay ASUU N30bn. Di moni go dey enta dia hands small small between May 2021 and February 2022.

Goment also agree to release N20bn revitalisation fund to help ginger di education sector and try change tins.

But still ASUU and goment no fit reach agreement.

Di union say make goment pay N110bn wey dem demand, but oga Ngige say, "becos of di economic situation sake of Covid-19, we no fit pay N110bn all togeda."

November 20

Afta long tok tok wey di two parties hold on November 20, di federal goment finally shift ground small.

Dem offer di Nigerian universities N65bn to take solve some of di lecturers demands.

Dem also agree to pay di lecturers dia remaining salary dem stop to dey pay since through dia old payment platform GIFMIS instead of through IPPIS.

Even so, di Academic Staff Union of Universities neva still agree to return to class.
Dis mata go end soon?

As tins dey so, e no look like say dis strike get any hope of ending soon.

Already di federal goment through di minister of labour don begin di process of registering rival union, Congress of University Academics, (CONUA).

Di members of CONUA na lecturers from different universities wey dey against ASUU.

On November 19, di , Oga Ngige labour minister officially receive di members of di new union. During di visit im give dem four months from di day of di visit to come submit dia report to di ministry.

Wit dis new development e dey hard to tell weda any hope dey soon for dis mata to end between di union and federal goment.

At Last, ASUU strike suspended.

Details shortly...

4 Years later, Niger Republic got the 4 Refineries with a pretending company profiles.
4 Years later, Niger Republic got Rail project from Nigeria to Niger Republic free of charge.
4 Years later, Niger Republic got Gas Pipe line Contract from Nigeria to Niger Republic free of charge.
4 Years later, Niger Republic got Billions of U.S Dollar Electricity transmission and power plant generation contract from Nigeria to Niger Republic free of charge.
4 Years later, Niger Republic got her roads constructed from Nigeria to Niger Republic free of charge.

Dear Mr President,
where are the 4 Refineries you promised Nigerians in 2014/15 during your campaign?
You promised to end fuel importation into Nigeria but went and signed MoU with Niger Republic to be importing fuel into Nigeria from Niger Republic.

What is going on?

As soon as ASUU uncovers multi-billion Naira asset of the AGF� See speedy reconciliation o!�
IPPIS already suspended �
Abi I lie?

Culled from my inbox...

Help me!
Am a 400level student and I want to finish school before I get married.
Have be dating my man for 3 good years.
Last year he got job that has made him financially buoyant and now his ready to marry and settled down and he is serious about it.
I told him am not ready till after my school. He suggests that we should start having sex since am not ready for marriage, and we had never had sex before.
I want sex after marriage, and am not ready to marry till after school.
I don't want to lose him because I love him and he does likewise.
Advise me, because he's acting distance lately.

by MUSTAPHA USMAN November 19, 2020.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has asked the Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, Ahmed Idris, to explain how he acquired some multi-billion naira properties in Kano State.

The ASUU’s Bauchi zone coordinator, Prof. Lawan Abubakar, in a statement on Wednesday, sought the AGF’s explanation on how he bought Sokoto Hotel in Kano at the sum of N500million and ordered for its immediate demolition to build a multi-billion naira shopping mall.
The union confirmed that the project is ongoing.

The university lecturers also asked the AGF to account for the money he used in acquiring multi-billion naira Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange.

The ASUU said: “We would want Gentlemen of the Press to assist us in the conduct of two Investigations.
“The first is to uncover who bought the version of the Sokoto Hotel in Kano with a swooping sum of N500m, cash down, and demolished it the next day for an on-going development of a multi-billion Naira Shopping Mall.

“How and where did he or she get money for such investment?”

“The second assignment is to assist uncover who is hiding to invest multi-billion Naira in the Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange.
“How and where did he or she get money for such investment?”
On the ongoing strike, Mr Abubakar blamed the AGF and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, for impeding resolution of the industrial action.

According to the union, the duo has “continued to throw spanners in the wheel of progress of the concerted efforts, aimed at amicable resolution of its disagreement with federal government.”

He also alleged that the AGF insisted on Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, in order to gain N16,000 per enrollment of each of the academic staff of universities on the salary payment platform.

“While the Minister of Labour and Employment has continued to exhibit all manners of antics and insisting that government does not have the money to responsibly educate its citizens, the AGF has continued to greedily and selfishly count on the gains of N16,000 per enrollment of each academic staff he would have made.

“Thereby insisting that ASUU members be enrolled on the only payment platform he has now, Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS,” said the coordinator

Significance and history of day focusing on health, well-being of male population.

The day also highlights discrimination against men and the need to work towards improvement of gender relations and equality.
To celebrate the contributions and achievements of men and boys towards the nation, society and community at large, International Men's Day is observed every year on 19 November.

International Men's Day was introduced in 1992 on 7 February by Thomas Oaster and was revived by Jerome Teelucksing.
The theme for International Men's Day 2020 is "Better health for men and boys". The theme this year focuses on improvement and enhancement of health and wellbeing of the male population across the world.

The objective to celebrate International Men's Day is to create awareness about men's mental health and to look into the important aspects of their life such as social, emotional, physical and spiritual.

The day also highlights discrimination against men and the need to work towards improvement of gender relations and equality. It also is celebrated to create awareness about causes related to men's mental and physical health.

#InternationalMensDay