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KennethOkonkwo:
So Philip that victimized is now suddenly the problem

Who victimized him?

KennethOkonkwo:
Where were you when Peter obi backstabbed OJUKWU,HIS WIFE AND APGA just to become DG of SEC and GEJ campaign manager in SE

There is no evils known with Nigerian politician today that OBI has never done before!

I don't know where you got this or where you came from, but I am not an ethnic bigot.

helinues:
Yet it's the most marginalized region in Nigeria

Walahi, weather na learner in the instability

One of the worst things that can happen to a man is lying to himself and believing that lie. It distorts his reality and gradually destroys his psyche

So all that fighting, backstabbing, blackmail, refusal to make peace, and working against Obaseki and the PDP was just for a mere appointment? You no longer want to become governor? That ambition is now dead and buried.

Men without honor. Men with a price, not more than 20 shekels of silver.

Anyway, congratulations. But the truth is, those he did the dirty work for will never truly trust him.

He has now been "settled'

Under the current, wicked Tinubu administration, we are no longer practicing democracy. There is no fight against corruption; instead, there is a wanton disregard for the rule of law and a flagrant disobedience of court orders. In fact, they selectively obey court rulings: if a decision favours them, they shout, “Obey the court order!” If it doesn’t, they simply ignore it and continue their defiance.

This is what happens when a drug lórd is elected into power

DomPerignon:
Of what purpose is Ohaneze setup for?

Is it just to gasslight the FG over phantom marginalization and to launch renewed annexation of the adjourning SS?

If so, then they should stop parading themselves as a Socio-Cultural association as they have failed woefully as elders to imbibe proper upbringing and values within their populace and have never deemed it fit to offer critical advice to their teeming criminal population who are giving the IBO nationality they claim to represent a very bad image.

When will Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-cultural organization, issue a statement regarding the deeply troubling phenomenon of convicted individuals, credit card thieves, wire fraudsters, narcotics traffickers, certificate forgers, and identity thieves, returning to occupy positions of leadership in Yoruba land, such as governors, senators, rep members and even traditional rulers such as the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, and the Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede?

Klass99:
Seun, I find it interesting that the "block this user" button doesn't appear on your profile, nor does it apply to you. Secondly, the send an email button doesn't appear on your profile either.

I noticed because I was going to send you an email request to deactivate my account, since you have refused to bring that feature of the platform.

Please do me a favour and deactivate my account from NL when you see this. Na beg I dey beg you ooo, because I no longer understand this insistence to cage people here.

Allow folks deactivate like other online platforms but you don't want to, so please honour this request and deactivate at your end.

Why do you want to deactivate your account?
Sorry if my comment is late, I just got back from a six-month ban

Where are the 'It will favor me and my family' crew?

This is the first time in this country’s history that a regime has come to power, but not for the masses.

With the weakening of major opposition political parties in Nigeria, pundits say only a few options are left for the opposition parties to make meaningful impact at the next general elections.

With many concluding that each of the major opposition parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Labour Party and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) is in bad shape, going into the race separately will not make impact.



Expectedly, talks on forming a coalition to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential elections reached a crescendo this week.

Leaders of the major opposition parties in Nigeria, Tuesday night, hinted at using a common platform as a special purpose vehicle in the next presidential race.


The coalition, led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, was formally announced on March 20.

There are indications that the opposition leaders have settled for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) though the arrangements are yet to be finalised.

A statement by Malam Salihu Lukman, a key member of the 2027 National Coalition explained on Wednesday that no decision has been reached on what party to join.

He said, “The truth is, negotiations among all the coalition leaders is progressing very well and final decisions about political platform for the 2027 election will be taken soon. Unfortunately, there appears to be some mischief makers promoting and planting stories in the media with the clear aim of sowing seeds of discord among coalition leaders. The public and the media should please disregard all these mischievous stories.

“Once negotiation is concluded, formal announcement will be made by the leaders of the coalition.”

With this development, the initial plan to use the Social Democratic Party (SDP) as vehicle for wresting the presidency from the APC, appears to have changed.

The development has propped up the question whether the top contenders for the 2027 presidency, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, may have agreed to go into an alliance which they couldn’t do in 2023.

Sources say the defection of the former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-rufai and the resignation of former adviser in the presidency, Hakeem Baba Ahmed, to join the opposition may have added verve to the opposition to form a coalition.

Atiku, El-rufai and Baba Ahmed were part of the 2014 coalition that resulted in the formation of the APC, which was able to wrest power from the PDP.

Analysts say it is expected that with their presence in the opposition, they might bring their experience and knowledge of how opposition politics works to probably re-enact the 2015 scenario.

The favourable conditions

Analysts say the current hardship in the country coupled with the level of insecurity, are enough grounds for a coalition to thrive, recalling that the same circumstances favoured the formation of the APC in 2013.

National Secretary of the Coalition of United Political Party (CUPP), Chief Peter Ameh, believes the emerging coalition against President Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 elections would succeed.

He said what distinguishes the current coalition from others in the past and what would make it successful is because the purpose is different from the “power-grabbing tactics employed in the past”.

He said, “Unlike the APC’s calculated manoeuvring, this emerging coalition is rooted in the genuine desire for development, driven by the cries of the masses and the failures of the current administration.

“The challenges of uniting leaders and finding common ground have been overcome, paving the way for a new era of collaboration and collective action. The abysmal governance of the APC, particularly under President Tinubu’s leadership where the lower and the middle classes have been completely wiped out, has created a sense of urgency among Nigerians,” he said.

He said the widespread hardship and suffering experienced by the people have galvanised the leaders’ confidence in this coalition.

“Unlike the relatively favourable conditions during the Jonathan administration, Nigerians today are facing unprecedented difficulties,” Ameh said.

He said that this obvious contrast has created a fertile ground for the coalition to flourish and that as the masses continue to suffer, the coalition’s foundation grows stronger, fuelled by the people’s desire for a better future.

Also speaking, one of the conveners of the National Opposition Coalition Group, Dr Umar Ardo, said the coalition is doing fine and will surmount all the challenges.

While responding to our correspondent on the issue of which platform the coalition will use, he said, “First, I really don’t know exactly what platform they will decide on. You know, my own personal opinion is that we should register a new platform, where everybody will come in.

“Because from the little I have gone around and heard, many people in the larger and established political parties, they wouldn’t want to leave and enter a smaller party. Except, of course, if they are supporters of the presidential candidates and other gladiators that have moved to a smaller party.

“But there are thousands and thousands of independent people that have their own ambitions, have their own aspirations, and are not supportive of any of these people.

“They want to express it in a political platform free of control. So these ones, they are aspiring to have a new political party registered. And I think if the gladiators and everyone will come together and register a new political party, it will be more of a success than, you know, fusing into a smaller party”.

On how to resolve the problem of clashing ambitions, he said primary elections would decide that.

“I’m sure there are those who will step down for others. But also there may be others who may not want to step down for others. In that case, we’ll go to primaries. We have seen it in APC. They did not step down for one another. They went to primaries and Buhari emerged. Nobody stepped down for Tinubu; they went to primaries and he emerged.”

‘Govs no longer powerful’

On not having the support of governors, compared to the days that paved the way for the formation of APC when some governors defected alongside their supporters and financial war chest, he said, “they are now liabilities.”

According to him, “Right now the governors are at their lowest ebb. There is abject poverty. In fact, in northern Nigeria, we have gone beyond poverty to state of destitution. And it is basically seen as a result of poor governance at the state level and then the destruction of local government councils by governors.

“So, to have a governor in your coalition, in fact, as it is now, is a minus. Except if you are interested in him bringing the money of the state. So it is going to be Nigerians against the elected now. I have seen some governors moving into APC, the legislators going into APC. They are just wasting their time. Let all the governors, let all the legislators, let everybody move to APC.

“How many of them; are there more than 10,000? And they are going to face 250 million Nigerians. Nigerians are not with the establishment as it is today. So bringing governors is a disadvantage, rather than an advantage in such a coalition.”

Our correspondent recalled that in 2015, many sitting governors openly identified with the coalition. Seven governors from the PDP had to break out and form a coalition before five of them later joined forces to form the APC, a development which gave the party a huge boost.

But currently, no governor has staked his neck so far to say that he is in alliance with the forces trying to form a coalition.

This, according to analysts, is a big challenge as governors are usually the ones that bankroll the operations of such groups. Although Peter Obi made huge progress in 2023, without the support of governors, a political analyst who spoke to Weekend Trust, said such feat could only be achieved once in a politician’s life time.

With the absence of a visible governor and the defection of some opposition governors to the APC, the needed funds and grassroots structure for the coalition would be lacking.

But Kabir Mato, a professor of political science, believes otherwise.

He said the issue of governors’ support would not be a factor as Nigerians no longer follow governors sheepishly but decide on their own.

Professor Mato added that the successes of the coalition will be dependent primarily on the sincerity of the people.

“The coalition is likely to fail in the event that individual idiosyncrasies and aspirations are placed before the desire for attainment of national objectives. So, if those who are into the coalition or desirous of doing the coalition are sincere about it and will be doing it for the sake of Nigeria, for the sake of policy, for the sake of government and governance, then of course the issue of individual aspirations should not arise”, he said.


The time factor

There is also the issue of time. In his reaction, the National Chairman of the Action Alliance, Barr Kenneth Udeze, said any coalition that must be formed has to be one year before the next general election, according to the Electoral Act, 2022.

He expressed doubts about a coalition that the PDP would drive this time around because, according to him, the party does not keep to agreements on how best to execute an election.

“Any merger that is not arranged within this year can no longer work, except you can find someone whom people can rally around,” he said.


The hurdles aspirants must cross

Sources say the first major hurdle would be who will step down for who in the event that the opposition leaders come on one platform as both Atiku and Obi are bent on running for the presidency.

While Atiku, who has been vice president in the past and was sworn in twice, may not be eligible to be sworn in a third time for the same office, Obi feels he is the more popular candidate whose support base in the southern part of the country would give the coalition the geographical spread it needs to breast the tape.


A chieftain of the APC in Plateau State, Mr Yakubu Dati, when contacted, said the first hurdle for the coalition is that the leaders have presidential ambitions.

“The leaders of the coalition all have ambition of being president. There are people that are not ready to play second fiddle to anybody, so it is clear that it may be very difficult for them to come together,” he stated.

Unlike in 2015, however, a lot seems to be going well for the ruling party that many do not see the opposition making any headway.

Many sources that Weekend Trust spoke with conceded that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appears shrewder as a politician to allow opposition forces to overwhelm him like Goodluck Jonathan did in 2015.

“You see the number of defections already and many politicians are not ready to stake their necks to do opposition due to what the fear might come to them,” a PDP chieftain confided in our correspondent.


No independent financier

Unlike 2015, when there were major financiers, the current coalition seems to be lacking in that regard.

There’s is the fear that whoever they may decide to pick as candidate could easily be induced by elements of the ruling party, just as there could be infiltration of the party by fifth columnists.


Also, Barr. Obioma Ezenwobodo said the major pitfalls in forming a new coalition are that of “lack of common ideological leaning of the different political blocs, lack of trust by the different groups, lack of time to penetrate the populace, and lack of finance to pull through their agenda.

“The coalition can work out as the current APC was nurtured through coalition if the major forces behind it can collapse their interests for common good,” he said.


Sincerity of purpose


Some analysts are sceptical of the reasons behind the coalition. A political scientist, who spoke to Weekend Trust, questioned the real reason for the merger. He wondered if those behind it are doing it just to grab power or for the cause of the common man. He said they will have to convince Nigerians about their motive to get their buy-in and support and that they must start doing that immediately.


Past coalitions

Inter-party alliances in Nigeria dates back to the colonial era when parties came together to beef up the number of seats at the parliament to give them a majority say on issues.


Parties in the First Republic entered into alliance in order to contest the 1964 federal election. The United Progressive Grand Alliance (UPGA) being one of the two alliances consisted of the Northern People’s Element (NEPU) and the United Middle Belt Congress (UMBC). The other alliance known as the Nigerian National Alliance (NNA) consisted of the Northern People’s Congress (NPC), Nigeria Democratic Party (NNDP), Mid-western Democratic Front (MWDF) and the Niger-Delta Democratic Front (NDC).

In 1982, when the NPN was the then ruling party, opposition parties formed a coalition to challenge the ruling party but the effort did not go far.

Standing independently

There have been many instances where the opposition parties stood for elections without recourse to alliance or collaboration but failed woefully.

All the parties stood for elections in 2003, but could not make a headway even though Muhammadu Buhari of the then ANPP was very popular.

In 2007, and 2011, it was the same, though new parties were registered to join the race.


This was what led to pooling of resources together to form the APC for the 2015 elections.

The most successful coalition so far has been the APC, which was formed in the build up to the 2015 elections.

Then opposition parties comprising a faction of APGA ANPP, nPDP and ACN, all came together to form the APC, which went ahead and defeated an incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan.

That success has opened the eyes of the opposition to the danger of going it alone.


Since the inauguration of the current administration, the opposition has grown weaker by the day with each of the major parties ravaged by various forms of crises and their inability to resolve same.

The incessant defections to the APC, has further made many to lose confidence in the ability of the opposition to make headway.

Despite the dismissal by the APC, all eyes are on the opposition to see what they could make of their resolve to come together and challenge the ruling party in 2027.


https://dailytrust.com/2027-hurdles-before-the-coalition/

Despite being just a few hours away from Lagos, Nigeria’s bustling commercial capital, Igbokofi, one of the rural communities in Ogun State, continues to suffer years of neglect, particularly a lack of access to basic health care. In this report, SEGUN ODUNAYO journeys into the heart of the sleepy settlement to uncover the harrowing health crisis silently gripping its residents

It had been over seven years since the ordeal, yet to Folake Olaniyi, the memory remained fresh, etched deeply into her heart like it happened just yesterday.

Her face, lined with pain and lingering anger, betrayed the weight of a loss that time hadn’t healed.

A resident of Igbokofi village in Yewa, Ogun State, Olaniyi was overwhelmed with joy in 2017 when she discovered she was pregnant again.


This time, medical checks confirmed she was expecting a boy, something she had longed for after previously giving birth to girls.

But that joy was short-lived. The absence of a functional healthcare facility in the community would soon shatter her dreams and push her to the edge of death.

Staring into the distance, Olaniyi paused to gather her thoughts before recounting the painful episode that would alter her life forever.

“When I got pregnant, I wasn’t living here,” she began. “But I returned to Igbokofi with my children after facing challenges where I was staying. My husband just left the house one day and never returned. Here in the village, I started going to the locals who worked as healthcare professionals. When it was time to deliver, I left home around 6:30 p.m. and went to the place they use as a health centre, but I was told to go back because I wasn’t in active labour yet.

“Later that night, I returned as the pain intensified. They tried to assist me with the delivery, but for several hours, nothing happened. I was in excruciating pain. Around 1 a.m., they said I should be taken to Ijoun, another village miles away from Igbokofi. There, they gave me drips to hasten the process, but there was still no progress. By morning, the doctors realised I was experiencing severe blood loss, and the specialist they had contacted for an operation said he wasn’t in town.”

Pausing to regain composure, she continued, “They advised that I be taken to Aiyetoro, a village even farther away. When we got there, I was rushed into the theatre while the head doctor hurried out to buy blood for me. Unfortunately, my baby was delivered stillborn, and I was still bleeding profusely.

“Things took a turn for the worse, and I had to be rushed again, this time to Laantoro in Abeokuta. By the time we got there, I was barely conscious and torn between life and death. The doctors needed my husband’s consent to proceed, but my brother-in-law, who had been with me throughout the journey, signed on his behalf.”

After spending about a month in the hospital, Folake thought the worst was behind her. But fate had another blow in store.

“After I was discharged, I went to live with my brother-in-law in Ijoun. I couldn’t walk on my own and had to be helped out of the car into the house. Three months later, I still felt unwell and needed medical attention again. That was when I was told my womb had been severely damaged during the delivery process and had to be removed,” she said, her voice heavy with grief.

Harvest of maternal deaths

An elder in Igbokofi, Idowu Bamgbose, sat outside his modest home, enjoying the cool evening breeze, when Saturday Punch approached him. His face bore a look that blended warmth with lingering sorrow—memories that still stung deeply.

A few years ago, his household had been filled with laughter as one of his sons married the love of his life. But the celebration would soon turn into tragedy.

“This incident happened in 2021,” he began, his voice tinged with pain. “My son’s wife went into labour around 2 a.m. We were confused and didn’t know what to do. Eventually, she was rushed to a traditional healing home in the village. Sadly, despite the best efforts of the traditional birth attendants there, she died before morning.

“My son’s wife died during labour simply because there was no proper medical facility here. We’re deeply pained by the state of our health centre, as we have to travel miles just to get any meaningful medical help.”

Another resident, Kunle Garb, echoed Elder Bamgbose’s sentiments, adding that the village had become a graveyard for many women who died during childbirth.

“We’ve lost many women here. It’s heartbreaking,” he said solemnly. “Most families keep quiet about it out of fear or shame. But I know people like Tosin Ayeni, who bled to death during childbirth. There was also Silifat Kudebi and Maria Ogunyomi, both of whom died while trying to give life. It keeps happening.”

Garb went on to decry the rise of quack medical practitioners in the community.

“Untrained nurses and doctors use all sorts of unregulated tools and methods to deliver babies here. It’s dangerous. People still go to them because we don’t have a government-owned health facility anywhere nearby. It’s either them or nothing,” he lamented.

Crossing borders for Survival

Ruth Bamgbose, wife of the village chief, offered a startling insight into the community’s desperate search for healthcare.

According to her, many residents now travel across the border into neighbouring Benin Republic for medical attention.

“We consider Benin Republic our medical safe haven,” she said. “We often have to go there just to get injections or buy basic drugs. It’s even closer than Ijoun or Abeokuta. Benin is just behind us. But once they realise we’re from Nigeria, they hike the prices of everything. It’s a constant struggle.”

Ruth added that women and the elderly bear the brunt of this hardship.


“The burden is heavier on us women, especially when it comes to our children and ageing parents. If we can’t afford treatment in Benin, we try Ijoun. But the losses we have suffered in this village are just too many. There are a few people here who’ve learnt the medical trade, and while they try their best, it’s not the same as having a proper health centre.”

Elder Bamgbose said, shaking his head slowly, “It’s true. The hospitals in Benin Republic charge us double. Whatever they charge their own people, they double it once they realise we’re Nigerians.”

Troubling statistics

In 2020, over 80,000 Nigerian women died from pregnancy-related complications such as obstructed labour, severe haemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, and eclampsia.

The World Health Organisation recommends one doctor for every 600 people; however, Nigeria’s ratio is roughly one doctor per 4,000 to 5,000 patients.

The United Nations suggests healthcare should account for about 15 per cent of a country’s annual budget, but Nigeria often falls short of this.

Nigeria’s maternal mortality rate stood at 1,047 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020, the third highest in Africa and far above the UN target of 70 deaths per 100,000 to be achieved globally within five years.

A 2023 report by the Nigerian Primary Health Care Development Agency revealed that over 60 per cent of Nigeria’s rural population lacks access to functional primary healthcare centres. Many of those that exist are understaffed or lack basic amenities such as electricity, clean water, or essential medicines.

How health centre become deplorable

An elderly man, Mr Ogunyomi, is no stranger to how the once functional health centre in the community became history. He worked there as a security officer before it ceased functioning in 2008.

“When this health centre was newly built, it was just Mummy Lekan and Mummy Fatima who served as nurses there. They cared for the sick and pregnant women. Everything was fine, and drugs were regularly supplied. The problem began when bats infested the roof, damaging it and dropping faeces, which made the entire place smell terrible.

“This drove many people away; they said they couldn’t stay in such a foul environment. That’s when the decay started, and people stopped using the centre. Eventually, drug supplies also stopped,” he explained.

Another resident, Thomas Sagunbi, confirmed the former staff’s account.

“It used to be a thriving facility back then; we never imagined it would fall into such ruin. Pregnant women were frequently delivered there, but once the stench became unbearable, the place was abandoned. After some time, the staff stopped showing up for work,” he said.


Alternative not in use

About five minutes from the dilapidated primary healthcare building stands another structure constructed for the community by the National Boundary Commission.

Donated alongside other buildings in 2004, this facility has reportedly never been used.

Garb, a resident, who earlier spoke with our correspondent, said, “A five-projects-in-one complex, comprising a police post, market, workshop, school, and health centre, was donated to the community by the National Boundary Commission in 2004, but it hasn’t been put to use.”

A visit to the building showed that it was structured like a health centre, but it lacked beds, equipment, or any medical supplies.

Distance made recruitment impossible — Ogun health commissioner

During a meeting with our correspondent at her office in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Commissioner of Health, Dr Tomi Coker, highlighted the challenges in addressing the lack of healthcare facilities in Igbokofi and the wider Yewa area.

He particularly mentioned the difficulty associated with recruiting medical personnel due to the remote location of the area.

“Yewa is a hard-to-reach terrain. It’s difficult to find qualified personnel from the Yewa area willing to work there. I believe in work-life balance, you should work where you live because you’re more likely to be invested in your community. For example, I returned from England to work here because I feel connected to my people and want to serve them. We try to recruit, but it’s challenging because it’s hard to reach. I can’t expect someone living in Abeokuta to relocate to Yewa; that wouldn’t be fair.

“We do strive as a ministry to ensure equal distribution of staff. I’ve pleaded with traditional and local government leaders to provide five qualified candidates we can train as local community midwives, since we have representatives from all local governments. But rarely do we receive applicants from Yewa. We’ve tried everything.

When asked why the facility built by the National Boundary Commission remains unused, the commissioner said many communities and politicians build health clinics without consulting the Ministry of Health, which causes problems.

“There are many communities that have built primary healthcare facilities without involving the Ministry of Health. When politicians decide to build, they do so without considering staffing, drugs, and other necessities. They then abandon these structures,” she explained.

Nigeria needs more primary healthcare centres — Experts

Former Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Abeokuta branch, Dr Kunle Ashimi, noted that Nigeria requires far more than the existing primary healthcare centres to deliver quality care at the grassroots level.


He said, “Nigeria needs over 30,000 primary healthcare centres because the majority of health issues people present with are treatable at this level. It is only when conditions become complicated or involve non-communicable diseases requiring specialist attention that patients should be referred to secondary healthcare centres such as general and state hospitals.

“Cases beyond their capacity should then be escalated to tertiary hospitals, including teaching hospitals and specialised medical centres. Common ailments like malaria ought to be managed at primary healthcare centres.”

A resident doctor at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Dr Olorunfemi Solomon, highlighted that primary healthcare facilities must provide high-quality services encompassing prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.

“Primary healthcare should offer comprehensive services that are preventive, curative, and rehabilitative to individuals within communities. This includes health education, routine check-ups, treatment of common illnesses such as malaria, and follow-up care for chronic conditions like diabetes and other infectious and non-infectious diseases. Referral to advanced facilities with specialists should only occur when cases surpass the capabilities of primary care,” he stated.

https://punchng.com/pregnant-ogun-women-flee-to-benin-republic-as-healthcare-crumbles/#google_vignette

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has urged the Federal Government to honour the 2009 FG/ASUU agreement or face a nationwide industrial action.



ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, issued this warning during a news conference in Abuja on Friday.

He stressed the importance of the government fulfilling its promises and addressing the worsening conditions in Nigerian universities.

According to Mr Piwuna, nine critical issues remain unresolved, including the stalled renegotiation process since 2017.

He listed withheld salaries from the 2022 strike and unpaid entitlements linked to the contentious Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

Mr Piwuna also criticised the delayed release of revitalisation funds and earned academic allowances due to government inaction.

Despite promises to inject ₦150 billion into universities and adjust irregular allowances by 2026, he said these commitments remain unfulfilled.

He also highlighted the marginalisation of ASUU members at state institutions such as the Kogi State University and the Lagos State University.

He added that victimisation, salary denial, and job insecurity persist in those universities, undermining staff morale.

On university autonomy, he said political interference compromised the selection of leaders, citing Nnamdi Azikiwe and Abuja universities as examples.

Mr Piwuna warned that universities were becoming battlegrounds for political and economic interests, which he described as unacceptable.

He called for a national rebirth through education, saying it was vital for Nigeria’s transformation and prosperity.

He proposed a national education summit focusing on funding, autonomy, and academic welfare to address the challenges facing university education in Nigeria.

“Education empowers citizens, drives innovation, and instils values. Without it, development is impossible,” Mr Piwuna said.

He reaffirmed ASUU’s commitment to reforming Nigerian universities and urged patriotic Nigerians and global allies to support their struggle.

He stated, “Our universities should be centres for solutions to national challenges. We are open to dialogue but will not tolerate further erosion of our rights.’

https://gazettengr.com/ASUU-threatens-fresh-nationwide-strike-over-unresolved-2009-agreement-with-fg/

helinues:
Go through your own comments history and read them as a neutral observer.

I understand you are too busy to reflect on your activities on this forum

Stop creating senseless threads, you are irredeemable, those are only two lines you got. Nothing more nothing less.

Trolling don't require logical thinking

Trolling doesn't require logical thinking [quote].
 
My comments are devoid of bitterness. 
 
When I say, you are creating senseless threads, or you are irredeemable. It's a statement of fact. It's not burnt out of bitterness because I don't have any reason to be bitter.
 
But you show bitterness often in your comments and threads, and you use that word often. it's inborn.  If you are not bitter, you won't be throwing that word every now and then.

helinues:
Stop being bitter on this forum..

Like someone asked the other time, when would you start displaying any form of happiness on this forum after missing for years?

The topic of discussion, u a go leave and be talking utterly nonsense.

Who do some of you like this?

I am always happy, Helinus. 
 
But you are always bitter because you use that word often much more than any other word, which is evidence of the fact that you are irredeemably bitter. 
 
Your bitterness is self-inflicted

helinues:
What joined them together na same thing scattering them which is pure bitterness

While you have been wrecked by T-Pain

NoIgboSoundTueh:
It doesn't concern me whether they built a university or not. And i care less on who it's named after and where it's built.
So open your eyes when replying

Emancipate yourself from acute ethnic and tribal bigotry and watch your life blossom. When you do that, I assure you that your eyes will open and you will see things more clearly and objectively.

NoIgboSoundTueh:
Palatable alternative because it's not your Agulu fraud that's sitting on throne.
Are you sure you're not yet nuts already?

Elections are long over, and when the election is over, governance begins.
 
It's inappropriate to propose a bill for the establishment of a university, and you name that university after a public officeholder who will sign it into law. It's pure sycophancy. 
 
Besides, a University of Nigerian languages in Aba. What happened to establishing a technical university tailored towards craftsmanship in Aba.

They are getting their priorities wrong.

Salewa97:
Kanu's case is just like the case of a wife who had been cheating on her husband and the husband finally caught her redhanded.

The husband would be thinking of what to do, whether to forgive her or to send her packing.

That's the dilemma FG is having with Kanu's case.

Kanu should thank his stars that the current FG is not a vindictive one

I think it should be the other way around. 

In fact, this case can be akin to the proverbial fish bone stock in the throat of the federal government.

Tallesty1:
More like the difference between APC and PDP

Remember he once said that PDP is malaria while APC is terminal cancer, and he cannot leave PDP to join APC?
For working for the APC and becoming a minister in an APC government, probably he might have been inflicted with terminal cancer.

sarrki:
I don’t have a doubt about his capabilities of him fixing it

My concern is the governors , reps, senators, perm secs,ministers , heads of mdas and other government agencies that are embedded in corruption

If there are concerns, then Tinubu doesn't have the capacity to fix this country

Vice President Kashim Shettima has extended his condolences to Malam Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), following the passing of his daughter, Fatima Kyari.


Fatima, aged 25, passed away on Friday. In his message, VP Shettima prayed for her peaceful repose and asked God to grant the family strength during this difficult time, acknowledging the painful loss of their daughter, who was in the prime of her life.


The Vice President was among the mourners who attended the funeral prayers held at the Annur Mosque in Abuja.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/10/nnpcl-chief-mele-kyari-loses-daughter-shettima-offers-condolences/

Can we see the results

helinues:
Amaechi, the ex anointed palm oil

Nigeria defeated Libya by one goal to one in the Afcon qualifications

This is an evident of the fact that you are not in control of your thought process

How can a football team defeat another by one goal to one?

Vision101:
Fixing pump ⛽ price means back to subsidy but asking private marketers to buy PMS directly from private refinery means promoting free market enterprise.

The difficulty is initial high PMS price. The benefits are elimination of corruption in subsidy, improved competition which brings price down and offers higher quality service, more refineries will come on stream, more job availability, savings in fx because of no more importation of petroleum products, energy security etc.

You go explain tire

Peppysco:
You make too many unintelligent comments on Nairaland. All you need is a little bit of education.
When a market or sector is Deregulated, it means, there's absence of government control or interference. Therefore, the market forces dictate the ruling price in the market.
The price of fuel will continue to rise or fluctuate for now until other refineries become operational or marketers import from other countries to boost supply, which eventually breaks Dangote's monopoly.

You claim to be intelligent but didn't address why government is now permitting marketers to lift petrol from dangote refinery in a deregulated sector

FG have the power to permit Oil Marketers to bypass NNPCL but don't have power to fix pump price of petrol

Thunder 🔥 Tinubu

PDP shall rise again