andresia: Msg for demdem, willy7willy, berem, dayokanu, pointB, Freeglobe, eko ile, sladie walex, and oda arch bigots who see tins only thru d myopic view of their tribes

You forgot to mention their mother Desola.

Demdem:

Fool, so in ur daft state writing in bold simply means shouting right? U are so dumb. Anyay, how i choose to write is none of ur business and adds no value to the topic of discussion here. before u found ursef in this community, have always been writing like that and ur stupidity wont stop me from such.

Fool, wasnt Jonathan the VP? wasnt he a former lecturer that was supposed to advise the sick yaradua? Admit it, Jonathan as just a waste throughout this period as he was in bayelsa as Gov.

Again, what about the MOU signed last year with ASUU? Jonathan wasnt in charge right.

Tahat, u are running mad ooo.

Does anyone still need further proof that this guy is a lost cause? You make it seem plausible that asylum inmates now have access to the internet, your arguments are always an insult to common sense. Tufia!

Reptyle: Seems even Mr. president and Mr Senate President were all parties to the 2009 agreement and also played a key role in its review last year.

http://thenationonlineng.net/new/ASUU-jonathan-party-pact/

Strange to see all these key players feigning ignorance of the content of that agreement barely 5 years after agreeing to it. Perhaps GEJ did not know at the time that the onus to implement it would fall on him at the time.

Poetic justice

Ignorant people like you are worse problems to the country than the corruption ravaging our society. That agreement was supposedly negotiated over a period of weeks if not months by a committee set up by president Yaradua. He shot himself in the foot by selecting people from the academia to negotiate onbehalf of the FG and the minute an agreement was supposedly reached, vice President Jonathan had no powers to reject the agreement as Pres Yardua had committed the government to agreeing to a "negotiated" outcome. ASUU clearly took advantage of the FG'S naivety and somehow succeeded in getting the agreement signed and thats exactly why they've been insisting on the implementation of the 2009 agreement and nothing else. Airheads like you and Demdemoron should stop peddling petty lies and misinforming people.

Demdem: [b]If not for Foolish and miserable leaders of which Jonathan was a chief player when the agreement was signed we wouldn't be where we are today.

As beautiful as the agreement is i have always been uncomfortable with FG funding States universities (that is my only issue with the agreement). I wont Blame ASUU because as a Union, the interest of its members and constituencies comes first.
In our individual lives, when we negotiate, we make sure we position and present ourselves on a positive footing to get the best and that ASUU simply did and should be praised for doing a good job. They caught the killer party by the balls.

Having said this, an agreement is an agreement. The idea that its not implementable is pure rubbish. As long as our govt continue to have enough resources for frivolities like food, cars, gates, foreign trips, presidential jets, NASS expenses, executive recklessness running into billions yearly, only the extremely foolish will believe such crap.
UNICEF recommends 26% of a country's budget to education, as it is today we are not even close to half of that. For me, 20% to education should be the starting point.

Here to me is the way foward from this stalemate.

1) Considering the fact that our govt has to live to his words and responsible, Jonathan should immediately implement the full details of the agreement since day 1 when it was signed till Oct 31st 2013. The govt is bound to abide by its signed agreement. u dont change the goal post when the play is ongoing.

2) ASUU should immediately call off the strike as soon as (1) is done.

3) Jonathan should immediately call for re-negotiation of the FG/ASUU agreement to reflect current global practices and country's capabilities.

(3) should never be implemented before (2) because it will cause a very bad precedence and (2) should never be considered before (1) because the FG will term his citizens has fools. they all should follow sequentially as i have proposed.

Hopefully by the time we get to (3) Jonathan will ensure that far more smarter peeps than him will be employed to negotiate on behalf of the FG. ASUU will always have good representations no doubt.[/b]

Since the day you came crying into this world you've never made sense! Your arguments in totality are always an insult to literacy, even the significance of the most basic arguments somehow manages to dodge your fish brain, Demdemoron go get help!

Something tells me if some kind of investigation is carried out to investigate the circumstances surrounding the FG's signing of that agreement something sinister would be discovered. There's just no way a literate person would read that agreement and not be shocked at its one sidedness and how outrageous it is - NO WAY! That the government was not able to extract a SINGLE area they can point to as their own side of the bargain makes it all the more curious. Perhaps ASUU must have consulted some high powered "dibia" to hoodwink Gamaliel Onosode and his group of 9 former vice chancellors and Pro Chancellors who Yaradua had selected to negotiate onbehalf of the FG.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is gradually losing sympathy from the general public. Reason: The union’s perceived “un- implementable” agreement with the Federal Government in 2009, which has ground operations in the nation’s universities since July 1 is causing ripples. Last week, the Senate expressed grave concern on the protracted strike by ASUU and urged the university lecturers to return to the classroom while effort is being made to meet their demands. However, a number of Nigerians were angered last week by the revelation of details of ASUU’s agreement with the government in 2009. For many, the demands were not only outrageous but that such demands were neither made nor paid to lecturers in any part of the world. It was alleged that those who negotiated and signed the agreement on behalf of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua’s government at the time had thought that it would be immediately implemented and hoped to benefit from it. Otherwise, it has been alleged that hardly would anyone in his right senses agree to such demands. Against this background, Senate President David Mark expressed shock on the content of the agreement during a motion on the strike on Wednesday. According to him, those who signed that agreement with ASUU were not only unfair to the nation but were also a bunch of ignorant persons, “who did not know their right from their left.” Details of ASUU demands as contained in the agreement and read on the floor of the Senate last Wednesday showed that the lecturers were asking for maternity leave, housing loan, sick leave, injury pension, vehicle loan/car refurbishing loan, postgraduate supervision allowance, teaching practice/industrial supervision/ field trip allowances and honoraria for external moderation of undergraduate and postgraduate examinations. Other demands were postgraduate study grants, external assessment of readers or professors, call duty/clinical hazard, responsibility allowance, excess workload allowance, staff schools, provision of office accommodation and facilities, pension of academic staff, compulsory retirement age, formation of university pension fund administrator, National Health Insurance Scheme and funding of the universities.
In all, ASUU demanded for a whopping N1.5 trillion expected to be paid within three years of 2009 to 2011. A breakdown of the proposed payment plan is as follows: N472,031,575,919 in 2009; N497,331,778,701 in 2010 and N548,768,190,681 in 2011. ASUU also demanded that each state university shall require N3,680,018 per student for the period between 2009 and 2011. [b] To underscore the level of the perceived outrageous demand, Senator Sola Adeyeye (Osun Central), who is also a former lecturer, said he almost wept when he saw the agreement signed
by the Federal Government with ASUU, saying there is nowhere in the world where such allowances demanded are paid to lecturers. Adeyeye, a professor of Molecular Biology and senator on the platform of the AllProgressives Congress (APC), who ordinarily was expected to be sentimental in his submission, having been a one-time member of ASUU and simultaneously anopposition lawmaker, opted to put sentiment aside and hit the nail on the head. According to him, there is nowhere in the world where the central government is asked to fund state universities. He also added that it was whimsical for professors to be asking for allowances beforesupervising postgraduate students. “I asked ASUU during one of our meetings: is there any nation where any of such allowances is paid according to international standard? A typical teacher teaches two courses in a semester for three hours a week. You are paid salaries, why should you be paid again for these other things? Where in the world are lecturers paid examination allowances? Where is a professor paid allowances for supervising postgraduate students? Why is he a professor in the first place? What you cannot ask for in other spheres ought not be asked for here.
“The standard practice in the United States is that if you go on sabbatical, you ‘ll be paid for six months; if you spend more than that, you have to fund it yourself. Where in the world do you say the Federal Government should be involved in the funding of state universities?” Adeyeye queried. [/b] Still expressing shock on the content of the agreement, Mark said: “I was really wondering whether this was signed or it was just a proposal. But when he concluded, he said it was signed. It only shows the level of people the executive sent to go and negotiate on its behalf because ab initio, people must be told the truth, what can be accomplished and what cannot be accomplished…ASUU took advantage of the ignorance of those who were sent and simply just allowed this agreement to go on because it is obvious that this is going to be a very difficult piece of paper to implement.” At any rate, a number of people have argued that
if the quality of education will improve upon the implementation of the agreement, the federal government would have been encouraged to shift ground. But some educational consultants have alleged high level of negligence of duty by ASUU and submitted that the demand is in contrast with what obtains in the universities as there are allegations that lecturers are absent in most classes and busy consulting for foreign organisations while project supervision is haphazardly done. The end result –half-baked graduates are produced.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/ASUU-s-arm-twisting-agreement/162728/

Sourcehttp://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/ASUU-s-arm-twisting-agreement/162728/

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Hope they planted a bug on them. Seriously sha, I think Jonathan and the JTF have done their part, it's now up to the terrorists and the so called Northern lepers elders.

The Joint Task (JTF) has released Hassana Yakubu, wife of the wanted leader of the Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau, sources close to the federal government’s Dialogue and Amnesty Committee told Daily Trust yesterday. She was released last week alongside Malama Zara, wife of slain leader of the group, Mohammed Yusuf, and seven other wives of top commanders of the Boko Haram sect who have been in detention for months. Also released are three children of Shekau as well as 13 others who were arrested alongside their mothers in various locations in Yobe State, the source said. The detainees were handed over to the Yobe State government which in turn handed them over to the Borno State government. They were later reconnected with their families in a brief ceremony which took place at the executive chambers of the deputy governor of Borno State, Zanna Umar Mustapha. The women and children, who were brought to Maiduguri by Barrister Aliyu Shehu, the special adviser to the Yobe State governor and the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Asma ‘u Kolo, we’re received by Borno Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Kaka Shehu, and other top government functionaries on behalf of Governor Kashim Shettima. Our correspondent gathered that Shekau’s wife and children were arrested by the JTF in a rented apartment in Damaturu about 10 months ago. The house was thoroughly searched and sophisticated weapons recovered before the building was demolished after the family was taken into custody, the source said. Zara was said to have corroborated this during her remarks before she was released to her family who were at the government house to receive her. Daily Trust source said she attributed their travails to Allah and quoted verses of the Holy Quran that says ‘God has reason for everything’. She also confirmed that she and her children had been in custody for ten months but said they dedicated their time to prayers and supplications. Barrister Kaka Shehu who spoke to our correspondent on the modalities that led to their release said the Yobe State government had earlier contacted government officials in Borno State indicating its readiness to release the detainees who were said to be indigenes of Borno State. “On the appointed date, the special adviser to Yobe State governor brought the women and children as well as a covering letter which was signed by Yobe State Attorney-General, Barrister Ahmed Goniri. I and some of my fellow commissioners received them on behalf of our governor who was unavoidably absent,” the justice commissioner said. Shehu said apart from identifying names, the letter did not give details about the ladies. He said the women were told to reintegrate themselves into the society and also take part in the peace process initiated by the federal government with active support of the Borno and Yobe State governments. The commissioner said the women were also immediately enrolled into the skill acquisition programme of the state government while the state Ministry of Women Affairs gave them five sets of wrappers and 10 yards of brocade for each of the children. He said the sum of N100, 000 was also approved for each of them. The commissioner said similar gesture was extended to the six women and 14 children that were detained in Borno State but released in the first phase of the amnesty programme. It was not clear whether the remaining commanders whose wives were released are alive but our correspondent gathered that some of the women released had trouble in joining their families. A top government source confirmed that in one of the neighbourhoods in Maiduguri, the family of one of the released women told her to leave because they were afraid that the operatives of the JTF will come and arrest them. “One of the commissioners that were involved in the release of the women had to intervene and told the woman’s family not to entertain any fear,” the source said. Meanwhile, top security source also told our correspondent that one of the children that were released during the first exercise was captured with a letter at the Sambisa forest.

dailytrust.com.ng/index.php/top-stories/56923-shekau-s-wife-others-freed

megainvest: Interesting stuff. You might want to check; the number of FPSOs in Nigeria is definitely more than 2 (Should be about 5 or 6). Total and Mobil also have some. The contract in question is most likely for Total's Egina FPSO which has suffered a lot of delays over the last few years.

Oops Ok then, 5 or 6 we have.

Massive endorsement for Nigeria's petroleum sector this, despite recent negative developments in the sector, this is a very welcome vote of confidence. It isnt clear who ordered this but the only two FPSO's in the country are owned by Shell and Chevron. I remember Shell's Bonga FPSO was fabricated offshore and sailed whole into the country but with the Nigerian content law now in force, huge aspects of the project would have to be constructed in Nigeria providing massive job opportunities - We heading towards another 1.2 million folks!
Its all plus no minus - FRESH AIR Styleeeee.

SEOUL (AFP) – South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries said Thursday it had won a $3.0 billion order to build a giant offshore oil storage platform in Nigeria. Under the deal with an unnamed client, the shipbuilder will construct the floating platform used to store and process oil, which will begin operations in 2017, Samsung said in a statement. The Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platform is 330 metres (1,082 feet) long, 61 metres wide and capable of storing up to 2.3 million barrels of oil, it said. The latest deal is the most expensive globally for this type of structure, Samsung said, adding many parts of the platform will be built in Nigeria. Samsung — one of the world’s top three shipbuilders — has won orders worth $7.8 billion so far this year including the latest deal, after setting an annual target of $13 billion

vanguardngr.com/2013/06/samsung-heavy-to-build-3-0bn-oil-storage-in-nigeria/

REHOZIBAH:

I concur wt u! Most pipo who comment here may b wer children wen NADECO battled Abacha to standstil they just belly-ache wen eva dey hear d name Tinubu

One of d major financier then if nt d major financier then was a certain Bola Ahmed Tinubu a Senior Treasury Ofiicer(Infact he was d Chief Internal Auditor) of Mobil then who was oiling d propaganda machinery of NADECO

D government was closing in on him thru evry means posible including threats of cancelling all JV agreement Nigeria has wt Mobil

But Mobil didn't want to lose him to politics so dey facilitated his transfer to d Houston,Texas HQ wia he continued as Chief Financial Officer of EMEA(Emerging Markets Middle-east n Africa)

Infact I kno of a fact dat som pipo wer deliberately askd to go abroad by NADECO chieftains then to serve as offshore pressure group on d Abacha regime

Those who chose to remain wer eida considered too old hence cudnt leave

Tinubu cudnt av refused to relocate abroad then as he was stil an employee of Mobil but very active n visible in all d clandestine n tactical organizations of NADECO being one of its financiers

Wyl abroad,evri active participant in Nadeco then benefitted frm Tinubu's benevolence n deep contact in d outside world

We kno pipo who jst started politics ystaday n whose sources of Billions cud b traced to wen dey started holding political offices

But 4 pipo lik Tinubu,Ladoja(was in Shell for 23yrs),Ajimobi(was in Shell n went on 2 bcum MD of National Oil now CONOIL),Ibikunle Amosun(was External Auditor for many IOCs in d 80s/90s)

Irrespective of dia foibles n few weaknesses,dez guys n a few I dnt av info on dem aint paupers by any shred of imaginations

If u don't kno,then u don't kno!

I'll be honest, I didn't know most of what you just said. Earns them some points.

REHOZIBAH:

I concur wt u! Most pipo who comment here may b wer children wen NADECO battled Abacha to standstil they just belly-ache wen eva dey hear d name Tinubu

One of d major financier then if nt d major financier then was a certain Bola Ahmed Tinubu a Senior Treasury Ofiicer(Infact he was d Chief Internal Auditor) of Mobil then who was oiling d propaganda machinery of NADECO

D government was closing in on him thru evry means posible including threats of cancelling all JV agreement Nigeria has wt Mobil

But Mobil didn't want to lose him to politics so dey facilitated his transfer to d Houston,Texas HQ wia he continued as Chief Financial Officer of EMEA(Emerging Markets Middle-east n Africa)

Infact I kno of a fact dat som pipo wer deliberately askd to go abroad by NADECO chieftains then to serve as offshore pressure group on d Abacha regime

Those who chose to remain wer eida considered too old hence cudnt leave

Tinubu cudnt av refused to relocate abroad then as he was stil an employee of Mobil but very active n visible in all d clandestine n tactical organizations of NADECO being one of its financiers

Wyl abroad,evri active participant in Nadeco then benefitted frm Tinubu's benevolence n deep contact in d outside world

We kno pipo who jst started politics ystaday n whose sources of Billions cud b traced to wen dey started holding political offices

But 4 pipo lik Tinubu,Ladoja(was in Shell for 23yrs),Ajimobi(was in Shell n went on 2 bcum MD of National Oil now CONOIL),Ibikunle Amosun(was External Auditor for many IOCs in d 80s/90s)

Irrespective of dia foibles n few weaknesses,dez guys n a few I dnt av info on dem aint paupers by any shred of imaginations

If u don't kno,then u don't kno!

I'll be honest, I didn't know most of what you just said. Earns them some points.