by Tolu Orekoya 800 workers from the former Afribank Plc (now Mainstreet Bank) got their pink slips on Friday last week. The firing came despite being told by the federal government and organised labour to keep staff on the payroll until disputes between management and staff were resolved. A few days earlier, discussions between the Ministry of... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya “Be the change you wish to see in the world” – Mahatma Gandhi So PDP’s old kick is new again—the promise to tackle corruption. I am no political expert or pundit, but something didn’t sit quite right with me when the newly-minted National Publicity Secretary Olisa Metuh stated, “The party will soon... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Dr. Karo Ogbinaka is the Chairman ASUU/UNILAG. He is also a member of the Department of Philosophy at the University of. Lagos, Nigeria with a specialty in analytic philosophy. After his appearance on Y! TV’s Rubbin’ Minds last Sunday, YNaija had a quick chat with him on the whole ASUU episode. ... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang For 42 working days, activities in every major tertiary institution were put on hold as ASUU went on strike. In that period of time, the union and the federal government went into dialogue. Here are some of the soundbites that we read as the negotiations went on and eventually the strike was... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Since 7 December, 2012, students of public tertiary institutions in the country have been at home because of the ASUU strike. According to Professor Ruquyyatu Rufai, the Minister of Education, N106 billion was required to meet the demands of ASUU. According to ASUU’s website, “In 2001, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) entered into an agreement with ASUU that... Read More
Recent rumblings about plans by Nigeria’s major oil union to wade into the fray and join the ongoing protests by organised labour and civil society groups have been confirmed. In a statement issued by the union’s president, Babatunde Ogun, “We are hereby notifying the Federal Government of Nigeria … that PENGASSAN (The Petroleum and Natural Gas... Read More
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