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Yobe Employs 35 Professors From India, Philippines For University

Yobe Employs 35 Professors From India, Philippines For University 12 September, 2013 Local The Yobe state government has employed 35 professors from India and Philippines for its state own university in Damaturu the state capital. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Musa Alabe informed the governor while on a visit to the institution that the first of the learned fellows that were earlier approved for resumption in the university will be arriving the state capital this weekend. He said series of advertisement made in the national dailies requesting for qualified academic staff in the institution yielded little or no desired result. The decision to employ the said professors according to him is to improve the standards of teaching and learning in the various fields of human endeavour in the institution. Professor Musa Alabe says 21 of the professors were employed from India while 14 others were from Philippians. He thank the governor for gr

REVEALED: Why Jonathan Sacked Nine Ministers

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REVEALED: Why Jonathan Sacked Nine Ministers 12 September, 2013 Local President Goodluck Jonathan sacked nine ministers yesterday – in a shocking move that sparked questions on the motive of the action. Five factors accounted for the ministers’ sack: According to highly-placed sources in government, some of the reasons are: non-performance; security reports on alleged corruption; political allegiance and doubtful loyalty to the President; poor management of turn-key projects; and the crisis in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). A source, who pleaded not to be named because of the “sensitivity” of the matter, said: “You will recall that the President asked the ministers to sign a performance bond. About four of the nine ministers failed to live up to expectations in the assessment of the Presidency. “In fact, three of the ministers were yet to understand their mandate after being in office for two and a half years. One of the ministers had mo

The Untold Story Of The ASUU Strike

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The Untold Story Of The ASUU Strike 12 September, 2013 Education In the past two months, university teachers have been on strike. There is no sign of when the action will end, despite the Federal Government’s release of N100 billion for renovation of universities’ infrastructure and N30 billion for the payment of earned allowances. The money, the lecturers say, does not meet their demands. Parents and students are also urging the Federal Government to honour the agreement in full. The Federal Government may consider the N100 billion it has released out of the N500 billion for infrastructural projects in 61 universities a big deal but university teachers think otherwise. Despite pressure from various quarters that it should manage what the government has offered and end its 74-day old strike, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is not moved. Members of the union in the public universities nationwide are insisting that the Federal Governm