FG Sacks over 100 University Staff

According to daily post, not fewer than 106 workers of University Staff Schools in the country have been allegedly sacked by the Federal Government. It’s also reported that 76 members from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Osun State were also said to be on the waiting list for disengagement.

The information was disclosed on Wednesday at the SSANU’s ongoing NEC meeting at the Micheal Imoudu National Institute for a labor studies, MINILS, Ilorin, Kwara State.

REMOVAL OF FUEL SUBSIDY THE BEST OPTION FOR NIGERIA

It’s a sad story that most Nigerians lack good information and skills of a rational consumer which push them into following selfish leaders to campaign against the removal of fuel subsidy.

Economically, the removal of subsidy will increase revenue for the country as about N16.4 billion used to subsidies petroleum price every month can now be used to aid capital project giving room for social development.

Secondly with the upper benchmark of N145 per litter placed on petroleum pump price, opens the marketers into high level of competition as individuals now have the right to import petroleum and sell based on convenient price but not more than N145 per litter.  Now it should be cleared to Nigerians that oil is market driven and opening the market for competition will in future benefit Nigeria and Nigerians.

So also subsidy removal will reduce hoarding, smuggling and diversion substantially and stabilize price at the actual product price. It will create labor market stability, potentially creating new jobs through new investment in private refineries and retails

President Muhammed Buhari saving N1.5trillions ($7.5billion) yearly from removal of fuel subsidy is sure to help Nigeria conveniently establish and fund enough gas projects in the Niger Delta area and every other oil producing state which Lagos is now one (as announced by Lagos state governor Akinwumi Ambode) for the next 10 years caring for not only domestic gas consumption but also to improve elasticity power supply.

Now dear friends you can imagine Nigeria with good social development, employments, stable electricity supply, high level of competition within petrol marketers meaning you can buy fuel from any filling station of your desire price not more than N145 per litter. Then Nigeria will no longer be tormented, terrorized, brutalized and harassed by  NUPENG and PENGASSAN the petroleum labour unions that never campaign for the good of common Nigerians but campaign only for their selfish interest and the wellbeing of their families.

Remember good society encourages sound learning and sound/quality learning attitude leads to good education while good education increase knowledge about the world we live in given the present generation quick sight into greater achievements creating better future for generation to come.

Am Adefowoju  Ayodele unveiling the future leaders with the right key. My full support for change and development is 100%. 

JAMB TO FIX GENERAL CUT-OFF MARKS BY JUNE 2

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said to have concluded all processes to commence admission exercise for 2016. The organization is set to hold a policy meeting with stakeholders to fix cut-off points for all courses.

The policy meeting is to give a leading for the commencement of the 2016 admission exercise and is to be presided by the Honorable Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu.

In a statement issued by the spokesperson of JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin on Monday 16-5-2016 in Abuja, he said the honorable minister of education will at the meeting underscore the importance and relevance of these decision-makers  on admission into tertiary institution and issues bordering on the general well-being of the system will be discussed and decision to be taken.

He said this year meeting is set for June 2. Nationally accepted cut-off marks will be decided and issue Federal Government guidelines and regulation would be articulated and decision taken.

The meeting is to be attended by Heads of all tertiary institutions, Vice-chancellors, Rectors, Provost, NUC, National Youth Corps and others.

Source:  Daily Post

Secondary School students escape death from collapsed building

Four secondary school students as said to have escaped death from a collapsed two-storey building in Ilorin on Wednesday.

According to News Nigeria the students had been taken to the uncompleted building by one of their teacher to carry out a menial labour.

The teacher is said to have taken the students numerous times to the site as a form of punishment.

On Wednesday, while the boys were still busy on the site the two-storey building collapsed traping the students underneath.
The students were swiftly reduce and taken to the nearby building where they were cleaned up and return back to school.

Jamb Change of institutions/ course form closing date announced

This is to inform the general public that Jamb as announced the closing date for the sale of change of institutions/course form for this year 2016. The official closing date is 13th of May 2016.

Lagos State University (LASU) 2016/2017 Postgraduate Admission Form is out

The Postgraduate School of the Lagos State University on their website invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for admission into various postgraduate programmes at the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, for the 2016/2017 academic session
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Admission Requirements  and 

Methods of Application

Short history about May day popularly know as workers day

Now it’s a day to rest, a day to celebrate, a day to be with our families for 24 hours. Meanwhile this day was brought into existence by the second international, a pan-national organization of socialist and communist political parties to commemorate the Haymarket affair which occurred in Chicago on 4 may 1886

Haymarket affair

The Haymarket blast or Haymarket riot was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on Tuesday may 4 1886 at Haymarket square in Chicago. This protest was said to have started as a peaceful rally in support of workers striking for an eight-hour day and in reaction to the killing of several workers. During the peaceful protest an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb at police as they acted to disperse the public meeting.

The bomb blast that lead to gunfire from the police resulted in deaths and scores of people were wounded. After the riots, eight anarchists were later convicted for conspiracy through the internationally publicized legal proceedings. Seven were sentenced to death and one to a term of 15 years in prison.

The then governor of Illinois Richard J. Oglesby later changed the death sentence of two of the defendants to life in prison. One of the defendants committed suicide in jail rather than face the gallows while four were hanged on Nov 11, 1887.

In 1893, a new governor emerged and pardoned the remaining defendants and criticized the trial.

The Haymarket affair is generally considered significant as the origin of international workers day or May Day and the point of the incident still remains remarkable in Chicago till present.

Not minding the repression and several discouraging achiness that came up after the May 4 bombing, the Chicago wage earners only linked their forces and stiffened their resistance.

Popular pressure continued for the establishment of the 8-hour day, leading to a convention of the American federation of labor (AFL) in 1888, the union decided to campaign for the 8-hour day again, 1 may 1890 was agreed upon for workers to strike in pursue of eight-hour work day. In 1891, the second international recognized May Day as annual event. In 1904 social democratic party were called on to demonstrate actively on May first to establish eight hours work day and get workers rights. Unions of all countries were urged to go on strike on May 1, wherever it is possible without injury to the workers.

Today we celebrate past heroes and freedom. Happy international workers day.  

Better to comply than staying at home Unilag students re-think

The management of University of Lagos declaer their sincere Appreciations toward the action of the students to have comply with the condition for reabsorbtion of students back to school after few weeks of strike due to students protest last month.

This is contained in a statement by the Deputy Registrar, Information Unit of the institution, Mr Toyin Adebule and issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos.According to the statement, a total of 19,373 students had downloaded the indemnity forms as at 12.30 p.m. on Friday, April 29.It said that contrary to the resistance put up by the proscribed students’ union leaders of the institution, the students had been besieging their faculties to sign the necessary forms ahead of resumption.

NAN reports that the senate of the University had, on April 25, announced that the institution would resume full academic activities on May 2.

Part of the conditions given to the students was that they should visit the school website and download the undertaking and indemnity form fill and submit to their various departments.