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ASUU begins two-week warning strike over poor funding

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso chapter, on Wednesday commenced a two-week warning strike over what they called poor funding of the university by the owner states. The institution, DAILY POST reports, is jointly owned by both Oyo and Osun state governments. ASUU in a statement jointly signed by the duo of Comrades Biodun Olaniran and Toyin Abegunrin after its congress on Wednesday declared that LAUTECH chapter of the union had gotten approval to embark on the warning strike from the national body of the union. They said despite the Memorandum of Action (MoA) signed between the union and the Governing Council of the University after its eight months old strike last year, government of the two states have reneged on fulfilling their own part of the deal. They maintained that the two states headed by Senator Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo) and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (Osun) only paid one out of the elev
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What politicians are after – Banky W warns Nigerians

Popular singer cum actor, Banky W has warned Nigerians against taking sides in heated arguments over political leaders in the country. Banky W, writing on his Twitter page, said all politicians are after their self interest, therefore none should be sided with. This is coming after operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS,  blocked the entrance of the National Assembly , preventing lawmakers from gaining access to the chambers. This led to the dismissal of the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura. According to Banky W, politicians in the country were playing with Nigeria’s destiny, adding that they do not have the interest of Nigerians at heart. He therefore called on citizens to look for a new way forward. He wrote: “Politicians are playing musical chairs with our country’s destiny. Instead of us coming together and cancelling all of them, some of us are picking sides, fighting on their behalf and falsely accusing ourselve
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ENTERTAINMENTWhat Wizkid has done for me – Duncan Mighty

Nigerian musician, Duncan Wene Mighty Okechukwu, popularly known as Duncan Mighty, has reacted to insinuations trailing his trending hit song with Nigerian Starboy, Wizkid entitled Fake Love. Nigerians on social media had called out the Rivers-born artiste after the release of the music video, stating that Wizkid revived his (Duncan Mighty’s) dead career. They also claimed that Wizkid’s voice dominated the song. But in an interview with NET TV, Duncan Mighty admitted that the music video was a turn around for his music career. He stated that Wizkid was like a family to him, and hailed the Ajegunle-born artiste as Africa’s number one. He said, “I just want to say a big thank you to start boy wizkid, because after fake love, it was a big turn around for me. “Big shout out to my brother my blood Wizkid. “From the day of the recording to the video, it was not like coming together to do collaboration, It was not like managers meeting, it was more like working with you
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POGBA IN BARCA

 Barcelona to wait until Aug. 31 for Pogba Barcelona have not given up on signing  Paul Pogba  from Manchester United before the Spanish transfer window closes on Aug. 31, despite the English market closing on Thursday, according to  Mundo Deportivo . The Spanish publication says that sources from the La Liga giants still believe that the deal is not dead even though United would be unable to sign a replacement if they part ways with the France international. Mundo Deportivo reports Pogba is still keen on leaving Old Trafford due to his lack of relationship with manager Jose Mourinho and adds that Barcelona officials are in regular contact with his agent Mino Raiola. The Catalans have money to spend following the Thursday's departures of Yerry Mina and Andre Gomes to Everton and they believe that Pogba would be the most exciting signing they could do before the Spanish transfer window closes. Madrid set to move for Bayern's Thiago The Premier League transfer wind
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AAUA HUMBOLDT KOLLEG, 2018

AAUA HUMBOLDT KOLLEG, 2018 MAR 03 TARGET PARTICIPANTS The Humboldt-Kolleg is targeted at all who are involved in research and innovation management in academic institutions, as well as those interested in undertaking cutting edge research. These include (but not limited to) Vice-Chancellors, Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Directors of Research Institutes, Provosts/Deans of Faculties/Colleges/Directors of Centres and Institutes, Senior academics and researchers from universities and research institutes, Research Managers and Administrators, Postgraduate Students, Policy Makers, Industrialists, Environmentalists, Microbiologists, Biochemists, Physicists etc. GENERAL INFORMATION There will be twelve (12) Plenary/Technical Sessions, 1 Keynote Presentation, 2 Lead Papers, 10 Invited Paper Presentations and at least 56 Oral Presentations and 2 Poster Sessions in the evenings of Days 1 and 2. View conference page  :  www.aauahumboldt2018.com
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ADMISSION INTO THE JUPEB PROGRAMME 2018/2019 ACADEMIC SESSION

ADMISSION INTO THE JUPEB PROGRAMME 2018/2019 ACADEMIC SESSION JUL 30 Applications are invited from suitable qualified candidate into the JUPEB programme of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State for the 2018/2019 Academic session. Highly successful candidate, after an approved examination administered by the Joint Universities Preliminary Examination Board [JUPEB] are eligible for consideration for Direct Entry admission into the 200 level of the degree programmes of the University through Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board [JAMB]. The JUPEB Programme of AAUA will provide an intensive one year programme teaching subjects in line with JUPEP Syllabus for admission according to the following subject combination groupings. 1. Accounting\Business Studies\Economics 2. Accounting\Economics\Geography 3. Accounting\Economics\Government 4. Business Studies\Economics\Government 5. Biology/Chemistry/Physics 6. Biology/Economics/Government 7. Biology/Mathematic
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