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The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, has said the union is still consulting on what its reply will be to the offers the Federal Government made for it to end its eight-month-old strike. According to Vanguard, the consultation is being done with members across the country and other critical stakeholders. “We have what the government is offering and have transmitted the same to our members nationwide, and we are consulting on what the next line of action will be. You know a tree does not make a forest, and our union is democratic in nature and practice. “As for how long the consultation would take, I cannot say, but it may go beyond this week. Whatever we decide on is going to be in the national interest, the interest of our children, the interest of our members and the good of all,” Ogunyemi said. Recall that after a series of meetings the leadership of the union held with the government team led by the Minister of

A fuel tanker on Wednesday morning caught fire at the Magboro section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The incident, which happened around 06 am, caused gridlock at Magboro, outward Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Punchng The PUNCH gathered that firefighters have arrived at the scene of the fire outbreak. It was also learnt that the fuel being conveyed by the tanker had spilled to the other side of the expressway – leading inward to Lagos. This is coming barely 25 days after a fuel-laden tanker went up in flames at the Kara end of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed that no fewer than two persons died with 29 vehicles burnt in the November 7 incident. News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/39MqcKf via EDUPEDIA

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum. The Borno State Government says the Boko Haram terrorists have killed many residents of the state because they volunteered information to the military. Isa Gusau, the spokesperson for the Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum, stated this on his Twitter handle. Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum. He noted that it was not true that the people did not cooperate or give intelligence to the military as has been alleged in some quarters. Gusau added that the Boko Haram even confirmed that its fighters killed Zabarmari farmers because they captured one of the terrorists and handed him over to the soldiers recently. He said, “This is one of many consequences of Borno peoples’ cooperation in years now. Many have died for giving intelligence to soldiers, yet the communities won’t stop. Many have followed soldiers to the battles and died, yet they won’t stop. Let us hear one idiot accuse the Borno people again. “They said Born

Farooq Kperogi An Associate Professor in the United States and social critic, Dr Farooq Kperogi, has questioned the explanation that Borno State farmers needed military clearance to go to their farms when the military and their personnel are not safe from Boko Haram. Kperogi on Tuesday lamented that the Boko Haram terrorists had claimed a record number of the lives of soldiers in the last two years, more than since 2009 when the insurgency started. Farooq Kperogi On Twitter, the professor wrote, “The Boko Haram has murdered more soldiers in the last two years than at any point since 2009, yet the government wants farmers to get clearance from the same military (that also isn’t safe from the Boko Haram) before going to their farms. “It is like seeking clearance from the police to avoid being kidnapped even when the police are themselves routinely kidnapped and released only when they pay the handsome ransom. Plus, this undercuts the government’s propaganda that Boko Haram doe

Operatives of Ogun Police Command, on Tuesday, busted a baby factory at Ofada, Mowe, Obafemi-Owode LGA and rescued ten captives, including pregnant mothers and kids. The operator of the factory, Mrs Florence Ogbonna, reportedly fled but her daughter and a physically challenged man were arrested. The physically challenged man was allegedly responsible for impregnating the young girls, and after delivery, Mrs Ogbonna sold their babies. The woman, now on the run, who was arrested for a similar offence, is standing trial for human trafficking. The young expectant mothers, aged 18 to 24 years, were transported from Imo, Abia and Ebonyi states with a promise of securing employment for them but later lured into the illicit trade. Speaking with newsmen in Abeokuta, the spokesman of the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the fleeing operator of the baby factory was under court bail but decided to return to her “usual business.” Oyeyemi said the command had launched a search for the wo