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IMPENDING ASUU STRIKE: ONE TOO MANY

Opinion Reading the impression and expression written on the faces of Students across Nigerian Universities, studying different courses, especially in Bayero University, Kano on Friday 4th February, 2022, it was an obvious disposition of uncertainty. Apprehension littered the humid air. In small groups, Students conversed among themselves on a similar topic. "Are we really embarking on another ASUU strike?" was the the most frequently asked questions on campus as the first week of the second month in the new year gradually winds down. All across most Universities in Nigeria, the Academic Staff Union Of University popularly referred to as ASUU in the labour industry, met at an emergency Congress meeting on Thursday 3rd February, 2022 at the various branch levels. The discussion and deliberation centered on the report of Memorandum of Action (MoA) signed between the Federal government of Nigeria and the Union (FGN/ASUU) and the level of implementation thus far. The major issues...

...THE FUTURE

When we talk about the future, most of us including me always and most at times confuse it with having big dreams and  sitting loose waiting for such dreams to come to fruition without us laying solid foundation and struggling for it. Hear me loud this morning; one secret we were not told early is the fact that you should never expect the world to be good to you just because you're a good person. When you see a good person making it steadily towards their dreams, it means they did not wait for the world; they went for the world. Remember, the track to success is not always rosy. It is more than having good grades in the University.  Try to utilise this template: When you have a great dream, the genesis of your actions should be prayers. Never stop praying to the Almighty and most importantly,  never stop at prayers. Have a clear roadmap, look out for genius in your field and study them. Make them your role model. If they're in close proximity, contact them let them mentor...

NIGERIA INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY 2021

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National Flag of The Federal Republic of Nigeria In the early hours of Saturday the 1st of October, 1960, "the Union Jack" was lowered, hoisting and flying high the green and white flag of Nigeria-- designed by Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi. The ceremony of independence was not only ceremonial but the laying of foundation and putting in motion the locomotive towards nation-building of a politically independent state. The desire for self determination and aspiration which the country through the efforts of her political leaders and activists sought after and eagerly advanced in the pre-independence and colonial era was however truncated as a result of the ugly events and political uproar that greeted the novel independent state in the West African subregion. The leaders who sang the uniformed tone of patriotism became a replica of slides in the dirge and ballad of regionalism and ethnic politics as promoted by the NPC, NCNC and the AG. The country was thrown into a political rigmarole; t...

CORP MEMBER DONATES WRITING MATERIALS TO OVER 50 STUDENTS IN YOBE STATE

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L-R: Corp member flanking the Local government inspector while presenting the books to one of the benefitting student As part of the National Youth service Corps (NYSC) Community development service (CDS) programme, a corp member, Tijani Hassan Abdulkarim currently undergoing the one year mandatory National youth service has donated exercise books, pen, pencils, erasers and sharpners to fifty one (51) students of Arikime Primary School, Potiskum, Yobe State. The programme which was executed under the scheme's personal CDS project is aimed at empowering, sensitising and educating the students on the importance of acquiring education; being the bedrock of Community development. The NYSC state Coordinator Hajiya (Mrs.) Hafsat Yerima represented by Mr. Mike Itodo called on the students to be more serious and committed to their studies. She enlightened the students on the importance of education which is capable of securing a bright future for them. The state Coordinator further express...