The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Wednesday began an indefinite strike over non-implementation of the 2009 and 2017 agreement reached with the union by the federal government. The polytechnic lecturers now join their university colleagues who have been on strike since November 4. The National President of ASUP, Usman Dutse, said the federal government had invited the union for dialogue on December 17 but the strike would continue till then.
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Academic Staff Union Of Polytechnics Begin Indefinite Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Wednesday began an indefinite strike over non-implementation of the 2009 and 2017 agreement reached with the union by the federal government. The polytechnic lecturers now join their university colleagues who have been on strike since November 4. The National President of ASUP, Usman Dutse, said the federal government had invited the union for dialogue on December 17 but the strike would continue till then.
See SoundCity MVP Awards Nominees
The annual SoundCity MVP Awards Festival is just around the corner, hence the organizers of the awards ceremony have published the names of this year’s nominees. Noticeably on the list are Wizkid, Burna Boy, Olamide Davido who have the highest nominations across most categories.
Here are the SoundCity MVP Awards Festival Nominees full list.
Turkish high speed train crashes
A Turkish high speed train collided with another locomotive and crashed into an overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday, killing four persons and injuring 43, the local governor said. Video footage showed emergency workers at the scene, working to rescue people from carriages trapped beneath the mangled metal wreckage of an overpass at the Marsandiz train station, to the west of Ankara.