ASUU strike: Buhari govt agrees to release N30 billion to lecturers

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The Federal Government has agreed to release N30 billion earned academic allowance to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.The Government will pay the money in tranches between May 2021 and January 2022.As part of the concession to end the seven-month strike, the government also pledged to spend N20bn on the revitalisation of the education sector.These agreements were reached during the meeting between the Federal Government and the academic staff union leadership on Thursday.At the yesterday’s...

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Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey tweets '#EndSARS' again after being threatened by former presidential aspirant Garba Adamu

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Twitter CEO has tweeted his support for the #EndSARS movement again after being threatened by former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba. Garba asked Jack Dorsey to stay away from Nigerian politics and threatened to sue him for supporting a protest that "has transformed into a political agitation, capable of breaking law and order in the country"  The threat came after Dorsey tweeted support for the protests holding in Nigeria to end SARS and police brutality. Following...

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Thailand issues emergency decree to put an end to nationwide protests calling for Prime Minister's resignation

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The government of Thailand has announced a ban on gatherings of more than five people under an emergency decree, and arrested several prominent protest leaders in a tight handed bid to stop pro-democracy protests that have gripped the country for more than three months.   The decree, which came into effect in the capital Bangkok at 4 a.m. local time Thursday October 15, was enforced after thousands of protesters marched from the city's Democracy Monument and broke through a police barricade...

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#EndSARS protest: I’ve been receiving curses on my phone - Femi Adesina

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Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has stated that he's been receiving curses after a false report of him being against the #EndSARS protests went viral on social media.    In a lenghty article titled ‘An Enemy of the People’ which he shared on Thursday October 15, Femi Adesina insisted that he has never advised the President to ignore the #EndSARS protests rocking the nation.    The presidential spokesperson further...

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Two people charged with murder after forcing 8 year old girl to jump on trampoline as punishment

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Two people in Texas, USA, have been charged with capital murder after forcing an 8-year-old girl to jump on a trampoline under extreme heat as punishment, leading to her death. According to US police who released a press statement on Thursday, October 15, the young girl died of dehydration on August 29. Daniel Schwarz, 44, and Ashley Schwarz, 34, were charged and arrested on Monday October 12. They were then booked into the Ector County Detention Center, according to police with...

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Twitter experiencing issues worldwide with users unable to view or post tweets

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Social media giants, Twitter is experiencing issues globally with large numbers of users across the US,  Europe and Africa unable to post tweets, access their timelines, or see notifications. A notice posted on Twitter’s status page on Thursday October 15, said the company was “Investigating Irregularity with Twitter APIs.” According to DownDetector.com, reports of problems with Twitter began to spike just after 5:30 p.m. ET, and soared to over 45,000 by 5:42 p.m. &nb...

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