BREAKING: Heavy Security at National Assembly as NLC Cause Gridlock in Secretariat Over ASUU
Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday, July 27, besieged the National Assembly complex in a solidarity rally to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the ongoing strike action.
The rally led by NLC was well attended by workers from all walks of life with a heavy presence of security operatives at the location.
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The Nation reports that both security personnel from the anti-riot and regular policemen have been stationed at all entrances to the National Assembly as well as the Arcade where regular protests inside the Assembly usually take place.
Addressing the crowd at the Three Arms Zone, the president of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Ibrahim Mohammed called on the Federal Government to meet the demands of the unions.
Mohammed warned that the university system cannot continue with the way it was being funded by the government.
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Despite ongoing 5-month ASUU strike, speaker Femi Gbajabiamila returns to school
Femi Gbajabiamila is currently enrolled in a leadership course at the Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
The lawmaker who is serving as the current speaker of the House of Representatives announced that he is back to class.
Gbajabiamila made the announcement on his personal Facebook page while sharing various pictures of himself and his classmates.
Nigerian government takes firm decision over call to bar event amid security threat in Abuja
The Call to Bar ceremony expected to take place at the Nigerian Law School had been moved to another venue.
The event will now hold at the Secretariat of the Body of Benchers, Airport Road Abuja, the director-general of the institution said.
According to Professor Hayatu Isa Ciroma, all those aspiring to be called to the bar this year should be seated at the venue by 9 am.
Lawmaker Wase speaks on working with Femi Gbajabiamila to convert Christian colleagues to Islam
Reports that the Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila is working with his deputy to convert their colleagues were earlier debunked.
The claim was debunked by the deputy speaker Idris Wase when he received members of the Asiwaju's Pact with Citizens Campaign 2023 (APCC2023) group.
According to Wase, lawmakers' priority in the House of Representatives is about giving the people the dividends of democracy.
Source: Legit.ng
