ASSU STRIKE FINALLY.....!

In a last ditch effort to resolve the ASUU strike, President Goodluck Jonathan will on Monday, November 4, meet with the leadership of ASUU at the Presidential Villa.

This was part of the resolutions of the meeting between the ASUU leadership, Vice President Namadi Sambo and the Supervising Minister of Education on Tuesday as was first reported by this medium.
An official of the Vice President’s office who pleaded anonymity said that all hands are now on deck to ensure that the universities resume next week.
The official stated that the Vice President and the Supervising Minister of Education have made head-way in resolving the strike, but the final involvement of the President is to show ASUU that there is the commitment of the Federal Government at the highest level.
It was learnt that the President has been fully briefed on steps taken by Vice President Namadi Sambo and the Supervising Minister of Education to get to this point and he will at next Monday’s meeting present to the ASUU leadership the administration’s last concession for them to call off the prolonged strike.

A source at the Presidential Villa noted that if ASUU fails to call off, the Federal Government will then resort to plan B, which will be to compulsorily open the universities, using the instrumentality of the governing councils and the school managements.
Already, most of the governing councils of the universities have started meeting to work out modalities for the compulsory re-opening of the universities should ASUU fail to honour the personal request of President Jonathan.
According to report, the Supervising Minister of Education, Barr. Nyesom Wike and the Vice Chancellors of Public Universities also discussed the re-opening of the schools last Monday. Most of the Vice Chancellors suggested the compulsory re-opening of the schools, should the last ditch efforts fail.
It was gathered that security report available to the Presidency may have necessitated this line of action to salvage the universities system from the direction it is facing at present.
Source: The Nigerian Voice

EMIRATES AIRLINES CLEARED TO FLY NIGERIAN AIR SPACE

Emirates Airlines has been given approval to fly from both the Nnamdi Azikiwe and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airports.
Confirming the approval, Director of Air Transport in the Federal Ministry of Aviation, Hassan Musa said the FG has cleared Emirates to fly from both airports, adding that both South African and Turkish Airlines are jostling for the Abuja route.
Hassan who is one the officials designated by the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah to sign the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) for Nigeria explained that foreign or local airlines requested to fly certain routes, while the designated countries negotiated on the request based on existing BASA agreements standardised by International Civil Aviation Organisation before it is granted.

Emirates Airlines under the United Arab Emirates he confirmed, “has since been approved to operate from Abuja and Kano airports,” but said “the airline is still fine-tuning their logistics and business plan to fly the route.
according to our corespondent, Mr Hassan said “To be honest Emirates under UAE has been approved to fly from Abuja and Kano Airports. The decision on when to start depends on them. The Minister has asked them to start. Ours also have rights to start. Every airline needs to do the fulfill obligation. We can’t tell them when to start. But anytime they are ready, they can start. It is not our duty to tell them,” .

Man beats wife to death.

A man who allegedly beat his wife to death was yesterday arraigned before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere.
37-year-old Babatunde Gbolahan, who was arraigned for manslaughter, pleaded not guilty to the charge instituted against him by the Police.
The charge read in part; “you, Babatunde Gbolahan, committed the offence on October 13, 2009 at 9, Olatunji Street, Mushin, Lagos at 7.40p.m.”
It was gathered that the defendant had an argument with his wife, Yemisi, which led to a fight and he beat her to death with a belt and stick.
According to State Counsel, Mr. W. A. Quadri, who urged the court for an adjournment to enable him produce his witness, the offence contravened Section 325 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State.
Presiding judge, Justice Aishat Opesanwo obliged to Quadr’s request, and adjourned the case to December 2.

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