ASUU strike will end soon, says TUC

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) is optimistic that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will call off its strike before the expiration of the December 9 deadline given by the government.

TUC president Bobboi Kaigama told newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja that the congress was optimistic that ASUU and the Federal Government would reach a consensus in the next few days.

The Executive Secretary of National University Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie, announced the new deadline at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja.

“We will mediate and call back both parties to the negotiation table. The good thing is that they are both committed to ending the strike,” Kaigama said.

He said that when he and NLC president Abduwahed Omar led ASUU leadership to negotiate with President Goodluck Jonathan, an agreement was not signed because ASUU wanted to “report back to its branches”.

Kaigama added that the leadership of both TUC and NLC had resolved to wade into the matter again with the hope of achieving a truce.

“Myself and my colleague from the NLC will ensure that this issue is quickly resolved. The most important thing is that both parties want a quick end to the strike.”

“What is happening right now is as a result of a break in communication,” he said.

He added that the threat by the Federal Government to sack lecturers and the reaction by ASUU were as a result of a break in communication between both parties.

The TUC president also expressed the confidence that no lecturer would be victimised at the end of the industrial action. 

-    NAN

The EPL Table after Yesterday

After yesterdays round of games, this is how the EPL table looks like

English Premier League

Standings

#	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	14	11	1	2	29	10	19	34
2	Chelsea	14	9	3	2	28	14	14	30
3	Man City	14	9	1	4	40	14	26	28
4	Liverpool	14	8	3	3	30	17	13	27
5	Everton	14	7	6	1	22	13	9	27
6	Tottenham	14	7	3	4	13	15	-2	24
7	Newcastle	14	7	2	5	19	21	-2	23
8	Southampton	14	6	4	4	18	13	5	22
9	Man United	14	6	4	4	22	18	4	22
10	Aston Villa	14	5	4	5	16	16	0	19
11	Swansea City	14	5	3	6	20	19	1	18
12	Hull City	14	5	2	7	12	18	-6	17
13	West Brom	14	3	6	5	17	19	-2	15
14	Stoke City	14	3	5	6	12	18	-6	14
15	Cardiff City	14	3	5	6	11	20	-9	14
16	Norwich City	14	4	2	8	12	28	-16	14
17	West Ham	14	3	4	7	12	15	-3	13
18	Fulham	14	3	1	10	12	26	-14	10
19	Crystal Palace	14	3	1	10	8	22	-14	10
20	Sunderland	14	2	2	10	11	28	-17	8

Manchester United.... loooooooooool

Man arrested in Ekiti for raping three-year-old

A man, 19, has been arrested in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly raping a three-year-old girl, his neighbour’s daughter, AllAfrica reports.

It has been reported that Usman Joshua lured the girl into his bedroom with a biscuit where he striped her clothing off and proceeded to rape her.

The girl’s mother, Wuraola, noticed the evidence on her daughter’s body and asked her daughter what happened, which led her to Joshua.

Joshua has admitted to the crime, but claimed that the girl instigated the act and it is the first time he has done something like this.

Read more at AllAfrica