(JUST IN) ASUU SET FOR OCTOBER 31st ; CALLS FOR REINFORCEMENT

👉Another round of strike action is looming in the nation’s Universities as academic staff counts down to the deadline for the implementation of agreements reached with the government which led to the conditional suspension of its indefinite strike action in September. ✍The government had signed an agreement with the *Academic Staff Union of Universities* as a result of the strike action embarked upon by the union to press the implementation of the memorandum of understanding entered into between both parties in 2013 as well as the 2009 agreement. ⏰A timeline of October 2017 was reached between the government and the unions for the implementation of some components of the agreement, especially the payment of shortfall in salaries and Earned Academic Allowances. But some lecturers revealed that barely one week to the end of the October timeline, the government has not implemented any aspect of the agreement, even when they claimed during negotiation that implementation has commenced. 🙋‍♂While suspending their strike action in September, *ASUU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi* had said that the union was suspending its action conditionally to pave way for government to commence implementation of the agreement, stressing that the union will not hesitate to resume the action if the government fail to meet its own aspect of the agreement. 👨‍💼One lecturer who would not want his name in print revealed that _“The government has not done anything. We have not heard from them and it is just one week to the end of the October deadline. I can assure you that we are warming up and there is the possibility that from November 1, we will resume the suspended action”_   . He Noted.. *_🌐Olofofo News🌐

LASU 2016/2017 2nd Semester Revised Academic Calendar

​ This is to inform all students of Lagos State University, Ojo that the 2016/2017 Second Semester Revised Academic Calendar is as follows: The committee considered and recommended for approval of Senate the Revised Academic Calendar for Rain (Second) Semester 2016/2017 academic session.LASU 2016/2017 Revised Second Semester Academic Calendar 1. Students Resumption/Online Registration.Monday, 25th September 2017.2. Continuation Of lecturesMonday, 25th September – Monday, 23rd October 2017. 3. RevisionMonday, 23rd – Friday, 27th October 2017. 4. ExaminationMonday, 30th October –  Thursday, 30th November 2017. 5. Deadline for submission of Final year project.Friday, 8th December 2017. 6. Grading And Uploading of results.Friday, 1st – Friday, 15th December 2017. 7. Departmental consideration of results/Uploading of Correction Of results.Monday, 18th December 2017 8. Faculty consideration/Uploading of resultsThursday, 20th December 2017. 9. Senate meeting for the consideration of results (Non- graduating)Friday, 22nd December 2017. 10. Senate meeting for the consideration of results (Graduating)Friday, 22nd December 2017 11. End of second semesterFriday, 22nd December 2017 12. Resumption*PDS, Epe Campus – Monday, 23rd October 2017. *Sandwich –  Friday, 29th September 2017. *Freshers Undergraduate – Monday, 6th November 2017.*Returning Students (2017/2018) –  To be fixed.NOTEJanuary, 19th 2018 is Founder’s Day and Likely to become Convocation Day while Wednesday, 22nd November 2017 is Likely to become Matriculation Day.

Saraki meets with Northern elders, CSOs

The President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, on Thursday met with Northern Elders’ Forum, NEF, led by Ango Abdullahi. The meeting which was held in his conference room at the National Assembly was centered around peace and unity. He also met with Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, where issues concerning the salaries of lawmakers were discussed. This was disclosed by Saraki’s media aide, Bankole Omisore via his twitter handle. Meanwhile, Saraki has expressed delight at the re-opening of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH).