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Nigeria will collapse under Buhari if re-elected – Peter Obi

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The vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party  for  the February 16 poll, Mr Peter Obi, has said Nigeria will collapse if Buhari is reelected. Obi stated this during a roadshow   by the PDP in Awka, Anambra  State, on Tuesday to seek support for its presidential candidate  Atiku Abubakar  ahead of the poll. Addressing reporters,  Obi  lamented the growing unemployment in the country.  The former Anambra State governor  said, “We’re on a roadshow  trying to send our message to Nigerians. We are telling them that the election is about the future of our children. “We are encouraged by  our endorsement everywhere,  not only in the South-East,  because the people have seen the reality of the moment. They have seen  that the present government doesn’t have the capacity to govern Nigeria. They have seen that this country will collapse under Buhari if allowed to continue. “We’ve a co...

FG, ASUU inch closer to final agreement

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The dispute between the Federal Government and lecturers of tertiary institutions may end this week. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, told journalists at a briefing in Abuja on Sunday that issues which led to the industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities and their counterparts in polytechnics had been resolved. Adamu said, “I should comment now on the ongoing strike which I hope will be called off today or perhaps tomorrow but certainly there will be no strike by next week (this week). “I expected that by now ASUU would have called off their strike because we have virtually reached agreement on all issues. So, I hope either today or tomorrow but certainly within the week, ASUU strike will be off.” The minister said the government had released money to settle outstanding allowances and shortfalls. He explained that the disbursement would be done by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation. He commended the colleges of education lectur...