Federal Government suspends Dana Air license again

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the operations of Dana Air...again. The suspension was announced on Sunday night October 6th by the Coordinating General Manager for the aviation parastatals, Mr. Yakubu Dati.

The NCAA said it shut Dana’s operations to enable it conduct an operational audit of the carrier and its planes. This suspension makes it the third time the NCAA would ground Dana Air over safety and other related issues since the crash of Dana flight 992 that killed over 150 passengers in June 2012

ASUP begins nationwide strike, threatens prolonged action

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), on Sunday announced the commencement of a nationwide strike, effective Monday morning.

The Union attributed its decision to what it described as government’s nonchalant attitude towards technical and technological education, as well as under-funding of the institutions.

ASUP Zonal Coordinator, South-West zone, Mr. Dosunmu Babatunde, told newsmen in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, that the technological and overall development of the country is only achievable through functional polytechnic education.

He lamented the wrong body language of federal and state governments towards polytechnic education, warning that the action may drag for a long time, if the Union’s demands were not meet.

Speaking further, the coordinator expressed ASUP’s concern at the slow rate of development in some institutions.

“We are worried by the state of polytechnic education in the country, especially those owned by the states,” he said, listing out states such as Kwara, Ondo and Ogun.

Other grievances, according to him, are “refusal of most state governments to implement the approved new salary scale for polytechnic teachers and the 65 years retirement age.”

“Imposition of professors from outside the polytechnic sector as rectors and the need for the commencement of the Needs Assessment of Nigerian Polytechnics so as not to allow the sector to collapse totally.”

The ASUP strike has come at a time the ongoing sit-at-home protest by their colleagues in government-owned universities is about 100 days old.

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Benue boils again as suspected Fulani herdsmen kill three, destroy houses

 

At least, three persons are feared killed Friday when suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked Ejima community in Agatu local government area of Benue state.

The renewed attack also left several houses and farmland destroyed while many of the natives had reportedly abandoned their homes for fear of being killed by the bloodthirsty men who are presently operating in the community.

It was gathered that the gunmen had laid siege on the community, and marched into the community in their hundreds from neighbouring Nasarawa state.

A member representing Agatu state constituency in the Benue State House of Assembly, Alhaji Audu Sule who confirmed the crisis to newsmen in Makurdi said the fresh attack occurred in the early hours of yesterday when the villagers were preparing to go to their farms.”

According to the lawmaker, “hundreds of Fulani mercenaries were hired by the Fulani invaders who have been attacking several communities in my local government area and we hear that they are planning to launch further attacks from neighboring Nasarawa state.”

Sule while lamenting the continual attack on his constituents by Fulani herdsmen called on security agencies in both Benue and Nasarawa states to step up the patrol around the border communities to avert further attacks and killings.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Deputy Superintendent, Daniel Ezeala said he was yet to receive details of the fresh attack, but added that the Commissioner of Police, Adams Audu had since deployed well armed policemen to the crisis area to maintain peace.