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...supports Nationwide strike after expiration of ultimatum  By our reporter The Academic Staff Union of  Universities, University of Nigeria Nsukka (ASUU-UNN), on Thursday, staged a peaceful protest to bring the attention of the Nigerian public, to the inability of President Bola Tinubu-led Government to implement agreements it reached with the union. The union warned of impending industrial unrest if the federal government refused to act on all their demands after the expiration of their 21-day ultimatum. It will be recalled that ASUU had charged the government to act within three weeks to address all their outstanding demands bothering on the renegotiation of the 2009 ASUU/FGN Agreement, poor funding of the universities, breach of university autonomy, particularly by the Integrated Personal Payment Information System (IPPIS), non-payment of Earned Academic Allowance (EAA), among others, or they will embark on a nationwide strike. The ASUU members marched from the univers

By Our Reporter The Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (NISS), on Wednesday, trained farmers, extension agents, and community advisors in the Enugu North Senatorial District on Climate-Smart Agricultural (CSA) practices and soil fertility management to promote food security. The training workshop with the theme "Enhanced Research Aids on Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices to Promote Food Security," was facilitated by NISS's South East Zonal office domiciled at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). Participants who were selected from across the six local government areas that made up the Nsukka zone (Enugu North Senatorial District) were conducted around experimental/research farms in the university for a practical display of the positive impact of the CSA on crops. Prof. Charles Asadu, the South East NISS Zonal Coordinator said that CSA is an approach for transforming and reorienting the agricultural system to support food security under the new realities

By Agency Report Prof Charles Igwe, the   Vice-chancellor, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) on Friday inaugurated the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Power and Energy Development (ACE-SPED) two-story  core building. ACE-SPED is World Bank grant supported by French Development Agency (AFD project in UNN. Igwe applauded Prof Emenike Ejiogu, the Director of the Centre who attracted the grant in the university for the project. "I am happy today (Friday) inaugurating this project as one of the projects to mark the end of my successful 5-year tenure that will end on June 10 "I commend Ejiogu for attracting the grant to build Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Power and Energy Development in UNN, aimed at providing solution to the problems of energy challenges in the country in particular and Africa in general," he said. Speaking, Ejiogu, who is also the Dean Faculty of Engineering in UNN said that the centre was selected by the World Bank  among 13

By Our Reporter No fewer than 1000 youths from Enugu North Senatorial District of Enugu State on Wednesday protested what they alleged to be a secret plan by Prof. Charles Igwe, the outgoing Vice-chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)  to install his successor secretly. The youths who started the peaceful protest from Total Roundabout, Nsukka, through the university road to UNN main gate, were heard chanting, "Igwe why did you cancel the UNN  Senate meeting fixed today to select the person that you will hand over to". The youths were also bearing placards with different inscriptions such as; "VC hand over to the most senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor. "Why was the special senate meeting scheduled today cancelled? "VC respect Nsukka land. Enough is enough, do the right thing now. "Honour the Minister's Directive. "Enugu people will not accept imposition," among others. Addressing newsmen shortly after the protest at UNN's

By Agency Report A retired Commissioner of Police, Chief Sunny Ngwu has  appealed to Gov, Peter Mbah to have a rethink on the planned demolition of part of Ogige Main Market, Nsukka, in Nsukka local government Area of Enugu State. Enugu State government had recently marked some parts of the market for demolition to pave way for the planned construction of Bus Terminal by government and has given affected traders ultimatum to vacate the market. Government directed owners of the affected shops to submit their documents for verification and possibly compensation by government. Briefing newsmen in Nsukka, Ngwu begged the Governor to consider the plight of the traders given the present harsh economic  situation in the country and reconsider his decision. " The governor should find alternative place for the siting of the proposed Bus Terminal as many traders will loose source of earning a living,"he said. Ngwu who was also a former Police Public Relation Office (PPRO) noted t

By Agency Report Sen Chukwuka Utazi who represented Enugu North Senatorial District from 2015 to 2023 in Senate says as result of constant killing of farmers in Nimbo, in Uzo-uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State by suspected herdsmen native and migrant farmers in the area have deserted their farms for fear of being killed. Utazi said this in a statement signed by himself and available to newsmen on Thursday while reacting to last Sunday (April 28) killings of four farmers in Nimbo by herdsmen. He said natives, farming settlements and migrant farmers have as result of constant harassments and killings of farmers abandoned their farms for fear of death in the hands of gun-wilding herdsmen. “Adani, the seat of farming in Enugu State, is now a shadow of its former self. Opanda Nimbo, a cosmopolitan town thickly populated by migrant farmers from all parts of Enugu State and beyond is now totally deserted because of kidnappers and violent herdsmen’, he said. Utazi urged President

By Agency Report Dr. Nwachukwu Anakwenze (Onuwu Abagana), Chairman, Board of Presidents of the Council of Igbo States in America says the aim of building Igbo Cultural Village Complex (ICVC) in University of Nigeria Nsukka is to promote Igbo language, culture and traditions . Anakwenze disclosed this virtually in Nsukka over the weekend in remark during opening ceremony of 2nd World Igbo Conference 2022, titled "Bridging the Igbo Homeland-Diaspora Disconnect for transforming our present and future together," Organised by Centre for Igbo Studies, University of Nigeria Nsukka (CIS-UNN) in collaboration with Council of Igbo States in America (CISA), Igbo World Assembly (IWA), Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), Respelling Oheah, and Unuchi Foundation, Anakwenze who was the Chairnan of the conference urged Igbos both at home on diaspora to join hands in promoting and preserving Igbo language, traditions  and cultural heritage of NdIgbo. "