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1 NIGERIA’S PUBLIC SECTOR: WHEN WILL CHANGE COME? THE UNHEALTHY HEALTH SECTOR AN UNENDING ASUU STRIKE VOL. 7 20 - 26 SEPTEMBER 2020 SEASON OF STRIKES AND PROTESTS 2 CONTENTS 23 Obverse 23 What Sense in Price Hike? 25 Culture & Lifestyle 25 Styling Ankara Pieces 28 Who’s Your Daddy 30. Daddy G.O. vs Daddy Freeze 32. Showcase:Tems 33. Education 33. Wale Babalakin Resigns 34. On School Resumption and Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria 36. Technological Transitions in Nigerian Universities 3 Stories Across the Globe 39. Urban Development 3 Nigeria 39. Restructuring the Metropolis with a Scenic Park 5 Africa 6 The Rest of the World 42. International Affairs 42. Questions for Paul Kagame 8 Cover Story 8 Nigeria’s Public Sector: 44. Outstanding Careers When will Change Come? 44. Toyin Adeyinka 11 The Unhealthy Health Sector: 46. Great People Nigerian Health Sector Workers in the 46. Alhaji Shehu Idris Sweltering Sun 48 HERstory 15 An Unending ASUU Strike 48 Bolanle Awe 19 Protest is Personality 20 22 Trending Dr. Iwebunor Okwechime Website and social media handles Dr. Aminu Umar The Journal is a Pan-Nigerian online newspaper that engages all Dr. Moses Yakubu segments of the Nigerian life. The Journal provides objective and Dr. Abiodun Bello professional analysis on national and international issues with a www.thejournalnigeria.com critical and progressive balance. Editor The Journal is published by May University Press Limited. Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Femi Morgan Address: 51c Gbolahan Awe Close, off Jubril Liadi Street, off Dr. Udu Yakubu Emmanuel Keshi Street, Magodo Phase 2, Lagos. Creative Director Editorial Board Aduroja Olawale Contact: LT. Gen Chikadibia l. 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The Institution officers who undermine our Umuagwo in Ohaji local the 1999 constitution. management however democracy by their actions government area of the State. informed the parents of the during and after elections.’ Uzodimma in a statement The group is seeking the deceased and sends his body He said. by Oguwuike Nwachukwu, court to mandate President home for burial. his media aide said, his boss Buhari, the National Judicial founded the varsity located in Council, the Judicial SARAKI HAILS THE US Umuagwo. Service Committee of the GOVERNMENT FOR NSIP: BENEFICIARIES Federal Capital Territory, PLACING TRAVEL BAN OF ‘TRADER MONI’ Okorocha countered the the Attorney General of ON SOME NIGERIAN REFUSE TO REPAY claim by saying that the the Federation, the Senate POLITICIANS LOANS tertiary institution is his and the Federal Character The US Department of Hajia Bashira Abdulrazaq- brainchild. He further said, he Commission to discontinue State on Monday slammed Sanusi, Kwara State Focal did not only get the approval the recruitment exercise of a visa ban on politicians and person for the National Social and the license for the take- appointing new judges to the other individuals whose Investment Programme off of the university, but also FCT High Court forthwith, actions undermined Nigeria’s (NSIP) unveiled that appointed Peter Akanwa as until they comply strictly democratic process during beneficiaries of ‘Trade Moni’, the Vice-Chancellor. with the Federal Character the November 2019 Kogi one of the programmes of the Principles as enshrined in the and Bayelsa governorship Federal Government NSIP Uzodimma however 1999 constitution. elections. designed to reduce poverty in described Okorocha’s as a Nigeria are not ready to repay blatant lie. And that if it were REMAINS OF MISSING According to Sahara the loan. that he founded it, the feat UNDERGRADUATE Reporters, Adams would have received a wider FOUND IN HOSTEL Oshiomhole, former Edo She continued by saying, publicity. Festus Adedoyin Ewejobi, Governor and National about 10,000 people an undergraduate student of leader of the All Progressive benefitted from ‘Trader APPOINTMENT OF the Department of Business Congress APC, Yahaya Moni’ programme in the state JUDGES: GROUP HEADS Administration, Osun State Bello, Kogi State Governor, with over N1.3bn disbursed TO COURT OVER NON- Polytechnic, Iree, who was Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano to them as the programme is APPOINTMENT OF A recently declared missing, was State Governor were designed to provide soft loans SOUTH-EASTERNER. found dead in his room at the reportedly affected by the ban. to boost small scale businesses The Registered Trustee of the private hostel at Eyinade area However, the former Senate in the markets. Vice-President Social Justice and Civil Rights in Iree on Thursday. President, Bukola Saraki Yemi Osinbajo flagged off the Awareness Initiative has raised hailed the US government ‘Trader Moni’ sometime last a legal action at the Federal The body was said to have for the action taken. He year to support women with High Court sitting in Abuja been discovered due to the further said ‘I join millions N10,000 as soft loans to be 4 paid back and then enjoy the CBN SUSPENDS According to the statement Amnesty International, next stage of N50,000. BABA IJEBU, OTHER made by Mr. Charles Akpan, however described Afkari’s COMPANIES Deputy Director, Press execution as a ‘travesty of She however said, following The Central Bank of Nigeria and Public Relations in the justice.’ the termination of N-power has suspended the bank Ministry, going ahead with programme by the Federal accounts of 38 Nigerian the action would be illegal His lawyer had said, contrary Government in July this year, companies. This order is was as it is in clear breach of to Iranian news reports, there Kwara State government as a result of scarcity of dollars the International Labour was no video of the moment replicated the youth at the parallel market during Organisation Principles and of the Security Guard’s empowerment programme the week, which has forced Conventions on strike, and killing. He added that the in the state, codenamed the Naira down to N465 Sections 18 of the Trades footage used as evidence in K-power, in order to harness against a United Stated dollar. Disputes Act, Cap T8, Laws the case was taken an hour the beneficiaries for the labour The new order by the Apex of the Federation of Nigeria, before the crime took place. market after exiting N-power. bank comes months after 2004. In a recording released by the the Economic and Financial group, Afkari says: ‘If I am CNPP, NLC, TUC Crimes Commission The FG said that such excited, I want you to know READY TO SHUT launched an investigation actions would compound the that an innocent person, even DOWN NIGERIA OVER into the activities of Adebutu challenges in health services though he tried and fought FUEL PRICE INCREASE Kessington, founder of across the country while the with all his strength to be The Conference of Nigeria Premier Lotto, popularly nation battles the COVID-19 heard, was executed.’ Political Parties (CNPP) has known as Baba Ijebu for emergency. For the FG, this organised a coalition of civil alleged tax fraud of about highlights the grave illegality EKITI SCHOOLS society groups, such as the N5bn revenue that should of the planned strike action REOPEN AMID Nigeria Labour Congress have been remitted to the . COVID-19 (NLC), and the Trade Union Nigerian Government but This statement however urged Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Governor Congress (TUC) to join the was intently kept aside by the the JOHESU leadership to of Ekiti State has publicly proposed Nationwide protest company. have a rethink ‘on this illegal announced September 21 for against the hike in petrol price strike by putting the welfare reopening of primary and and the electricity tariff. Bello Hassan, CBN’s Director of their patients and Nigeria secondary schools in the state. of Banking Supervision, in first.’ He made this announcement Chief Willy Ezugwu, CNPP a circular released on 4th in a State-wide broadcast on Secretary-General told the September however said, TRAVESTY OF Sunday as he also directed media that Nigerians have ‘Note that only the listed JUSTICE: IRAN tertiary institutions to be run out of patience with entities should be placed EXECUTES YOUNG opened to students from 2nd the President Buhari led on PND (Post-No-Debit), WRESTLER DESPITE of October as long as they government administration.