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Bad News For Students As Polytechnic Lecturers Announce April 9th General Strike Polytechnic lecturers in Nigeria have announced that they are embarking on a strike on April 6, 2021. According to The Guardian, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), said unresolved issues with the federal government and some states prompted their planned strike. ASUP said all federal polytechnics and some state-owned polytechnics must meet its demands. ASUP in a communiqué signed by its president, Anderson Ezeibe, accused the government of failing to pay 10 months arrears of the new minimum wage owed its members. The association also demanded that some state governments should pay up arrears of the new minimum wage owed state polytechnic lecturers, Vanguard reported. https://www.instagram.com/p/CMoeHv2laDv/?igshid=el2kswmawb3h • Support Paul Ikpe Blog PIB By Sharing, Liking & Commenting

Buhari begin payment of ₦4.75 billion to Northern traders for inconvenience Several Nigerians especially those in the Southern part of the country have continued to show their disapproval over the decision by the federal government to pay the sum of N4.75 billion as compensation to Northern traders. Recall that the Northern cattle and food sellers under the aegis of Amalgamated Union of Foodstuffs and Cattle Dealers in Nigeria (AUFCDN) embarked on a North-South food blockade. The union had placed some demands on the federal government which included a full guarantee of protection of lives and properties of Northerners living in Southern Nigeria as well as a compensation of a N4.75 billion. According to People’s Gazette, the federal government has agreed to these demands and it was disclosed by the President of the association, Muhammad Tahir. Many Nigerians have reacted to this and almost all of them are negative reactions. https://www.instagram.com/p/CMB08N2l92A/?igshid=1jvcoiv