SSANU, NASU Declare Warning Strike Over Unpaid Salaries

 The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have declared a seven-day warning strike after a meeting over the weekend.

The leadership of both unions, said the declaration was made to demand the payment of four months of withheld salaries of their members by the federal government after the 2022 nationwide strike.

The decision was part of the resolution of the joint action committee of the two unions, after a meeting held in Akure at the weekend.

Wigwe's Father Didn't Die At Son's Burial-Details Emerge

Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, the father of Herbert, the late Access Bank Holdings did not slump during the funeral of his late son in Isiokpi, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. 

Some News agencies reported that Wigwe’s father slumped and collapsed but this is false.

A credible police source said Pastor Shyngle, who is in his 80’s is “Hale and hearty”.

 The report that Wigwe's father slumped during his son, daughter in-law and grand son funeral service had caused apprehension in the country.

 Dismissing the report, the source said: “Even the Senate President (Godswill Akpabio) met and prayed for him. “The story of Pa Wigwe’s collapse is totally false. We should allow the family to mourn its dead and not add to the pain by writing false stories.” The funeral service of Herbert Wigwe, his wife, Chizoba, and son, Chizi, held at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Lion of Judah Parish in his hometown in Rivers before their remains were later interred at a private cemetery within the Wigwe University premises in Isiokpo.