Friday, 8 November 2013

Can Arsenal break the Old Trafford Jinx on Sunday against Man Utd?

Arsenal travel to Old Trafford this Sunday to face Manchester United looking to extend their ‘just-see- and-admire-helplessly’ impressive away unbeaten record to 16 games. 8 points separate the two sides at the moment and another victory for the Gunners will almost bid sayonara to Man Utd’s title credentials.

Question Of The Day – Can Arsenal Win The Champions League?

Question of the Day (QOTD) – is a new segment at Soccerlens, aimed mainly for the football fans to enjoy a healthy discussion here regarding any hot topic. So, without further adieu, let’s get started.
Arsenal moved to the top of Group F in the Champions League after they defeated Borussia Dortmund 1-0 at the Westfalenstadion, where Aaron Ramsey scored the winner for the Gunners.

Wednesday, 6 November 2013

ASUU Leader: We Won’t Stop Strike Till We Discuss Jonathan’s New Offer

After 13 hours of negotiations with the Federal Government, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) got yesterday another offer towards the resolution of the crisis that has crippled the campuses for over four months. But ASUU President Dr. Nasir Isa Fagge, did not disclose the new Federal Government’s offer, insisting that its members have the final say on the issue.

ASUU Strike May End In Days

Strong indications have emerged that the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, may end in the next one week, following a 13-hour meeting than ran from Monday afternoon into the early hours of Tuesday, between the union and the federal government.

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Don’t re-introduce SAP, ASUU warns FG

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by the Federal Government to return the Structural Adjustment Programme “through the back door” 24 years after its introduction by the regime of the former dictator, Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (rtd) in 1989. According to ASUU, government should reject “the reintroduction of SAP through the back door”.

ASUU blames IBB for decay in education sector

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has blamed former military dictator, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida for the current problems bedeviling the nation’s education sector. The union believed that the former military President presided over what it described as the dictatorship of the International Monetary Fund and Structural Adjustment Programme, whose policies were used to “kill public schools” in the late 1980s.

ASUU strike heats up admission in Ghanaian Universities

Ghana’s public universities are facing a boom in applications, but do not have sufficient facilities to meet growing demand that has been exacerbated by an influx of students from neighbouring countries and a double cohort leaving school this year. As a result, admission to universities is no longer based on obtaining the required grades – some qualified candidates have been turned down or made to sit additional selection tests.