Akwa Ibom State: Akwa Ibom was created in 1983 by then head of state General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida,the capital of Akwa Ibom is Uyo. Akwa Ibom is made up 31 local government area making the state highest in number of local government in South-South. According to Nigerian Bureau Of Statistics Akwa Ibom State produce 31.4%(503,000 BPD) of oil daily making the state highest oil Producing State not only in South-South but in Nigeria at large. Akwa Ibom people are peace loving people.

Delta State: Delta State is another rich state in South-South region. Delta State was created on 27 August 1991 by General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida. The Capital of Delta State is Asaba. The state is made up of 25 local government area. According to Nigerian Bureau Of Statistics Delta State produce 21.56% (346,000 BPD) of Oil daily, making the state second richest Oil Producing State In South-South and in Nigeria. People of Delta State are friendly

Rivers State: Rivers State also known as "Treasure Base Of The Nation" was created on 27 May 1967, under the administration of General Yakubu Gowon. The state is made of 23 local government. According to Nigerian Bureau Of Statistics Rivers State produce 21.43% (344,000 BPD) making the state third richest Oil Producing state in South-South.

Beyond the sharp elegant looks and no business as usual composure. It’s easy to tell Salamatu Baiwa’s heart beat for the less privileged in the society, those she calls the Talakawas. She believe that there are three grand essentials to happiness in life and destiny and these are; something to do, something to love and something to hope for…  Her ever smiling eyes light up each time you mention the plight of the less privileged and this epitomizes her passion which she has translated in establishing the Hajia Salamatu Baiwa Umar – Eluma Foundation.(HSBF)

Born in Anyigba in Egume district of Dekina LGA kogi state Nigeria, to parents of Igala descent, she lives in Abuja but keeps a busy schedule and straddles many states of Nigeria and countries abroad, sometimes travelling several flights a week and holding meetings till 1 am in the mornings.

 Salamatu holds dearly the canon that an equal world is an enabled world and strictly adheres to the law of nature that says “when you wish good for others, good things come back to you”!

These principles and maxims, she seeks to explore and interpret things using her HSB foundation in making life better for the less privileged, which is her nexus to a better life in the future.

Besides her love for the less privileged, she is also a social crusader and a campaigner for gender equality, women inclusiveness in political leadership. This campaign catapulted her to the exalted position of the national woman leader of the Nigeria ruling party, the all progressive congress (APC). A position she held until recently when the National Executive was dissolved.

Being a woman of quiet disposition that she is, she has once again retired back to her quiet life, pursuing her passion with mental acuity and stoic disposition.

” Some people give up after they fall, just because you have fallen doesn’t mean that you have to stay down, find a way to get back up……. Keep going” Salamatu is a stickler for gender equality which is the crux of her campaign for women inclusiveness’ in governance. She celebrates “the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of her fellow women and is always provoking a call to action for accelerating gender equality.

In her message to women in Nigeria on the occasion of the celebration of the international women’s day 2020, she referenced the world economic forum’s global Gender gap report 2020 which indicates that it will “take about 99.5 years to make gender equality a reality” she captured this sad and depressing reality and lamented that a lot of women of this age and disposition “may not be alive to witness women in more favorable conditions “.

According to her, “the report ranked 153 countries in regard to women welfare in four dimensions, Economic participation, Educational attainment, Health and survival and political empowerment.  Nigeria sadly was ranked 128 over all in the four dimensions. However compared to previous years, Nigeria has slightly improved in the dimension of economic participation and opportunities for women where we now rank 38.

This dismal report, for Salamatu was a call to work more in this regard as if tomorrow does not exist.

She advocates that women should be seen as “capable of playing significant role in our homes workplaces and even in politics”. Only then will our country be better.                       

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The president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Nasir Fagge, on Tuesday announced the suspension of the union’s industrial action after its National Executive Council, NEC, meeting held at the Federal University of Technology, Minna.

The NEC meeting lasted over 12 hours and ended in the early hours of Tuesday.

NEC resolved to suspend the strike embarked upon on the 1st July 2013, with effect from Tuesday December 17 and directs its branches to resume work forthwith,” Mr. Fagge announced to journalists at the university.

He said the council considered the reports from its national secretariat and various branches on the on-going strike and resolved to accept the resolutions signed between the union and the federal government on December 11.

The council also resolved that in suspending the strike the union would facilitate the inauguration of the Implementation and Monitoring Committee on the report of the Needs Assessment of Nigerian Universities and ensure faithful compliance to the report.

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Mr. Fagge also said that council wanted areas in the ASUU-FGN agreement of 2009 that required policy and legislative steps to be promptly addressed for the challenges facing the system to be effectively taken care of.

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    He  said that the union hoped that all the provisions of the existing agreements for the revitalisation of the university system would immediately focus on the policy and legislative needs.

Mr. Fagge, while appreciating the understanding and support of the Nigerian students during the strike, said that members of the union resolved to go the extra mile to cover the five months of non-academic activities.

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