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   President  Muhammadu Buhari -led government has denied the claims by the Academic Staff Union of Universities that lecturers have not been paid for eight months. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, noted that the claim is unfair. Nwajiuba while speaking on a TV program insisted that some lecturers got excess salaries and had to refund it to the government. The Federal Government and the union have been having issues over the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi, had accused the federal government of withholding the salaries of lecturers for eight months. However, Nwajiuba said:  “I think it is a lie to say the government has not paid them in eight months.  It will be unfair to the government and wouldn’t be necessary to bring that kind of argument because some people may have different levels.” “Some people even got salaries that were not adequate. Some people got over and had to refund. There...

  Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says it is likely that hoodlums wearing military fatigues — and not soldiers — shot #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos state. About two weeks ago, protests calling for the disbandment of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) took flight across the country. The police unit was disbanded but the protests persisted as citizens demanded reforms in the force. Protesters converged on the tollgate for 13 days before they were forcefully dispersed by soldiers. There are reports that some of the protesters were killed by the soldiers who stormed the tollgate on October 20, 2020, but there are disparities in the number of casualties and no clear evidence has been produced. Speaking with journalists on Monday in Abuja, the AGF said investigation is underway to ascertain what truly happened at the Lekki tollgate. Malami said it was “pre-emptive” to conclude that there had even been shootings, adding that “hoodlums” ma...