Governor Atiku Bagudu has approved N428.4 million for payment outstanding Earned Academic Allowance to members of staff of the state-owned University of Science and Technology, Aliero. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Hajiya Halima Dikko, in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday, in a statement, said Governor Bagudu approved the payment of the EAA to the academic and non-academic staff of the university. The permanent secretary also appealed to the academic staff to appreciate the gesture by calling off the ongoing strike. “The ongoing negotiations for the remaining outstanding demands will continue,” she...