FactCheck: Did Court Order Reinstatement of Two UTG Staff?
The University of the Gambia has been incapacitated by a protest after students demanded for two lecturers to be reinstated after a news publication claimed that a court had ordered their reinstatement and compensation to the tune of D5.2 million. The Point Newspaper issued a corrigendum rectifying this, and the Minister for Higher Education clarified this at a press briefing yesterday, 6th December 2024.
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Askanwi’s latest budget analysis shows that Debt Service continues to overcrowd Government’s Expenditure in key economic areas such as health, education, agriculture, and infrastructure in 2024, with the situation expected to worsen in 2025.
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