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  • ASUU strike hits 200th-day, Students Decry Failed Negotiations

    ASUU strike hits 200th-day, Students Decry Failed Negotiations

    Punch Newspaper The strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, which has paralysed almost all public universities in the country, has entered its 200th day. Students and parents, who lamented the effects of the industrial action in separate interviews with The PUNCH on Thursday, condemned the failure of the Federal Government and…

  • We Will Teach You Lesson – Wike Fires Back at PDP Chairman Over Children Remark

    We Will Teach You Lesson – Wike Fires Back at PDP Chairman Over Children Remark

    Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said that, those the National Chairman of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu described as children will teach him costly lesson in politics. Wike, who took exemption to Ayu’s remarks that Governors demanding his resignation were children when they formed the PDP, said the party…

  • Nasarawa Varsity Sets To Pull Out of ASUU Strike

    The Nasarawa State University, Keffi is set to pull out of a strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, paving way for the commencement of academic activities in the institution. The Governor of the state, Abdullahi Sule, gave this hint on Wednesday while presiding over the fifth State Executive Council in Lafia,…

  • How To Make Government Implement Agreements with ASUU, Other Varsity unions — CONUA boss

    Vanguard News The Congress of University Academics, CONUA, is hoping to be registered as another trade union for academic staff in universities in the country. In this interview, the National Coordinator, Dr Niyi Sunmonu, speaks on how to curb incessant strikes in the ivory towers among other issues. By Adesina Wahab What is your opinion…

  • NANS Faults State Varsities Decision To Join ASUU Strike

    NANS Faults State Varsities Decision To Join ASUU Strike

    The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has faulted the decision of some state-owned universities for joining ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. To this end, the leadership of the Nigerian students’ body, which labelled the action of lecturers of public universities in Nigeria as ‘unpatriotic and wicked’, asked those of…

  • How My Administration Resolved ASUU’s 4-month-old Strike in one night- Goodluck Jonathan

    Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has spoken on how his administration resolved a four-month old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in one night. The Bayelsa-born statesman stated this at the 70th birthday celebration of Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, organised by The Kukah Centre, in Abuja on…

  • Minister Reacts To ASUU’s Indefinite Strike

    Minister Reacts To ASUU’s Indefinite Strike

    The Federal Government yesterday reacted to the indefinite and total strike declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) adding that, the union should reconsider its declaration. The government said it had invested in the education sector, especially the universities. Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Opiah, made a presentation to the Senate Committee…

  • Real Reasons FG Can’t Implement ‘No-Work, No-Pay Policy’ Against ASUU Members – Osodeke (Video)

    Real Reasons FG Can’t Implement ‘No-Work, No-Pay Policy’ Against ASUU Members – Osodeke (Video)

    As the back and forth between the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and its employer, the federal government continues to linger, the president of the union, Professor Victor Osodeke has stated the reasons why FG can’t implement ‘No-Work, No-Pay’ policy against its members. Osodeke stated this during a television show, politics today on Channels…

  • Two KWASU Students Found Dead in Hostel

    Two suspected lovers who were students of the Kwara State University, KWASU, located in Malete area of Kwara State have been found dead in their hostel. Report had it on Monday night that the late students identify as Tobiloba Daniel and Arewa Abayomi were found to be naked and stone dead when their bodies were…

  • FG To Reopen Varsities Despite ASUU Strike

    FG To Reopen Varsities Despite ASUU Strike

    Vanguard News There are indications that despite the insistence of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to continue its lingering strike, the Federal Government is set to reopen its shut universities. According to sources in the Federal Ministry of Education, the academic staff are not the only set of workers in the university system…

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