Month: August 2022
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ASUU Extends Strike by 4-week
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has again extended its ongoing industrial action by another four weeks after its roll-over strike expired on July 31, 2022. The President of the union, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, discll the union’s stance on Monday in a press statement titled, “Review Of The Roll-over Strike.” He said the National…
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Strike Continues as ASUU NEC Fails to Suspend Action
Vanguard News The industrial action by members of the Academic Sftaff Union of Universities, ASUU, will continue as members of the National Executive Council, NEC, of the union did not consider the option of suspending the action at its meeting which ended in the early hours of Monday in Abuja. Checks by Vanguard showed that…
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NCC Commits Over N500 Million To Nigerian Varsities
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has committed over N500 million to the Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions across the country to facilitate research and innovations to promote developments in the Nigerian telecommunications industry. Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta who disclosed this at a two-day Regional Roundtable with Academia,…
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ASUU: Nigerians await outcome of Adamu’s negotiation
The Nation Newspaper The two-week window given to Education Minister Adamu Adamu to mediate in the standoff between the Federal Government and university unions will close tomorrow. Adamu offered to take over the negotiations with the university unions from Labour and Employment Chris Ngige, who, until penultimate week, had been at the forefront of the…