Appeal Court Orders ASUU To Call Off Strike
The Court of Appeal has granted the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) permission to appeal the ruling of the National Industrial Court which ordered the union to call off its strike. The court, however, granted the application on the condition that the union obeys the ruling of the lower court and calls […]
PMB: Nigeria’s Future Heavily Dependent On Education
President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria’s future relied heavily on education, noting that no society could grow beyond its educational attainments. The President said it was in consideration of such development that his government was determined to return teachers, teaching, and the teaching profession to their rightful places. Buhari, who spoke at the commemoration of the 2022 […]
CONUA Gains Legal Recognition, Rules Out Strike Action
The union’s National Coordinator, Dr Niyi Sunmonu of the newly registered Congress of Nigerian Universities Academics, (CONUA) has ruled out the use of strike action to press for demands, saying that the action has been overused. This is coming shortly after the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, announced the registration of two additional […]
NUT Urges Gov’s On Teachers’ Day To Pay Salary Arrears
On Tuesday, the Nigeria Union of Teachers urged state governors who owe teachers salary arrears to spend their remaining months in office to pay off the debts.Dr Mike Ike-Ene, the union’s Secretary-General, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja ahead of World Teachers’ Day. Every year on October […]
Dr. Igwenyi: Buhari’s Administration Unfair To Education Sector
Acting chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Ebonyi State University chapter, Dr. Ikechukwu Igwenyi yesterday accused the current administration of strangulating the education sector in the country. Igwenyi who expressed concern over the inability of the Federal government to settle the lingering industrial action with ASUU noted that the dispute will end […]
Russia School Shooting Leaves 13 Dead, 21 Wounded In Izhevsk
A gunman killed 13 people, including seven children, and wounded 21 other people in a school in central Russia on Monday, authorities said. Russia’s Investigative Committee said the shooting took place in a school in Izhevsk, a city about 960 kilometers (600 miles) east of Moscow in the Udmurtia region. Those wounded were 14 children […]
FG Advises ASUU To Obey Court Ruling First, While Negotiations Continue
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has advised the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to conform to the National Industrial Court (NIC) ruling and call off its ongoing nationwide strike, while negotiations are ongoing. Ngige said this while responding to the industrial court ruling which restrained ASUU from going on with the […]
ASUU Appeal NIC Ruling Today
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, which is currently on strike, would file an appeal against the National Industrial Court ‘s ruling on Friday (today) which ordered its members to return to work. Counsel for ASUU, Femi Falana (SAN), disclosed this in an interview in Abuja on Thursday. Since February 14, ASUU has been on […]
Court Orders ASUU To Call Off 7-Month Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was ordered to discontinue its seven-month strike by the National Industrial Court (NIC), sitting in Abuja yesterday. As the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, expressed happiness with the court’s ruling and claimed that students had been the strike’s primary victims, ASUU quickly responded by saying that it […]
NANS: We Won’t Limit Airport Siege To Lagos Alone
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has declared the blockade laid on the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Monday will be replicated in other parts of the country soon. The Southwest Coordinator of the body, Comrade Stephen Tegbe, who spoke with newsmen, said after blocking major highways in some parts of the […]
