In an effort to resolve the ongoing industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, will on Tuesday (today) August 29, 2017 meet with the President and executive members of union in Abuja. A statement from Deputy Director (Press), Ministry of Labour […]
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Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education, says the demands by the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are unrealistic in light of the current economic situation in Nigeria. Ezekwesili told NAN in Ibadan that lasting solution to the crisis bedevilling the education sector could only be found from strong analysis of the issues raised […]
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Lecturers in Nigerian public universities under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has embarked on an indefinite strike from Sunday, August 13. The lecturers, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, announced their decision on Monday morning. In a memo to lecturers dated August 12, Biodun Ogunyemi, president of the […]
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The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), will hold a crucial meeting this weekend. The meeting will among other things determine if the lecturers will proceed on a nationwide strike or not. Prior to the meeting, ASUU had asked all its branches in the various universities to conduct referendum of members to […]
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Non-academic unions in the Nigerian universities say they will on Monday embark on a five-day warning strike over the inability of the Federal Government to implement the 2009 Agreements with the unions. The unions are the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT). […]
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Academic and non-academic staff in Kogi-owned tertiary institutions will commence a five-day warning strike from January 16, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) announced on Thursday in Lokoja. The workers under the aegis of JAC of the tertiary institutions, said discussion between its leadership and the state government, led by the Secretary to the State Government, […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government and the ExxonMobil branch of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have reached an agreement to end the union’s strike. This is according to a communique signed by Mr Francis Johnson, PENGASSAN; Falonipe Amos, Ministry of Petroleum; Isa Inuwa, NNPC; and Udom Inoyo, Mobil. Aggrieved oil workers […]
Continue ReadingHundreds of air travellers were left stranded on Tuesday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja as staff of the Nigeria’s biggest carrier, Arik Air embarked on an indefinite strike. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that aviation unions had directed the commencement of a joint strike with effect from Tuesday over the airline’s […]
Continue ReadingUnions in the aviation sector have directed the commencement of a joint strike at Arik Air, with effect from Tuesday, over the airline’s failure to pay seven months’ salary arrears and other anti-labour practices. The unions gave the directive in a strike notice obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. […]
Continue ReadingThe Academic Staff Union of Universities on Tuesday confirmed that it had ended its one week nationwide warning strike over the non-implementation of a 2009 agreement with the Federal Government. The President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, who said this in Abuja, urged lecturers to return to work. “We are making progress, especially with the […]
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