Workers including teachers in 15 Ghanaian public universities on Monday declared a strike over their allowance disputes with the government. Four labor unions of public universities said in a statement that the decision followed the variation of their conditions of service by the government. According to them, their leadership...
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The Court of Appeal has fixed Thursday to entertain the suit filed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) seeking a stay of execution of the ruling of the National Industrial Court which ordered it to call of the strike. When the matter was called on Wednesday, counsel...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has suspended its nationwide strike for three months. National President of NAAT, Comrade Ibeji Nwokoma, made this known while addressing newsmen after the National Executive Council meeting of the union in Abuja on Thursday. Nwokoma said NAAT...
A member of the House of Representatives Dachung Musa Bagos has suggested that part of the recently returned $23m Abacha loot should be used to settle the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Members of the union have been on strike since February 14 over improved welfare, revitalisation of...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) on Thursday said power supply has been restored within the South-East. The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, stated this in a statement issued in Enugu. Mr. Ezeh said: “In view of the decision reached yesterday...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has appealed to the electricity workers to suspend their proposed strike billed to begin on Aug. 17. The Managing Director, TCN, Dr Sule Abdulaziz, made the appeal in a letter to the workers on Tuesday following the threat of the workers to embark...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is scheduled to meet with Federal Government representatives on Tuesday over its prolonged strike action. President of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, while speaking on Channels Politics Today, said the meeting was to discuss one of seven issues ASUU is protesting over, “That...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, (COEASU) lecturers have suspended their ongoing strike for a period of 60 days. In a joint statement on Friday, The COEASU President, Dr Smart Olugbeko and Dr Ahmed Bazza, General Secretary of the union announced the suspension...
The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), says it will petition the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) over conduct of examination by Kaduna State University (KASU) management amidst ongoing strike by the union. This was contained in a statement on Monday in Kaduna...
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige on Tuesday said voluntary conciliation was adopted to ensure quick resolution of the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Ngige made this known at a three-day capacity building workshop on International Labour Standards and Dispute Resolution in...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have called for a bill to regulate how children of public officers enroll in schools outside the shores of Nigeria. Prof. Kingdom Tombra, ASUU Chairman of Niger Delta University, made this known at the solidarity protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), has debunked a recent viral video alleging that its members were soliciting financial aid from a Nollywood actor. Comrade Christian Opata and Comrade Michael Nwokedi, Chairman and Secretary of ASUU-UNN, debunked the...
The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers in Nigeria, Edo Chapter, says it will participate in the proposed nation-wide withdrawal of service as directed by its national body. Mr Benjamin Agbonze, Chairman of the association in Edo, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has said that all tertiary institutions of the state will continue to run strike-free academic calendar in conformity with his administration policies. The governor gave the assurance while addressing students at the Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja, shortly after inspecting several projects executed by the...
Government activities were on Tuesday grounded in Ogun as civil servants began indefinite strike over non-remittance of 21 months deductions from their salaries and other related issues. The development followed the expiration of the seven days ultimatum issued on June 21 to Gov. Dapo Abiodun within which he was...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC), Cross River chapter, has warned of an impending industrial action in the state over issues bothering of workers welfare. The Chairman of the union in the state, Mr Monday Ogbodum, issued the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), has resumed its warning strike, which was suspended in 2018, over alleged neglect of the Colleges of Education sub-sector by Federal and State Governments. Its Northwest Secretary, Mr Inuwa Ishaq-Inuwa, announced this to newsmen in a press conference on Saturday in...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has commended the Federal Government for paying the the arrears of the National Minimum Wage Arrears (NMWA) to its members. The commendation is contained in a communique signed by Aminu Umar, the zonal Publicity Secretary zone ‘A’ of ASUP at the end...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to consider the plight of students and call off the ongoing strike. The President also urged students in Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions to exercise patience as the government strives to...