THE news went around. The Federal Government and striking lecturers in the country’s public universities organised under the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, were meeting on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Not a few hoped that the six-month strike by the lecturers would be resolved. But the outcome was as disappointing as the cavalier way Read More…
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FG plays hardball, says ASUU Members won’t be paid for strike period
The Nigerian Federal Government has chosen to go tough on striking university lecturers, saying they would not be paid for the duration of their strike. The Nigerian Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu announced on Thursday that the government will not yield to pressure by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for their members Read More…
Royal Commonwealth Society pledges to mediate in ASUU/FG impasse
The Royal Commonwealth Society, Nigeria Branch has pledged to mediate between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government using the instrument of ‘Academic Diplomacy’ to resolve the situation. The Country Director of the society, Mr Blackson Bayewumi, said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Bayewumi appealed to ASUU to Read More…
NLC to protest shutdown of public universities due to strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will embark on a two-day protest on July 26 to demonstrate against a six-month shutdown of public universities across the country due to pay disagreements between the government and teachers, it said on Sunday. The NLC, the country’s main umbrella union, represents millions of workers across most sectors of Africa’s Read More…