EDUCATION

The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Benin (UNIBEN) Branch, has urged the public to disregard speculation that it has pulled out of the ongoing national strike. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Benin, by Dr. Ray Chikogu, branch chairman of the union. Chikogu stressed that the branch […]

A faction of striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has called for liberalisation of university academic unions to end incessant strike in the nation’s public universities. To this end, the faction operating on the platform of Congress of University Academics, CONUA, has appealed to the Federal Government through the Ministry of Labour and Employment, […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted on the payment of the salary backlog to lecturers, maintaining that without the move, unfinished academic sessions should be forgotten.   President of the union Professor Emmanuel Osodeke made the remark on Friday, explaining that though public varsities have been shut since February, the lecturers should be paid […]

Tuesday’s meeting between the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government has again ended without an agreement. This means the six-month old strike by public university lecturers is set to continue. The striking lecturers had met with the Professor Nimi Briggs Committee on Tuesday at the National University Commission […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday stormed the National Assembly in Abuja in protest over the prolonged strike by university workers across the country. The protest was in continuation of a similar demonstration held in various states of the Federation, except in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Wednesday’s demonstration began at the Unity Fountain […]

Lecturers in government-owned universities – affiliated with ASUU – embarked on a nationwide strike on February 14 over the adoption of the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) of the government as the payment system in the university sector. They had also decried the poor funding of universities, non-payment of salaries and allowances of some […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that it is well within its rights to protest against the continued stay of students at home, following failure of the authorities to reach an agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). NLC President Ayuba Wabba in a statement on Wednesday, said “it is elementary knowledge, […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB and heads of tertiary institutions in the country have fixed the minimum cut-off mark for admissions in the 2022/2023 academic session. At the 2022 Policy meeting on Admissions presided over by the Minister of Education in Abuja, the minimum cut-off marks for universities is pegged at140 while Polytechnics […]

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command says its operatives are on the trail of a roadside petrol dealer in the university town of Obio Akpa in Oruk Anam Local government area of the state. Mr Odiko Macdon, who is the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, explained that the suspect was declared wanted for […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, lampooned the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, for being adamant and not calling off the lingering strike, saying enough is enough of keeping students at home. President Buhari, who said he hoped ASUU will sympathise with the people, advised the university lecturers not to hurt the next generation. […]