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The National Industrial Court, NIC, has summoned the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to appear before it tomorrow, Monday, in Abuja, over the protracted…
ASUU Strike: UNIBEN Staff Commits Suicide
A staff of the Data Department of University of Benin (UNIBEN), identified as Carter Oshodin, has reportedly committed suicide. Carter Oshodin until his death, was a staff of the…
FG: It’s Wrong To Insist Varsities’ Principal Officers Must Come From Host Communities
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said the idea that the Chief Executive or any Principal Officer of institutions should come from localities where they are cited…
Nothing Wrong With Nigerians Studying In Ghanaian, Benin Republic, Foreign Varsities – FG
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, says there is nothing wrong with Nigerians seeking university education in other African nations and elsewhere. He made the comment while fielding questions…
ASUU: FG clarifies comment on new committee
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has dismissed the inauguration of a new committee to solve the face-off between the federal government and the university-based staff unions, saying it…
ASUU Strike: Lecturer Rejects Top Job In UAE Varsity
Mohammed Shaibu Atabo, a lecturer at the Bayero University Kano (BUK), has lamented the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The lecturer who rejected a…
ASUU Rejected FG’s 23.5 Percent Salary Increase Offer – Adamu
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu on Tuesday outlined the Federal Government’s efforts to resolve the industrial action embarked upon by Academic Staff Union of Universities on February 14.…
FG: We can only afford 23.5% salary increase for lecturers — 35% for professors
The federal government says it can only afford a 23.5 percent salary increase for lecturers of all categories, except professors. Adamu Adamu, minister of education, said this on Tuesday…
Education Minister Meets VCs, Others As ASUU Strike Nears Seven Months
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, is meeting with pro-chancellors, chairmen of councils, and vice chancellors of universities, among others. While the details of the meeting ongoing in Abuja…
ASUU Strike: Gombe Varsity Lecturers Reject Management’s Call For Resumption
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Gombe State University Branch, has rejected call for resumption of academic programmes by the management of the university. At a press conference on…
ASUU Strike: We’ve done our best, says FG
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has said that the Federal Government has done all it can to end the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities…
Strike: I’m in internal turmoil – Education minister
The minister of education, Adamu Adamu, on Tuesday said he had been in a dark period of personal anguish and internal turmoil following the lingering strike by the Academic…
Out-Of-School Children: Edo To Begin Arrest, Prosecution Of Parents, Guardians
The Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said the arrest and prosecution of parents and guardians of out-of-school children will begin in the state from September 12 when the…
We Won’t Back Out Of Strike – ASUU
The striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday said it remained resolute to get the needed support for public universities. The union said it would not sacrifice…
NANS wants urgent intervention of Buhari on ASUU Strike
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the lingering strike by Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) to enable students…
