Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule, has warned the teachers’ service commission against nepotism, as he approved the recruitment of additional 550 teachers in the state. Recall that the erstwhile chairman of the commission was suspended because of underhand dealings in the process of recruiting the last 400 teachers. The Governor gave the warning while declaring open a three-day workshop for principals of secondary schools from across the state in Lafia yesterday said only candidates with...

The chairman of the Association of Registrars of Nigerian Universities (ARNU), Abubakar Mamuda has observed that the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will have devastating effects on students, quality of education and the registrars themselves. Mamuda, who made the observation at the 71st Business Meeting of the association in Abuja, noted that strikes had grave consequences on the education and economy of the country.  The ARNU Chairman therefore enjoined all unions...

The Federal Government has commenced the payment of minimum wage arrears; it owed lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and Academic Staff Union of Universities as part of efforts to end ongoing strikes by the unions. The National President of ASUP, Dr. Anderson Ezeibe, and the Chairman, ASUU FUT Minna, Dr. Gbolahan Bolarin, confirmed this in separate interviews with The PUNCH in Abuja on Thursday, saying it was just the beginning. Recall...

A protest by some Nigerian students against the 92-day-old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was dispersed by men of the Nigerian Army on Tuesday in Akure, Ondo State. According to reports, the students, who had gone out for a second-day protest in the state,  had blocked the Akure-Ilesa highway to register their plights over the protracted ASUU strike. The protest, consequently, paralysed activities in the area, with several motorists and road...

ABUJA — The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has given the Federal Government a 21-day ultimatum to address the union’s demands else it will embark on industrial action. President of the association, Dr. Smart Olugbeko, and the General Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Bazza, in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, said after extensive deliberation, the NEC of COEASU resolved the ultimatum beginning on May 9. It...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has confirmed that the union has extended its strike by another three months. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke who confirmed the extension on Monday in Abuja attributed the government’s failure to keep to agreements reached. He said ASUU was extending its action because the government had refused to address its issues, and accused the minister of labour and employment of stopping the salaries of ASUU members, but approved...

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) at the 102nd meeting of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) has reached a decision to extend by another 30 days, the ultimatum given to the federal government to address their outstanding issues. The Chairman of the Kaduna Polytechnic chapter, Mohammed Mohammed, who revealed this at a press conference on Thursday, said failure to do this, the union might be forced to resume its suspended industrial action. Mohammed...

The striking Academic Staff Union of Universities has written to the University of Jos (UNIJOS), demanding the probe and the recall of the doctorate degree of the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajuiba. This came as students of different tertiary institutions in Edo State protested in Benin, the state capital over the lingering strike of ASUU. ASUU commenced a warning strike on February 14, 2022, and has yet to call off the industrial action....