News

Darkness, Scarcity Loom as Oil, Electricity Unions Mobilise for Strike

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has instructed its members to join an indefinite nationwide strike starting Monday, in compliance with directives from major labor centers. NUPENG’s General Secretary, Mr. Afolabi Olawale, confirmed on Saturday the union’s commitment to full participation in the strike. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade […]

Education

BREAKING: COE Lecturers Begin One-Month Strike

The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has today, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, begun a one-month strike. According to reports, the decision was made by the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) at a meeting in Asaba, Delta state, on Friday, June 10, 2022, following the expiration of the 21-day ultimatum issued to government on […]

Education

ASUU Strike: Our Mates In Kogi Have Graduated, Students Lament

Students from various universities across the country who have been stranded by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike have praised Kogi State governor and presidential aspirant Yahaya Bello for his reformation of the state’s education sector. On February 14, this year, the union went on a month-long warning strike, which was extended by […]

Opinion

Our Stand On Political Participation, Rule Of Law & Lingering ASUU Strike – TMC

The Muslim Congress (TMC), an organisation deeply immersed in national integration, good governance and responsible citizenship, is compelled to lend her voice to trending events in the Nigeria political space. As an organisation with members in most major political parties, but united on the mission to promote good governance, political participation, constitutionalism and moral health […]

News

FG Resumes Talks With ASUU This Week Over Extension Of Strike

The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has said that the government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would resume talks this week with a view to ending the prolonged closure of Nigerian public universities. A press statement signed by the Acting Head Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Labour and […]

News

JUST IN: ASUU Extends Rollover Strike By 3 Months

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Union by 12 weeks. The decision was taken on Monday at an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) of ASUU held at the Union Secretariat in Abuja. The report said ASUU NEC members, which comprises principal officers and branch chairmen, […]

News

Ngige Misled Nigerians, Strike Still ongoing – ASURI

Contrary to earlier reports that members of the Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI) called off their strike, after meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, the previous week, workers in the sector have come out to deny such claims. The denial was contained in a statement circulated by workers […]

Education

ASUU Vows Not To Resume Work Any Time Soon

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU reveals it has no plan to reopen public universities until their demands are met by relevant authorities. The Union also challenged the Federal Government to make public the result of the integrity test it conducted on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, UTAS. On the issue of Integrated […]

Column

Is Strike Action The Only Approach Adopted by ASUU?

Sani IDRIS One of the most frequently asked questions (FAQ) as it relates to ASUU/FG impasse is whether strike action which appears to be a protracted nostalgia to effective education system is the only means through which members of the Ivory tower press home thier demand? This question is being repeatedly asked even by some […]

Education

COE Lecturers Threaten To Join ASUU’s Ongoing Strike

Barely 48 hours after the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) declared a one-month strike, lecturers across Colleges of Education in the country, have vowed that they would not hesitate to join their counterparts in the universities on their ongoing strike. The lecturers, under auspices of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) said […]