At last, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action conditionally, paving way for immediate resumption of academic activities. The decision was taken in the early hours of Friday during a meeting of its leadership that began on Thursday night. The meeting was called by the union to determine its … [Read more…]
Branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will commence traditional voting today (Tuesday)and tomorrow (Wednesday) over the ongoing strike by the union, The reporter gathered. The decision of the various branches will be transmitted to the National Executive Council for final decision. A highly-placed source within the NEC disclosed this in a chat with … [Read more…]
A senior human rights lawyer and counsel for the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Femi Falana, on Monday stated that his clients were ready to call off its nearly eight-month strike. He revealed this at a book launch ‘Breaking Coconut With Your Head’ by Lanre Arogundade on Monday in Lagos. He hinted that the industrial … [Read more…]
The National Examination Council (NECO) says no fewer than 727,864 representing 60.74 per cent of the 1,198,412 candidates who sat for this year’s Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) got five credits and above including English language and Mathematics. A total of 889,188 candidates out of the number who sat for the school-based examinations that sat … [Read more…]
The Nigerian government has withdrawn its earlier directive asking the management of federal universities to reopen the institutions “to ensure that the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) resume and commence lectures immediately.” The latest development was contained in another letter by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and dated 26 September. … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has directed all vice-chancellors of its institutions to re-open schools and allow students to resume academic activities. The directive came through the National Universities Commission (NUC), following the National Industrial Court ruling last week ordering the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off the over seven months of industrial … [Read more…]
The National Industrial Court has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to call off the ongoing Strike. Delivering a ruling on the interlocutory injunction filed by the Federal government , Justice Polycarp Hamman restrained ASUU from continuing with the industrial action pending the determination of the suit. Justice Polycap who is a vacation … [Read more…]
Commuters were yesterday stranded on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as students protesting the ongoing strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) blocked the road. The students in their hundreds under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) brought traffic flow to a halt. Led by the chairman of NANS, Ogun … [Read more…]
There are strong indications that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may have declared an indefinite strike following the federal government’s failure to meet their demands. It was learnt that the lecturers made the resolution during their National Executive Council meeting, which began at about 12:15am on Monday and lasted for hours … [Read more…]
Amid unresolved issues between the federal government and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Minister of education, Adamu Adamu has jetted out of Nigeria. According to reports, Adamu is expected back on 2 September. Adamu is said to have been mandated by President Muhammadu Buhari to lead talks with a view to … [Read more…]
The National Bureau of Statistics has released a breakdown of the results of West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from 2019 to 2021 in Nigeria. According to NBS, a total of 1.53 million candidates sat for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination in 2020, indicating a decline of 3.25% compared to 1.58 million … [Read more…]
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union,(COEASU) lecturers have suspended their ongoing strike for a period of 60 days. The suspension is contained in a state signed by COEASU President, Dr Smart Olugbeko and Dr Ahmed Bazza, General Secretary of the union on Friday in Abuja. The union said the suspension followed “enormous progress” made … [Read more…]