Strike
Breaking: NLC, TUC Suspend Planned Strike, To Reconvene June 19
The Trade Union Congress, TUC and Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC have shelved planned nationwide strike, following an agreement with the federal government. The National Industrial Court earlier on Monday granted an order restraining the NLC and TUC from embarking on industrial action on Wednesday. The agreement was jointly signed by the TUC president, Festus Osifo […]
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ASUU president hints at calling off eight months strike soon
President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke, has said the union is optimistic about calling off its lingering strike, adding that there is now “light at the end of the tunnel“. He stated this at a meeting with the leadership of the House of Representatives led by the House Speaker, Femi […]
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Court orders ASUU to call off strike
The National Industrial Court on Wednesday ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its seven-month strike. Recall that ASUU embarked on a strike on February 14, over the failure of the government to meet its demands including issues on funding of tertiary institutions and review of lecturers’ salaries and allowances. However, […]
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BREAKING: Again, ASUU Extends Strike By 8 Weeks
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has announced extension of its warning strike by eight weeks. The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Union made its decision known via its official Twitter handle @ASUUNGN a while ago. It has early been reported that the union, declared a one-month warning strike on February 14, to […]
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ASUU’s ‘Valentine’ Strike and ‘Maradona’ Government
Oludayo Tade In the Spirit of the season of Love, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on February 14 commenced a “four-week roll-over, total and comprehensive strike action” over failure of the Federal Government (FG) to fully implement the Memorandum of Action (MoA) it signed with the Union on 23rd December, 2020. The Union […]
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ASUU Strike: UI, LAUTECH, UNILORIN, Sets Up Monitoring Teams
Academic activities have been paralysed at University of Ibadan, Ladoke Akintola University and University of Ilorin campuses as lecturers continue to prosecute the one-month strike declared by their Union to pressure government to sign renegotiated conditions of service for lecturers among other demands. The universities which are in the Ibadan Zone of the Union held […]
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