Tag: Strike
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FG Approves ASUU Faction, CONUA, as Academic Union
The Federal Government will on Tuesday present a certificate of registration to the Congress of Nigerian University Academics, a separate body of academic unions. This was revealed in an invitation sent to reporters on Tuesday by the Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Oshundun Olajide. The invitation…
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Flight Delay Looms, as Aviation Workers Protest Monday
Aviation workers under the banners of the National Union of Air Transport Employees; Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria; Association of Nigerian Association Professionals; Amalgamated Unions of Public Corporations; Civil Service Technical & Recreational Services Employees, and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, have declared nationwide protest to hold Monday,…
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Police Commission Union Declares Indefinite Strike Over Poor Welfare
Members of the Union of the Nigeria Police Service Commission (PSC) have served a notice of indefinite strike over alleged breach of necessary working conditions. The joint union congress, PSC chapter, in a letter, addressed to the chairman, PSC, Musiliu Smith, said the indefinite strike will commence on August 29. The letter was signed by…
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ASUU Strike: Parents Offer Universities N10,000 Support Levy
The National Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria has sought audience with the Federal Government over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The association is also proposing the payment of N10, 000 per session for each parent to assist government in making more funds available for universities. NAPTAN’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. Ademola…
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Universities Suspend 461,745 Students’ Admission over Strike
Nigerian universities will not be able to process a total of 461,745 admissions due to the ongoing ASUU strike. The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board in the statistics provided for our correspondent, however, blamed the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities for the development. “Some institutions confirmed suspending the process because of…
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SSANU, NASU Suspend Strike After Meeting With Education Minister
The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions (NASU) on Saturday suspended their strike actions after a brief meeting with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu in Abuja. The suspension is expected to take effect from Wednesday. According to the education minister, the Federal Government…
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Again, ASUU Extends Strike by Four Weeks
The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has announced a four-week extension of the ongoing strike in public universities, EarthNews reports. A statement made available to news correspondents in Abuja partly confirmed the development. It partly read, “Following extensive deliberations and taking cognisance of Government’s past failures to abide by its…
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ASUU Strike: NLC Solidarity Rally Holds Today, Police Warn Hoodlums
The police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps will deploy personnel in critical infrastructure and facilities in response to the nationwide protest organized by the Nigeria Labour Congress in solidarity with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities taking place on Tuesday (today). As security agencies moved to deploy their men and officers,…