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ASUU resumption: NANS urges INEC to further extend PVC collection

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Saturday appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to further extend the Feb. 11 deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVC). Mr Azeez Adeyemi, the National Public Relations Officer of the association, made the appeal in a statement made available to newsmen in Abeokuta. He […]

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FG reaches agreement with ASUU, strike suspended

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended the three month old strike after signing all agreements with the Federal Government. The agreement was reached through at the end of the conciliatory meeting held at the instance of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige and his Education counterpart, Malam Adamu Adamu. The […]

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Another FG, ASUU meeting ends in deadlock

For the ninth time in a series, the federal government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, failed to resolve their differences during a meeting they held yesterday, in Abuja. Although the head of the federal government delegation to the meeting and Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige,said the meeting recorded partial […]

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ASUU gets licence to operate pension scheme

The Academic State Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday, received the certificate of operation for Nigerian University Pension Management Company, NUPEMCO, from National Pension Commission, the regulatory agency for the country’s pension companies. The refusal of the regulatory agency to approve the teachers’ union’s pension commission for operation was one of the major issues in the […]

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ASUU strike: Address lingering crisis, stop incessant industrial disharmony, NANS tells FG

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has pleaded with the Federal Government to address the grievances of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to ensure commencement of academic activities in public universities. Mr Chukwunonso Onwe, NANS Director of External Affairs, Zone B and leader of the students’ body in Ebonyi State University (EBSU), made […]

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Pay ₦50 bln revitalisation fund to end strike, ASUU to FG

As the face-off between the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and the Federal Government continues, the union, yesterday, asked government to provide concrete evidence of the payment of at least ₦50 billion revitalisation fund to end the strike. Though, other demands of the union, are still pending, the union said the proof of the […]

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We’ll not participate in 2019 election – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday, vowed not to participate in the 2019 general elections. President of the union, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi disclosed this in a bulletin. This came as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said that ad hoc staff, to be deployed for the conduct of the 2019 elections would undergo […]

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FG, ASUU reach agreement, releases ₦15.4 billion for salary shortfalls

The Federal Government has reached an agreement with members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Addressing journalists on Monday evening after the meeting with the striking lecturers in Abuja, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said the majority of their demands have been met including the release of ₦15.4 billion for […]

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Strike: FG, ASUU negotiation continues tomorrow

The Federal Government says it will continue negotiation process with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday to resolve ongoing industrial action embarked by the striking lecturers. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment said this in a statement signed on Saturday in Abuja by Mr Samuel Olowookere, Director of Press, in […]

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ASUU Strike: Disregard resumption notice, LASU tells students

The Lagos State University (LASU) has urged its students to disregard any notice directing them to resume for lectures amidst the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Spokesman of the university, Mr Ademola Adekoya told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the information was a lie and handwork […]

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ASUU Strike: NANS mobilises for mass action against FG, ASUU, ASUP Jan 7

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has issued a notice to all its structures and organs to commence mobilisation for mass action against the Federal Government, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics. This was contained in a statement signed by the association’s President, Danielson Akpan. The ASUU […]

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ASUU represents self interest not students, NANS says

The President, National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Comrade Danielson Akpan, has warned that if the face-off between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, was not resolved and the ongoing strike called off, on 7th January 2019, the students body would mobilise students across the country to halt commercial activities […]

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