The Federal Government has opted for judicial resolution to the prolonged industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which has remained unresolved since it started on 14 February. After filing a complaint at the National Industrial Court (NIC) a few days ago, the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has asked the court for accelerated hearing of …

The Federal Government can only afford a 23.5 percent salary increase for university workers, while professors will have a 35 percent raise, according to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu. At a meeting with Pro-Chancellors, Vice Chancellors and other stakeholders in the university system on Tuesday, the Minister said that President Muhammadu Buhari warned against signing agreements which the …

Despite the intractable crisis in the university system, the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife has commenced to process of resuming academic work. It announced the 2022 admission screening exercise for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry candidates on Monday through a statement by the Registrar and Secretary to Council of the institution, Mrs Margaret Omosule. Omosule said the …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to step in in the protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to enable their members return to school. ASUU commenced an industrial action on 14 February – 205 days ago – with no hope of settlement between the Federal Government and ASUU in …

The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed that the academic session in all below tertiary institutions commences on Monday, 5 September. A statement on Saturday by the Director-General for Education Quality Assurance in the state Ministry of Education, Abiola Seriki-Ayeni has put to rest wide speculations that the schools would not reopen until later in the month. The statement stated that …

Four Chemical Engineering graduates of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso have been awarded fully funded scholarships at the Louisiana State University (LSU), Los Angeles, United States. LAUTECH’s Principal Assistant Registrar for Public and Alumni Relations, Mr Olalekan Fadeyi said in the Oyo State town that the students were directly admitted into PhD programme with their first degrees. He …

The National Executive Council of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will meet on Sunday, to take a decision on whether to suspend or continue with the industrial action. Sources among the union’s NEC members told The PUNCH that the meeting would hold at the union’s national headquarters at the University of Abuja. The council is expected to …

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions (NASU) has suspended its ongoing strike for a period of two months. SSANU National President, Mohammed Ibrahim told The Nation on Saturday in Abuja that the suspension will take effect from next Wednesday. “Yes, we have …

The Federal Government has said that demands by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to be paid salaries for the six-month strike period is stalling its negotiations with the union. ASUU went on strike on 14 February, first as a warning; but it entered it seventh month last Sunday. It embarked on the action to press home some demands, …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that the Federal Government is not sincere about resolving the issues that led to its almost six-month strike. ASUU described as “unfortunate”, government’s belief that it could placate its members into calling off the strike with salary increment instead of holistically addressing the issues affecting university education in the country. The …