The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will appeal Wednesday’s ruling of the National Industrial Court which ordered the union to suspend its seven-month-old strike. In his ruling, Justice Polycarp Hamman had observed that the strike action has had impacts on the lives of the students, and that it was obvious that the legal adviser of the Federal Ministry of Labour …

The National Industrial Court has ordered the suspension of the seven-month-old strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This follows the granting of the motion on notice filed by the Federal Government on Wednesday. On Monday, counsel to the Federal Government, Mr James Igwe had urged the court to grant the interlocutory application because of its urgency …