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ASUU Extends Six Months’ Old Strike

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike
ASUU embarked on strike on February 14, 2022, over the government’s failure to meet its demands including improved university funding. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its industrial action which is in its sixth month. The union extended the ongoing strike on Monday morning after its National Executive Council meeting at its headquarters at the University of Abuja. ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, earlier confirmed that the union’s NEC would meet on Monday to decide on whether to call off the strike based on the Nigerian government’s offer or declare an indefinite strike. Ahead of Monday’s NECRead More

FG, ASUU Resume Talks Today Over IPPIS, Revitalisation Fund

IPPIS and ASUU strike
The Federal Government’s negotiating team and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will resume negotiations today to iron out their differences over the application of theRead More

Strike: Again, FG, ASUU Disagree On Payment Platform

ASUU, FG delegations meet over strike on Thursday, October 15, 2020
The meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities deadlocked again on Wednesday, following the disagreement over the payment platform that would be used in disbursingRead More

Lagos Govt Directs Closure Of Public, Private Schools

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Government has directed all pupils/students in public and private schools to stay at home, following the tension generated by the #EndSARS protests. The Commissioner for Education, MrsRead More

181 Students, Staff Test Positive For COVID-19 In Lagos Private School

COVID-19
At least 181 students and staff members of a private school in Lekki have tested positive for COVID-19, the Lagos State Goverment has announced. The Commissioner for Health, Lagos State,Read More

Why Private Universities Don’t Offer Education Courses

Education
Notwithstanding the importance of education as bedrock and foundation of the development of any society, many private universities in Nigeria do not offer courses in education. Our correspondents in thisRead More

Fake Certificates: Plateau State Government Sacks 122 Primary School Teachers

Plateau State
Plateau State Government has sacked one hundred and twenty two (122) primary school teachers, for allegedly securing employment with fake certificates. Chairman of Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB),Read More

Bulk Of Education Budget Spent On Public Varsities’ 10,500 Profs – FG

Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba
Education sector can’t progress when ASUU goes on six-month strike, says Nwajiuba Nigerian lecturers least paid globally, FG not serious about knowledge economy – ASUU The Federal Government on Wednesday,Read More

Public, Private Schools To Resume October 5 In Niger

Niger State
The Niger State Ministry of Education has directed all public and private schools in the state to reopen for academic work on Monday, October 5th, 2020. The schools have beenRead More

Only JSS3, SS2 Students Will Resume September 21 – Lagos Govt

Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo
Lagos State Government has announced that only JSS3 and SS2 students would be allowed to resume school on Monday, September 21, 2020. The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. FolashadeRead More

Coronavirus: It’s Suicidal To Reopen Universities Now – ASUU

National President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Monday, warned the Federal Government that attempts to reopen tertiary institutions without taking concrete steps to curb the spread of COVID-19 would beRead More