Workers of Kwara owned tertiary institutions, under the umbrella of Committee of Unions in Tertiary Institutions (CUTI), have issued a 14-day ultimatum to commence strike.  This is contained in a statement signed by Mr AbdulLateef Yahya, the state Public Relation Officer (PRO) of CUTI. It stated that within the stipulated period of 14 days, the […]

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Friday, stressed the need for constant training for teachers at all levels, noting that no society can develop without education. Obaseki stated this while addressing Junior Secondary School teachers at New Era College, who are currently on a 10-day training on use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching […]

By Adesina Wahab The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has accused the Federal Government of showing levity in its ongoing negotiation with the union whose members are currently on a four-week warning strike. The union, therefore, said ending the industrial action was dependent on the readiness of the government to take the issue at […]

THE Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, weekend said that it will soon shut down universities as a result of the inability of the federal government to honour the Memorandum of Action, MoA, it signed with the union.

By Adesina Wahab Ongoing industrial action by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is seen by some as one of the reasons people patronise private universities, as lecturers there are not members of the union and would not go on strike. Meanwhile, another set of people not participating in the strike are […]