The leadership of the House of Representatives yesterday brokered a meeting between the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU and the office of the accountant general of the federation.

The Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr Samuel Kanu Uche, and former Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, yesterday, expressed displeasure over the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.

As disagreements continue between the Kebbi state branch of the academic staff union of universities(ASUU), the branch chairman of the union, comrade Doctor Yale Ibrahim has rejected the university’s letter to students mandating them to resume academic activities in the university.

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has said that the Federal Government has done all it can to end the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

By Adesina Wahab & Joseph Erunke After 196 days of being on industrial action, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is set to continue its lingering strike that has paralysed public universities in the country. This decision was arrived at after a heated and stormy National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of the union in […]

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has accused the Federal Government of deliberately stifling and killing public universities in Nigeria, to promote private ones allegedly owned by the political class.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has described as utrue, claims that it carried out ranking on performance of states in its recently released examination for school candidates. Mr Patrick Areghan, WAEC’s Head of National Office, dismissed the claims, which he described as misleading, false and the handiwork of mischief maker. Areghan, in an interview […]

INDICATIONS emerged on Tuesday that the Federal government has referred an application from a splinter group of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, seeking registration to stand as a separate union to a committee to look into.

By Peter Okutu The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has expressed surprise at the shocking revelations made last Friday, by the Minister for Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, that the payment platforms, which the Buhari-led administration deployed for both payments of salaries and receipt of its revenue, were never tested or certified by […]

Osun State University has stressed the need for enactment of drug policy in Universities across the country to tackle the scourge of substance abuse among youths.

Lere Olayinka, a House of Representatives candidate, Ekiti Central Federal Constituency 2, Saturday, went on his knees to beg the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to call of the strike action embarked upon over 7 months.

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said that the presidency was working towards stabilising the educational system to get parents retaining their children to learn in the country’s tertiary institutions.

The Ogun State Governor and Visitor to the University, His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has confirmed the appointment of the Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oluwole Banjo, as the fifth substantive and second indigenous Vice Chancellor of the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State.

THE Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, yesterday explained that his ministry adopted voluntary conciliation for the resolution of the strike   by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, instead of arbitration, in order not to delay the resolution process.

THE Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige yesterday explained that his ministry adopted voluntary conciliation for the resolution of the strike  by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, instead of arbitration, in order not to delay the resolution process.