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Protracted ASUU strike: Why government is not perturbed!

Protracted ASUU strike: Why government is not perturbed!

By UGOCHUKWU EJINKEONYE Now, let’s face it:  There can only be one reason why the industrial action embarked upon by the teachers of Nigeria’s public universities since February 14 has been allowed to waste a whole seven months of the academic pursuit of many youths, and, indeed, their very lives. Truth is, it is very […]
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ASUU strike: Why we adopted voluntary conciliation — Ngige

ASUU strike: Why we adopted voluntary conciliation — Ngige

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.

Ngige and the fireworks of ASUU strike

Ngige and the fireworks of ASUU strike

I HAVE always sensed that the dissonance between obstinate patriotism and arrogance of will, may eventually lead to blackmail over who takes the blame for the prolonged ASUU industrial action.

Buhari’s ultimatum on ASUU strike

Buhari’s ultimatum on ASUU strike

IN a normal circumstance, President Muhammadu Buhari’s ultimatum to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, to end the five month-old indefinite strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, should come as cheering news to anxious Nigerians. But, after over seven years in the saddle, we have seen the president issuing these ultimatums and […]

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