I hate to rain on this parade, but let us be clear, the Nigerian university system is a sick joke. It does not exist. Or let us say, it does exist, but it exists as a danger to the word itself

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to consider the proposal made by the Federal Government and call off their ongoing strike.

The Lagos State University (LASU) Governing Council has dismissed 17 academic and non-academic staff, including the chairman and vice-chairman of Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) of the institution, over various malpractices.

The Lagos State University (LASU) Governing Council has dismissed 17 academic and non-academic staff, including the chairman and vice-chairman of Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) of the institution, over various malpractices.

The Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have resolved to set up seven-man committee to work out modalities for the actualization of its 2009 agreement.

The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has called on the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities to embrace collective bargaining as there was no way progress would be made without quality education.

A former Minister of Petroleum Resources , Prof. Jibril Aminu, has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end the ongoing strike and continue to negotiate with the Federal Government.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will tomorrow hold a crucial meeting with the Federal Government.

ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said only the Federal Government has solution to the on-going strike.

Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige says negotiation between the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will resume after Eid-el-Kabir.

The Federal Government said, yesterday, that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, and his Eduction counterpart, Mallam Adamu Adamu, will continue to lead its negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) whose members are on strike, contrary to the insinuation that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had taken over the leadership of the government team.

Amid hopes that the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) teams will meet this week to try to resolve the issues that led to the strike by university lecturers across the country, ASUU President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, says the implementation of seven issues with timelines was crucial to the resolution of the dispute.

University students across the country, whose lecturers are on strike to press government to meet their demands, are facing the reality that they may have to stay longer at home than they had envisaged.

As there appears to be confusion over the Federal Government team negotiating with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has dispelled the rumour of uncertainty surrounding early resolution of the face-off between the university teachers and Federal Government.

THE Deputy Chief Imam of the Abuja National Mosque,   Dr. Muhammad Kabir Adam yesterday pleaded with the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the main umbrella body of University lecturers in the country to arrive at a common ground and call off the strike in the interest of the students.