ASUU’s chair, Fagge to be committed to prison over court contempt
NATIONAL President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Dr Nasir Fagge may be committed to prison for disobeding the National Industrial Court.
STRIKE: ASUU adamant, denies knowledge of N200bn at CBN
University lecturers, under the auspices of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday, denied any knowledge of the N200 billion said to have been deposited at the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, by Federal Government, as a way of resolving the six months old strike which had paralysed academic activities in the nation’s universities.
Convoys as agents of death, torture and oppression
Convoys as agents of death, torture and oppression
Minister’s threat to sack ASUU members uncalled for —Rep
MINORITY Whip in the House of Representatives, Mr. Samson Osagie, has described the recent threat by the supervising Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, giving four days ultimatum to members of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to call off their strike or be sacked, as uncalled for.
Lecturers’ sack threat, reflects FG’s poverty of ideas – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the Federal Government for issuing a sack threat against striking university teachers, saying the resort to such military-era tactics reflects the FG’s poverty of ideas in resolving the prolonged ASUU strike.
ASUU: We ‘ll consult on deadline, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan literally disowned the seven-day ultimatum to striking university lecturers to return to work, yesterday, saying the Committee of Vice Chancellors (CVC) issued the deadline.
According to him, the supervising minister of education, Mr. Nyeson Wike, only made the ultimatum public.
