By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, Punch Newspaper The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has said that any proposed increase in allowances and salaries by the Academic Staff Union of Universities not in sync with the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission (NSIWC) will not scale through. The Minister also advised the union to work
By Patrick Obia Barely two weeks into the ongoing “comprehensive and total” strike action by academic staff in Nigerian universities, the umbrella students union in the country has announced it’s decision to protest the actions of the academic staff and government starting from February 28th. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), had on February
By Mojeed Alabi, Premium Times ASUU rounded off its “NEC for NEC” meeting at about 3 a.m. on Monday and will formally brief the press on Monday morning. A reliable source at the just concluded National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has confided in Premium Times that the union resolved to
By Patrick Obia Students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) may resume school after staying at home for over 300 days to write exams sooner than they expected. Academic activities were shut down in both varsities since March 2020 first, for an industrial action by the Academic
By Jonathan Ugbal Students resident in Calabar, the Cross River Capital have shut down the Governor’s office in the State demanding an end to the prolonged industrial action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). They began marching from the Freedom Park at Mary Slessor avenue through Murtala Muhammed highway to the office where
By Patrick Obia The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has affirmed that come October 12 slated for schools resumption in the country, public universities will remain on closed. The Chapter Chairman of ASUU, Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH, Dr. Emmanuel Ettah made the assertion as a guest on Correct 97.3 FM, Calabar, morning
By Patrick Obia A lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication, University of Calabar, Mr. Inyali Peter has accused the Federal Government of Nigeria of stealing more than what was added as minimum wage from lecturers salaries through the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS. The journalist who is also an aid to Ben
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday donated over 30 liters of high quality hand sanitizers to the Cross River state government as part of efforts to break the chain in the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. As at press time,