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ASUU Agrees To Suspend Strike, Formal Announcement Imminent

By Qosim Suleiman, Premium Times The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has resolved to suspend its indefinite strike action. ASUU’s decision was taken at the National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of the union in Abuja early Friday. A formal announcement is expected to be made Friday morning. A member of ASUU-NEC who was at

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Why It’s Difficult To Increase Varsity Lecturers’ Salaries – FG

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

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“No Work, No Pay” — Nigerian Government Threatens Striking Doctors

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian Government has threatened to invoke the “no work no pay rule” on resident doctors that embarked on an indefinite strike on Thursday. Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige disclosed this while featuring on Channels Television programme on Friday. Ngige said the Government would by next week commence a “no work

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