By SaharaReporters The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its warning strike by two months. The decision to extend the strike was taken at the union’s National Executive Council, NEC meeting held in Abuja on Sunday night. The union has not made any public statement regarding the outcome of the meeting, but a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The leadership of the University of Calabar has informed former President Goodluck Jonathan of its intention to award him an honorary doctorate degree during its 35th convocation ceremony slated for later in the year. An honorary doctorate degree is an academic degree for which a university has waived all the usual requirements.
It is yet another resumption of the usual unpalatable Nigerian Strike League (NSL) between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) FC and the Federal Government of Nigeria (FG) FC. The annual or biannual strike event has become an interesting competition for ASUU and FG which both opponents play with so much enthusiasm leaving their
By Patrick Obia The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Monday in Calabar, protested the incessant strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU embarked on a month long total and comprehensive strike on February 14th, the 16th since 1999, to press home its demands for the implementation of the renegotiated
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 Sylvia Akpan Despite existing laws and policies promoting free and compulsory basic education in Cross River, a nongovernmental organization, the Atycare Initiative last week donated learning materials and paid fees to no fewer than 170 pupils at the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (PCN) primary school in Ikot Ishie, Calabar. The organization’s executive director, Atim
By Sylvia Felix Policy Shapers and 72,000 supporters have petitioned the British government over Nigeria’s inclusion in the Majority English Speaking Countries (MESC) list. The organization said the petition was borne out of the fact that Nigeria was colonized by the British and speaks English as its first language. Also, it’s raised concerns over the
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