By Channels Television The National Industrial Court has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to call off the ongoing Strike. Delivering a ruling on the interlocutory injunction filed by the Federal Government, Justice Polycarp Hamman restrained ASUU from continuing with the industrial action pending the determination of the suit. Justice Hamman, who is
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has extended its five months warning strike by four weeks. President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke made this known in a statement on Monday, saying the decision was to give enough room to the government to yield to the Union’s demands.
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 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 Onyedika Agbedo, Tobi Awodipe, Maria Diamond (Lagos) and Gordi Udeajah (Umuahia), Isa Abdulsalami Ahovi (Jos), Uzoma Nzeagwu (Awka), Ayodele Afolabi (Ado Ekiti), Timothy Agbor (Osogbo), Agosi Todo, (Calabar) and Charles Ogugbuaja (Owerri) – The Guardian Local Councils in Nigeria have their roles in the governance chain clearly spelt out in the 1999 Constitution. As
By Patrick Obia and Maxwell Effiong Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria and Cross River State Government to drop all charges against journalists standing trial for doing their job. The union of online journalists practicing in Cross River State made the call in a statement issued by
By Archibong Jeremiah In the recent COVID-19 update by NCDC one more case have been found in Cross River State making the number of total cases 10. The update was made via its Twitter handle. The update places the first capital of Nigeria second least with with Kogi as least with the novel coronavirus in
By Anietie Akpan, Guardian Newspaper All public schools in Cross River State will resume June 16 as the State Government plans a special protective measures for children and others. So far the State remains the only State in the county without the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and poised to maintain that standard, the State Government is braising