Category: Education

The National Industrial Court will deliver a ruling in an application filed by the Federal Government seeking the order of the court to direct the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its ongoing strike. Justice Polycarp Hamman adjourned the matter after listening to the arguments of the counsel on behalf of the […]

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set Saturday, September 24, 2022, as the date for 67 candidates who registered for the 2022 UTME but were unable to take the exam or the recently concluded Mop-Up UTME due to a variety of difficulties, to take their examination at specially designated centers. It would be […]

There is girdlock at the Lagos International Airport on Monday when National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) students protested the lingering strike by their teachers under the umbrella of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The students blocked major roads leading to the local and international terminals. They occupied the Ajao Estate / Oshodo […]

Recently, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) at the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Sagamu axis protesting against the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike Flays Fashola For Speaking Foul Of Protest Passes Vote Of No Confidence On Fashola, Ngige, Adamu Nigerian students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), yesterday, […]

The National Association of Nigerian Students has vowed further action on the lingering strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The group said it would take its protest to the international airports across the country and ground their activities. Speaking in Akure, the Ondo State capital, the Chairman, NANS National Task Force on […]

Days after dragging the Academic Staff Union of Universities before the National Industrial Court, the Federal Government may consider an out-of-court settlement with the union, it has been learnt. The seven-month old strike embarked upon by ASUU was declared by the president of the union, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, on February 14, 2022 at the University […]

The National Industrial Court in Abuja, on Friday, refused the prayers of the Federal Government to direct the striking Academic Staff Union of University, to resume classes pending the determination of a government suit challenging the strike. At the resumed sitting, counsel for the Federal Government, James Ikwe (SAN), requested the court to direct ASUU […]

The Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria has decried the impact of the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities on lecturers and students, saying the unending industrial action can lead to emotional turmoil. It said though similar events happening to two persons usually had different impacts on the individuals based on their background, […]

Promises further consultations President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to engage in further consultations with relevant stakeholders towards ending the protracted strike by members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). He made the promise when he met with the Chairman and select members of Pro-Chancellors of Federal Universities on Friday in Abuja. He said that […]