The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the progress report over the on-going negotiation between Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU had embarked on one month warning strike on February 14, to press home their demands for about N1.2trillion. The union also want […]
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The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, on Sunday, said it would soon shut down universities because of the failure of the Federal Government to implement the Memorandum of Action it signed with the union. SSANU said it had been reluctant to resume its suspended strike because of its effect on students, university education and […]
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The Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, Ondo State will resume academic activities for the 2021/22 session on Monday February 28. This was contained in a statement by the institution’s Deputy Registrar, Information, Protocol & Passages, Mr Sanmi Enigbokan, which said that the Academic Board at its 28th Statutory Meeting held on 17th January,2022, “approved that the […]
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Dr Akintoye Akindele, the Executive Chairman, Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Ltd., has announced a gift of N5 million each to the best two graduating students of Caleb University in the 2020/2021 academic session. Akindele, who is also a philanthropist announced this while delivering the convocation lecture of the university with the title: ‘ The […]
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Pupils and parents in Ondo State are feeling the pain of stoppage of free shuttle buses that eased transporation problem of schoolchildren in the past, Peter Dada writes. It is no longer news that the free shuttle buses, which used to convey pupils of primary and secondary schools to and from schools in Ondo State, […]
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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 that is not in sync with the National Salaries and Wages Commission will not scale through. The minister also advised the union to work with what was obtainable with […]
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The Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, Ondo State has appointed Dr Benjamin Olusesan Adegoke as its pioneer Acting Dean for Student Affairs. A statement on Friday by the Deputy Registrar, Information, Protocol & Passages, Mr Sanmi Enigbokan, said: “The Management of Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State has approved the appointment of Engr. Dr. ADEGOKE Benjamin Olusesan […]
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ASUU President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke and Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call off its four-week strike before the expiration date. Ngige had met with the leadership of ASUU during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday. […]
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An official of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) simply identified as Mr Ubong has reportedly drowned in a hotel swimming pool in Calabar. It was gathered that the incident occurred between Monday night and Tuesday morning. At a point on Monday night, Ubong reportedly went to buy drinks and food at the bar, and then […]
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Ngige cautions against signing un-implementable agreements as female students threaten mass action The Federal Government, yesterday, hinted of its plans to resolve the contending issues relating to the ongoing warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday, February 28, 2022. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, who stated this […]
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