The Federal Government on Tuesday assured that the perennial crisis in the nation’s university system, which has resulted in the on-going strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would soon be permanently laid to rest as they expressed their hope for university lectures to go back to lecture room on Wednesday. The Minister
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The Federal Government on Thursday agreed to release N30 billion earned academic allowance to university lecturers. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr, Chris Ngige, who disclosed this to journalists at the end of a closed-door meeting between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Abuja, said the money would
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Academic and non-academic workers of the Abia State University (ABSU) yesterday staged a protest against the failure of the school to pay their six months’ salaries and other entitlements. The protesters vowed to continue protests until the state government, which owns the institution, settles them. The Chairman of the ABSU branch of the Academic Staff
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested two lecturers of the Kwara State College of Health Technology , Offa and 28 others over their alleged involvement in offences bordering on internet fraud. The two lecturers , according to a statement by Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Dele Oyewale , made
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The Academic Staff Union in the Colleges of Education (COEASU) on Thursday directed its members nationwide to immediately embark on an indefinite strike over welfare and other working conditions. The President of COEASU, Nuhu Ogirima, who gave the directive at a press briefing in Abuja, accused the Federal Government of failing to provide outstanding N441
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