ASUU has finally revealed date to call off its 8-month strike after a court order. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Femi Falana, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and the lead counsel to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has revealed that the academics’ 8-months industrial action will be called off in days, not weeks. … Read more
ASUU has scheduled a fresh meeting and set to take next step on resumption. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has scheduled an important meeting to consider the possibility or otherwise of suspending its eight-month-old strike. The meeting is scheduled for Sunday (today) and top on … Read more
Deji Adeyanju Advises ASUU On What To Do EKO HOT BLOG reports that Human Rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has advised the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on what to do about Friday’s Appeal Court judgment asking lecturers to resume work immediately. Adeyanju, in a post on Saturday, asked the ASUU to call-off its seven-month … Read more
ASUU has reacted to the Appeal Court ruling and revealed next line of action. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has said it would review the judgement of the Appeal Court that ordered the union to end its strike, to determine its next line of action. This online news … Read more
Appeal Court has ordered ASUU to call off strike and resume work immediately. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its strike. At the court session on Friday, the appellate court said ASUU should obey the order of … Read more
Ngige has blasted Jega over his recent comment on the ASUU strike. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has berated the former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, over his comment on the ongoing strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of … Read more
The Federal Government’s registration of the two factional unions, according to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, has prompted the union and it is ready to file a complaint with the National Industrial Court (NIC). Eko Hot Blog reports that the development was also confirmed by Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, President of ASUU, in a … Read more
The Court of Appeal has recommended an out-of-court settlement for the Federal Government and ASUU over the union’s lingering strike. Eko Hot Blog reports that the appellate court sitting in Abuja suggested an out-of-court settlement to resolve the dispute between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). EDITOR’S PICK Atiku, Ayu, … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has appealed the National Industrial Court’s September 21 ruling ordering university lecturers to stop their strike action at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. Eko Hot Blog reports that Lead attorneys for the Federal Government and ASUU, Mr. James Igwe (SAN) and Mr. Femi Falala (SAN), respectively, are present in … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Institutions (ASUU) and the Federal Government have been urged to strike a “amicable agreement” so that students at public universities can resume their studies, according to the newly registered Congress of Nigerian Universities Academics (CONUA). Eko Hot Blog reports that Niyi Sunmonu, the national coordinator of CONUA, said on Channels Television’s … Read more
FG Registers Two Academic Unions, Breaks ASUU’s Ranks EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government on Tuesday broke the ranks of The Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) when it registered two unions in the university system. The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, explained that the two bodies will exist … Read more
The Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA), a split-off group of ASUU, will receive a certificate of registration from the Federal Government on Tuesday in an effort to rein in the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Minister of Labour and Employment Dr Chris Ngige will do the presentation. … Read more
The Federal Government has warned the union to stop acting in defiance of the interlocutory injunction issued by the National Industrial Court (NICN), which restrained the union from further action, as the industrial strike launched by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, enters its eighty-month mark. Eko Hot Blog reports that this was contained … Read more
Ngige Walks Out Of Meeting After Argument With ASUU President EKO HOT BLOG gathered that there was an angry moment of argument between the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige and the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke during a negotiation meeting facilitated by the Speaker of … Read more
Please Return To Classrooms— Buhari Begs ASUU In Independence Day Speech EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has urged members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off their ongoing strike action and return to the classrooms while negotiations continue. He made the plea while delivering a speech to … Read more
‘Accept Integrated Payroll’ –FG Urges ASUU EKO HOT BLOG gathered that with the promise of enhancing the payment platform to better suit the demands of the lecturers, the federal government has pleaded with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to embrace the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). At a meeting between … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been urged to use the Integrated Payroll and Personnel information system (IPPIS) as a payment platform by the federation’s account-general, Sylvia Okolieaboh. Eko Hot Blog reports that Okolieaboh asserted that the federal government will take into account the union’s unique payment requirements. EDITORS PICK BREAKING: APC … Read more
Court Dismisses NANS’ Suit Against ASUU, FG EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Industrial Court, NIC, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed a suit filed by the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, to compel the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and the Federal Government to call off the lingering strike. Justice … Read more
ASUU: CAN President Sends Message To Buhari Over Prolonged Strike EKO HOT BLOG reports that the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr Daniel Okoh, has urged the Muhammadu Buhari-led government to do its best to ensure that all public universities in the country are opened. Okoh also urged the Federal Government … Read more
Vice chancellors have been instructed by the Federal Government to reopen institutions and for students to continue lectures through the National Universities Commission. Eko Hot Blog reports that this was stated in a letter written by Professor Abubakar Rasheed, the commission’s executive secretary, and signed by Sam Onazi, the NUC’s director of finance and … Read more