ASUU: Pastor Kumuyi Speaks On Strike, Tells FG, Union Step To Take EKO HOT BLOG reports that the General Overseer of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor W. F Kumuyi, has urged the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to shift grounds in resolving the conflict between them in the interest … Read more
DSS has urged ASUU to suspend the lingering academic strike. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call off the ongoing strike. EDITORS PICK JUST IN: Drama As Masquerades Invade Church, Flog Pastor, Worshippers BREAKING: Two Passes Away As Cholera Hits Repentant Terrorists … Read more
As a result of ASUU’s alleged failure to submit its audited reports as required by law over the past five years, there are indications that the Federal Government may revoke its registration as a trade union. This information came to light on Wednesday. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Registrar of Trade Unions has … Read more
ASUU President Speaks On Court Order To Halt 7 Months Strike EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it is waiting for its lawyers for professional advice, following the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) order restraining it from continuing with strike. The President of the Union, Emmanuel … Read more
FG Prepared To Negotiate With ASUU In Spite Of Court Victory –Minister EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government says it will continue to negotiate with ASUU in spite of Wednesday’s court ruling restraining the union from continuing with its seventh-month strike. The National Industrial Court of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja ordered … Read more
The National President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke has the leadership of the union that will soon meet to deliberate on the order of the National Industrial Court that ASUU to go back to work. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government in a suit, had prayed for the order for ASUU to … Read more
Court Orders ASUU To Call Off 7 Month Strike EKO HOT BLOG reports that the national industrial court of Nigeria (NICN) has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its ongoing nationwide strike. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 to press home the demand for improved funding for … Read more
University lecturers have alleged that both the Senate and House of Representatives abandoned the union to its fate following its protracted industrial action. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ASUU had been on strike since February this year, over the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement entered into with … Read more
ASUU Strike: Students Mobilise To Ground Activities At Apapa Port EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Tuesday, vowed to take their protests to Apapa Ports. The students’ agitation over the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) might paralyse economic activities at the … Read more
Drama As FG Debunks Taking ASUU To Court, Hints On Fresh Negotiation EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has clarified that the Federal Government did not take the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to court over its prolonged strike. Ngige claimed he would have failed … Read more
Nnamdi Kanu Reportedly Falls Ill After 15 Months In DSS Custody EKO HOT BLOG reports that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has reportedly been diagnosed with gastrointestinal disorder. According to his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Kanu developed intestine disorder following persistent heartburn. EDITOR’S PICK 2023: Peter Obi … Read more
Strike: Court To Rule On FGN-ASUU Suit Wednesday EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Industrial Court has fixed Wednesday, September 21 to rule on the application for an interlocutory injunction filed by the Federal Government against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Justice Peter Hamman fixed the date on Monday after … Read more
ASUU: Reps To Meet Lecturers On Tuesday Over Prolonged Strike EKO HOT BLOG reports that the House of Representatives and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have scheduled a meeting for tomorrow to dialogue on the latter’s seven-month-old strike. ASUU is expected to submit a written presentation of its perspective on the … Read more
ASUU Strike: CONUA Demands Reopening Of Universities EKO HOT BLOG reports that lecturers under the aegis of Congress of University Academics, CONUA has called for the immediate reopening of universities for the resumption of academic activities. CONUA had applied to the Minister of Labour and Employment to be registered as one of the … Read more
ASUU Strike: Buhari Meets With Pro-Chancellors Of Varsities EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari Friday at State House, Abuja, met with the Chairman and select members of Pro-Chancellors of Federal Universities, promising to engage in further consultations with relevant stakeholders, towards ending the protracted strike by university lecturers, under the aegis of … Read more
FG v. ASUU: Court Case Adjourned Till Sept. 19 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Industrial Court has adjourned the suit filed by the Federal Government challenging the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to Monday, September 19 for a hearing of the interlocutory application of the Federal Government. … Read more
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke has said that the union is wiling to end its seven-month old strike. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Osodeke, however, said this could only be achieved if concrete agreements were reached with the Federal Government. EDITOR’S PICK Lagos Court Remands Six … Read more
ASUU Strike: Students Protest, Restrict Vehicular Movement On Ibadan-Ife Expressway EKO HOT BLOG reports that commuters were stranded along the Ibadan-Ife Expressway on Thursday after the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) mounted a roadblock at Gbongan Bypass. The students are protesting the nine-month-long strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of … Read more
Pro-chancellors, VCs Move To Intervene In ASUU Strike EKO HOT BLOG reports that the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has entered its seventh month. The union, on February 14, 2022, embarked on a strike following what it described as the failure of the government to meet some of … Read more
ASUU Strike: Students Protest, Block Lagos-Ibadan Expressway EKO HOT BLOG reports that commuters plying the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway had a hectic time on Tuesday when university students blocked the inbound and outbound sections of the expressway in protest over the seven-month-old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The protest was … Read more