FG v. ASUU: NIC Adjourns Hearing Till Friday EKO HOT BLOG reports that the suit against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which was filed by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has been adjourned. The matter came up before Justice Polycarp Hamman of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria … Read more
FG v. ASUU: More Than 100 Professors To Defend Protracted Strike EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least hundred members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) who are professors of law may be defending the union against the Federal Government at the National Industrial Court (NIC) on Monday (today). It was … Read more
Strike: FG Sues ASUU As Negotiations Collapse EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has dragged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to the National Industrial Court over the union’s ongoing strike which is in its seventh month. In a statement on Sunday, the Head of Press and Public Relations at … Read more
Varsities’ Strike: UNIBEN Member Of Staff Commits Suicide Over Hardship EKO HOT BLOG reports that a staff member of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) identified as Carter Oshodin has committed suicide in Edo State. The deceased, who works as a data entry staff in the institution, committed suicide over alleged financial difficulty as … Read more
ASUU: FG Drags Striking Lecturers To Court EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had been dragged to the Industrial Court by the Federal government over its lingering strike action which has kept students at home for nearly seven months. This online media platform understands that ASUU has been … Read more
ASUU Strike: FG Gives Verdict On ‘No Work No Pay’ Decision EKO HOT BLOG reports that the federal government has reiterated that it has no plans to back down on its no work – no pay rule which was set as a penalty for the ongoing strike by university lecturers. The Minister of Education, … Read more
ASUU Strike: Details Of FG’s Meeting With Vice Chancellors Emerge EKO HOT BLOG reports that the federal government, on Tuesday, said it could only afford a 23.5 per cent salary increase for all categories of the workforce in federal universities, except for the professorial cadre, which will enjoy a 35 per cent upward review. … Read more
ASUU Refused 23.5% Salary Increase Offer – FG EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu on Tuesday outlined the Federal Government’s efforts to resolve the industrial action embarked upon by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on February 14. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, Adamu said the … Read more
Amid the ongoing industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the Federal Government has called on qualified Nigerians to apply for the Chevening scholarships, an initiative of the government of the United Kingdom. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Universities Commission, NUC, disclosed this in a letter signed by the Deputy … Read more
Tinubu Campaign Group Slams ASUU Over Ongoing Strike EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Tinubu Campaign Organisation (TCO) has slammed the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the ongoing strike. This online media platform recalls that ASUU had announced its resolve to convert the roll-over strike it had embarked on since February to … Read more
ASUU Sets Up 7-man ‘Rapid Response Committee’ To Address ‘Smear Campaign’ EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has constituted a seven-member committee to address what it described as a smear media campaign against the union. A leaked letter of appointment addressed to one of the nominees and … Read more
Strike: You Can’t Get Paid For Job Not Done – FG Tells ASUU EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Nanah Opiah has slammed the Academic Staff Union University (ASUU) over the lingering impasse between the union and the Federal Government. Opiah, while expressing dismay over the more … Read more
How I Resolved 4-month-old ASUU Strike In One Night – Jonathan EKO HOT BLOG reports that former President Goodluck Jonathan has narrated how his government resolved a lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in one night. The varsity teachers have been on strike since February and Jonathan, who spoke on … Read more
UNIOSUN Woos Students With Inter-University Transfer Offer Amid ASUU Strike EKO HOT BLOG reports that despite the indefinite industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Osun State University (UNIOSUN) has announced that undergraduates who intend to transfer their studentship to the institution can start applying now. The … Read more
Peter Obi has revealed what Buhari Govt must do as a matter of urgency to end the lingering ASUU strike. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has lamented the effect of the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), noting the cause as … Read more
Strike: Lecturers Responding To ‘War’ Declared By FG – ASUU Chairman EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Lagos chapter, Dele Ashiru, says the Federal Government declared war on ASUU and lecturers in public universities are only responding to the unacceptable treatment with the indefinite … Read more
ASUU Strike: FG Summons Vice-Chancellors, University Councils EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has invited pro-chancellors, vice-chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities to a meeting in Abuja on September 6 as part of efforts to resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The … Read more
ASUU Reveals What FG Must Do To End Strike EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has outlined steps the government must take to end its six-month-long academic strike. Speaking on Channels Television, ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said the government must exhibit transparency. EDITOR’S PICK Gunmen … Read more
Timeline Of ASUU Strikes From 1999 Till Date EKO HOT BLOG reports that in the 23 years since Nigeria returned to civil rule under the Fourth Republic, university lecturers in the country have embarked on strike a combined 14 times which saw them stay away from work for over 55 months. The latest … Read more
Our Strike Is Meant ‘To Save Public Universities’ – ASUU EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday said the purpose of its strike action is to “save public universities.” Recall that the union resolved to extend its six-month long strike after its National Executive Council (NEC) … Read more