The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) calls on the Federal Government to promptly pay its members’ three-and-a-half-month withheld salaries and address stagnant remunerations. CONUA President ‘Niyi Sunmonu clarifies that the union did not participate in the ASUU strike and urges the government to recognize the distinction, emphasizing the union’s commitment to alternative measures. CONUA asserts … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Justice Benedict Kanyip, President of the National Industrial Court in Abuja, has dismissed a suit filed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) challenging the Federal Government’s registration of the Congress of University Academics (CONUA) and the Nigeria Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) as trade unions According … 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 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
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