To commemorate the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, the Federal Government has declared Monday, October 10, a public holiday. This year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration will take place on this day. Eko Hot Blog reports that on behalf of the Federal Government, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, made the announcement. EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: Ethiopian … 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 owners of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Meta Platforms Incorporated, and its representative AT3 Resources Limited are the target of a lawsuit filed by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria at the Federal High Court’s Abuja Judicial Division. Eko Hot Blog reports that the top regulatory body for Nigeria’s advertising ecosystem said in a … 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
There are indications that the Federal Government has given the recently appointed Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Interim Administrator, Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu (retd), a directive to end the program within six months. Eko Hot Blog reports that the interim administrator was ordered to end the program and disband the amnesty office by April 2023, according to … Read more
The International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 190 to prohibit violence and harassment in the workplace has been ratified by President Muhammadu Buhari. Eko Hot Blog reports that the announcement was made by Ms. Kachollom Daju, permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, at the beginning of a two-day regional sensitization workshop … 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 Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has called on both local and international oil companies to join hands with the Federal Government to tackle energy poverty in the country. Eko Hot Blog reports that Sylva made the call while delivering an address at the commencement of operation of the TotalEnergies’ Okike … Read more
Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, said the Federal Government would soon officially declare the proposed Ondo seaport facility as a deep seaport, to herald the commencement of other processes at the facility. Eko Hot Blog reports that Sambo, in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Relations, Mr Eric Ojiekwe, gave the indication … 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
The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission, Monday afternoon, withdrew its circular which ordered vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors and governing councils to re-open federal universities. Eko Hot Blog earlier reported that a circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135 was addressed to all vice-chancellors; pro-chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities ordering them to re-open universities. EDITORS … 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
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
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Prof. Isa Ali Pantami has approved the appointment of Barrister Bulus Samuila Yakubu as acting Post Master General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Poster Service (NIPOST) Eko Hot Blog reports that the appointment was sequel to the suspension of Dr. Ismail Adebayo … Read more