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
The minister of education, Adamu Adamu, on Tuesday said he had been in a dark period of personal anguish and internal turmoil following the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. EKO HOT BLOG reports that was made known during the meeting with vice-chancellors and pro-chancellors of federal universities at the National … 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
Nigerians Reacts As El-Rufai’s Son Describes ASUU As ‘Useless Union’ EKO HOT BLOG reports that Bashir, one of the sons of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has set tongues wagging when he described the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as a “useless union”. ASUU had extended its six-month-old strike indefinitely on Monday, … Read more
APC Chieftain Reacts, Says Tertiary Education Is Not A Human Right EKO HOT BLOG reports that a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, Ayo Oyalowo, has said that tertiary education is not a human right. The APC stalwart said this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. EDITOR’S PICK … Read more
NAAT Has Suspended It’s Strike For 3 Months EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has suspended its nationwide industrial action for three months. The association’s National President, Ibeji Nwokoma, announced the suspension while speaking with reporters after the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday. … Read more
ASUU has identified two conditions that’ll end strike quickly EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Thursday said the Federal Government could resolve the ongoing strike in one day. EDITOR’S PICK Police Arrest Suspected Cultist Exposed By CCTV In Lagos 2023: BVAS Has Put An … Read more
FG Has Been Urged To Channel Abacha’s loot To ASUU EKO HOT BLOG reports that Dachung Musa Bagos, a member of the House of Representatives, has urged the Federal Government to use part of the recently returned $23,439,724million Abacha loot to settle the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Recall that Nigeria and the … Read more
The NEC meeting could be make or mar for union EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will hold next Monday to decide on the offers by the Federal Government for it to end its ongoing strike. EDITOR’S PICK Tinubu … Read more
Buhari Has Reacted To Recent Request For Increase In Salary Of Nigerian Workers EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that he understands workers in the nation deserve an increase in salary. Buhari however added that an increase in workers’ salaries can’t be accommodated in government spending at the moment … Read more
ASUU Slams FG, Says No Resumption Without Payment Of Salary Arrears EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday said it would not call off its strike until the salary arrears of its members were paid. The university lecturers also said they would not teach students to make … Read more
FG has advised students to sue ASUU over prolonged strike EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has advised Nigerian students to sue the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the lingering strike. This online media platform gathered that the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said this on Thursday at the … Read more
Don’t Vote Politicians Whose Children Are Schooling Abroad –ASUU EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has submitted that politicians whose children attend schools abroad do not deserve to get the votes of Nigerians. This position was made known on Wednesday by the ASUU president, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke. … Read more
ASUU Has Finally Given Update On Ending Strike After Meeting With FG EKO HOT BLOG reports that the lingering strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is not ending anytime soon based on the outcome of the latest meeting between the union and the federal government. This is as ASUU … Read more
Electricity Workers Has Suspended Nationwide Strike After Meeting With Ngige EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Wednesday evening called off its nationwide strike. The union took this decision after an emergency meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige. EDITOR’S PICK Bandits Reportedly Takeover … Read more
Strike Is Set To Continues As ASUU-FG Meeting Ends In Deadlock EKO HOT BLOG reports that the meeting between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the negotiation team of the Federal Government ended in a deadlock. The ASUU president, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, had on Monday confirmed to Channels Television that the union would … Read more
Blackout Imminent As Electricity Workers Set To Embark On Indefinite Strike EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria’s electricity supply crisis could worsen from Wednesday as the organised labour has directed workers in the power sector to down tools and commence an indefinite strike over pending labour issues with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). … Read more
Keyamo Has Stated That PDP Is Responsible For ASUU Strike EKO HOT BLOG reports that the spokesperson for the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Festus Keyamo, has said ASUU is on strike because of the 2009 agreement signed by the Peoples Democratic Party-led government. Keyamo disclosed this during an interview … Read more