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By Onyebuchi Ezigbo The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that it will address a press conference on the outcome of its negotiations with the federal government today (Wednesday). THISDAY gathered that the union plans to use the opportunity to formally make a statement suspending its nine-month-old industrial action, as well as give details of the agreement reached with the federal government over their demands. The decision to suspend the strike action came after the federal...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called off its strike action after agreeing on major issues with the Federal Government. The unions strike started in March 2020 right before Nigeria went into lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, and has been negotiating with the government on a number of issues since then. ASUU National President, Biodun Ogunyemi, announced at a media briefing on Wednesday, December 23 that the union finally reached an agreement with the government dur...

ASUU National President, Biodun Ogunyemi, made the announcement during a press briefing in Abuja.

  The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, is hopeful that the ongoing strike by university lecturers will soon be called off. He made the remark on Tuesday as the Federal Government resumes negotiations with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end the industrial action that has crippled academic activities in universities for about nine months. Ngige, in his opening address at the meeting held in Abuja, urged the academics led by the ASUU President,...

Spokesperson of the ministry, Charles Akpan, disclosed that the meeting would begin at 4pm with Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi leading members of ASUU. Akpan wrote: “The Honorable Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, will be meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU”. The Minister had, on Monday, while speaking at his Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area country home in Anambra State, during the launch of his free medical outreach at the community’s health centr...

Welcome To Ladun Liadis Blog Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Asuu Strike: Varsities to reopen next month, says Ngige ACADEMIC activities in public varsities will resume next month, Labour and Employment Minister Dr. Chris Ngige has assured. His assurance followed the outcome of the Federal Government negotiation with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at last Thursday’s parley. According to the minister, parties will be back at the negotiating table today to resume d...

Share The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday issued a fresh Certificate of Return to Honourable Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe as the winner and duly elected candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party to represent the Cross River North Senatorial District.  INEC action was in deference to last week judgement of the Court of Appeal which nullified the Certificate of Return earlier issued to Dr Stephen Odey who had since been sworn by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. In its unanimous ...

Share A yet to be identified man has died in a fatal accident that occurred along the Nnobi Ojoto Road on Tuesday, at 11:35 am. The accident took place at Nnobi-Ojoto in Idemili South Local Government of Anambra State. Eyewitness account said that a total of six male adults were on board while two male adults who sustained varying degrees of injuries were taken to Our Lady’s Hospital Umuoji by sympathisers. Confirming the report, Florence Edor, the Anambra State FRSC Sector Public Enlightenme...

By Onyebuchi Ezigbo Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said that the lingering dispute between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government will be resolved at the end of Tuesday (Today) meeting. The minister’s optimism confirmed THISDAY’s exclusive report that ASUU had agreed to suspend its strike if three major conditions were met. The conditions include, immediate payment of at least two months salary arrears while the remaining will be ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Sodiq Oyeleke The Academic Staff Union of Universities and Federal Government on Tuesday resumed negotiations over the ongoing strike embarked upon by the lecturers. The PUNCH gathered that the two parties converged for a new meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. The FG’s team was led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, while the lecturers were led into the meeting by their president, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi. The two parties had met last Thursday for over fiv...