Strike: We Have Done Everything Possible To Please ASUU Labour Minister
The minister, in a statement by his Media Officer, said only ASUU leaders could tell why members were yet to return to the classroom to the frustration of students and their parents.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Dec 18, 2020
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, Thursday, said the Federal Government had done everything possible to please the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to end its protracted strike that had paralysed academic activities in universities for about 10 months.
The minister, in a statement by his Media Officer, said only ASUU leaders could tell why members were yet to return to the classroom to the frustration of students and their parents.
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By Onyebuchi Ezigbo
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has again blamed the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for the delay in resolving its prolonged industrial action.
Ngige dismissed as baseless and dishonest, the statement by the University of Jos chapter of ASUU that he was responsible for the prolonged nationwide strike, now in its ninth month.
According to him, ASUU should rather be held responsible for the delay in resolving the dispute.
A statement by Ngige Media Office yesterday said out of compassion, the federal government paid ASUU members’ February to June salaries to cushion the effects of COVID-19 on its members.
We have met all ASUU demands, Nigerian govt says
The Federal government urges ASUU to be patriotic, saying facts on ground do no longer support its strike. 4 min read
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, has released the statement below saying the Federal government had met all demands that triggered the ongoing strike by the
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FACTS SPEAK AGAINST ASUU’S CONTINUED STRIKE – FG
Sen. Chris Ngige Media Office has dismissed as baseless and dishonest, the statement by the University of Jos Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) led by one Dr. Maigoro, that the Hon. Minister for Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige is responsible for the prolonged nationwide strike by the Union.
…Tasks union on patriotism
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
THE Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has dismissed as baseless the statement by the University of Jos Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, that he was responsible for the prolonged nationwide strike by the union.
The Minister in a statement issued by his media office in Abuja on Thursday said “ it is rather ASUU which has bluntly refused to reciprocate the Federal Government offers by refusing to either teach, conduct researches or engage in other academic values for which they are paid, that should be held responsible.