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The Federal Government has signed a memorandum of Action with the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities towards ending the ongoing strike by both unions.
At a meeting with the government on Thursday, the two parties agreed on all the eight-point demand of the Joint Action Committee of the unions, leading to the signing of the MOA.
Following the agreement, the unions agreed to consult their members and report back to the government within 48 hours.
Addressing journalists after the meeting, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige described the deliberations as smooth, saying that all the rough edges in the former negotiation were straightened out.
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THE University of Ibadan (UI) has inducted 44 new nurses into the Nigerian health workforce with a charge that they should be good ambassadors of the university and contribute to national health care development.
University of Ibadan’s acting vice-chancellor, Professor Adebola Ekanola, speaking at the induction ceremony for the university’s Bachelor of Nursing Science graduates said this new phase of life demands that they put into use their experience of the past, hard work, will and determination to ensure they excel in the profession.
Professor Ekanola, speaking through the provost, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Professor Olayinka Omigbodun, said the department would transform into a faculty soon and urged the new nurses to work in synergy with other members of the health team in delivering care to Nigerians.
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THE National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the running of Forensic Science and 13 other environmental/engineering courses at the First Technical University (Tech-U), Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Based on the approval, the institution has become the first university to offer the course in Nigeria after the Nigerian Police Academy.
The approval was contained in a letter from the NUC dated February 10, 2021, based on a recent verification exercise the commission conducted at the university.
According to a statement issued by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Akeem Lasisi, the other 13 newly approved courses include Computer Engineering, Civil Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Science Laboratory Technology and Quantity Surveying.
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FG signs MOA with NASU, SSANU to end strike
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ABUJA-The Federal Government has signed a memorandum of Action (MOA) with the Non Academic staff Union of Universities and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), geared towards ending the strike embarked upon by both unions.
At a meeting with the government on Thursday, the two parties agreed on all the eight-point demand of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the unions, leading to the signing of the MOA.
Following the agreement, the unions agreed to consult their members and report back to the government within 48 hours.
Addressing a news conference after the meeting, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige described the deliberations as smooth, saying that all the rough edges in the former negotiation were straightened out.