Generator fumes kill 7 varsity students in Bayelsa (Nation) No fewer than seven individuals, reportedly university undergraduates, have lost their lives after inhaling fumes from a generator inside a music studio on Transformer Road, Ebis, in the Amarata area of…
ASUU strike, future of education and student loan (an encore) — Magnus Onyibe
This article which was first published in my column on 11th October last year and subsequently on several traditional and online platforms merits being repeated because President Bola Ahmed Tinubu through his signing into law Student Loan (Access to Higher…
ASUU re-elects Osodeke as National President
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in the early hours of Monday re-elected Professor Emmanuel Osodeke unopposed as their National President to pilot the affairs of the union for another two years. It was learnt that apart from…
Gbajabiamila denies pledging to offset ASUU’s salary arrears
The Speaker of the House of Representatives has denied committing himself to offsetting the arrears of salaries owed members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by the Federal Government. The denial is contained in a statement issued in Abuja…
*ASUU suspends strike after eight months (Punch)*Kanu: Jubilation in South-East, FG may appeal judgment (Punch)
ASUU suspends strike after eight months (Punch) The Academic Staff Union of Universities has suspended its eight month old strike, The PUNCH can authoritatively confirm. Though the union is yet to make an official pronouncement, our correspondent gathered that the…
ASUU to call off strike soon, says Falana after appeal court ruling
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reiterated its willingness to call off its eight-month strike, expressing optimism that the ongoing talks between the Presidency and the House of Representatives leadership will yield positive results. Counsel for ASUU, Femi…
Appeal Court grants ASUU permission to appeal NIC ruling, orders members to resume work
The Court of Appeal has granted the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) permission to appeal the ruling of the National Industrial Court which ordered the union to call off it’s strike. The court, however, granted the application on the…
ASUU strike, future of education and student loan — Magnus Onyibe
The judiciary, which is vested with the authority to interpret the laws of our country, has spoken on the industrial action embarked upon by tertiary institutions lecturers in Nigeria since February 14 this year. In its ruling on Wednesday, September…
FG orders VCs to reopen varsities, commence lectures
The Federal Government through the National Universities Commission has ordered vice-chancellors to re-open schools and allow students to resume lectures. This was made known in a letter signed by the Director, Finance and Accounts of the NUC, Sam Onazi, on…
ASUU Strike:Lessons from averted train workers strike in USA — Magnus Onyibe
The strike by teachers in our tertiary institutions under the trade name Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has been on since February. That is in excess of seven months or over half of a year and still counting. And…