The Federal Government has began the process of deregistering the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Daily Trust learnt that Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA), a breakaway faction of ASUU, has been officially registered as a trade union. A…
ASUU STRIKE: The key demands (Vanguard)
As the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, strike enters the third week, undergraduates in public universities are lamenting their fate. This happened just as the meeting between ASUU and the Federal Government held on Thursday ended in deadlock. While…
Govs to Labour: Expect sacking if we must pay N30,000 minimum wage (Punch)
Nigerian governors have said they cannot afford to pay workers a minimum wage of N30,000 unless the organised labour wants its members to be sacked. Apart from this, the governors at their emergency meeting in Abuja on Wednesday night, asked…
FG seeks $500m tech innovation fund from AfDB (Guardian)
As part of efforts aimed at increasing the competitiveness of Nigeria’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, the Federal Government (FG) is seeking the sum of $500 million technology innovation fund from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The Vice President…
FG Explains Temporary Suspension of National Carrier (ThisDay)
The federal government Thursday explained that the national carrier which was earlier billed to kick off in December was suspended temporarily because the process to actualise it was delayed. The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has also stated…
We can’t meet ASUU’s demands now — FG (Punch)
The Federal Government has appealed to the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities to exercise restraint in their demands from the government. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said at a press conference in Abuja on Monday…
South West governors seek FG’s help on Apapa port gridlock (Guardian)
The Southwest Governors’ Forum has expressed concern on economic and security challenges posed by gridlock in the Apapa port and urged the Federal Government to create alternative routes. The forum said the planned alternative routes linking Tin Can Island through…
Breaking: Labour suspends planned strike, FG to pay N30,000 (Vanguard)
The organized labour has suspended planned strike After the prolonged argument, Vanguard gathered that the Tripartite Committee set up by the Federal Government agreed on N30,000 new minimum wage. At the end of the first meeting of the tripartite committee…
FAO seeks inclusion of nutrition analysis in masters’ degree curriculum (Nation)
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN-FAO) has called for a partnership with the federal government and some universities on the inclusion of food and nutrition security analysis in their Master’s Degree curriculum. FAO Country Representative, Mr Suffyan Koroma,…
FG begins new TSA tariff regime today (Guardian)
Effective today, November 1, the Federal Government will begin a new service charge through the Treasury Single Account (TSA) on all payments to its ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The charges would be borne by the payer. Office of the…
