The Federal government on Tuesday, accused the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), of not “showing good cause” in the pursuit of its suit before the National Industrial Court. Mr J.U.K Igwe SAN, counsel to the Minister of Labour and Employment and Minister of Education who are the claimants in the suit made the accusation when ASUU’s counsel Mr Marshall Abubakar informed the court that he had filed processes at the court’s registry. The processes according to Abubakar would be ready before the next adjourned date of Wednesday. The p
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Workers of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) under the auspices of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions NASU) have announced the suspension of the unions’ strike actions for the next two months. Briefing newsmen after the unions’ meeting on Wednesday at FUTO, chairman of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of SSANU and NASU in the university, Comrade Uchenna Nwokeji, urged the unions members to resume work immediately. He said, that
Read MoreNational President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke on Monday stated that the union would meet with the Federal Government today (Tuesday). According to Osodeke, the union and the Federal Government are meeting to address its demands which led to the ongoing strike. The ASUU President speaking on when the union would end its strike said the decision of the Federal Government would determine the next step. Osodeke while speaking during an interview on Channels TV said ASUU will call off the strike
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