ASUU strike: We can’t meet lecturers’ demands – FG

Hopes of quick resolution of the present face-off between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities were dashed on Tuesday as the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said the government has no resources to meet the union demands. Foreclosing possible truce to the five-week old industrial action that has paralysed academic... Read More

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August 10, 2013

Mina Ogbanga: ASUU strike and the future of the Nigerian youth (Y! FrontPage)

by Mina Ogbanga Surely with continued destruction of the educational system, one can conclude that we would be left with mediocrity and supposed students cut off from quality knowledge that would have supported national development. In a recent release, UNESCO stated that while education is a basic human right essential for the exercise of all... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Opinion: I shed hot tears for Nigeria’s future

by Akan Imoh Our students are at home, our poor lecturers are hungry, yet it is the least of worries for those in power. How can the education of our future leaders be important when there are other important issues like the Rivers State Crisis, PDP, APC and the others, a permanent secretary on sabbatical... Read More

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August 7, 2013

FG is responsible for ASUU strike – Joint Action Front

by Oge Okonkwo The Executive Chairman of the Joint Action Front, Achike Chude, has blamed the federal government for being responsible for the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). While speaking as a guest on Sunrise Daily, Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Achike said the strike would have been avoided if the federal government had... Read More

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August 6, 2013

Opinion: ASUU strike – A case for choosing a private university

by Ifeanyi Uddin Unable to answer these questions, I have committed to sending my child to a private university. The ambience of these remind of mission-run secondary schools of yore. But at least I am able to assign resources to the critical project of educating my child in the assurance that if she concentrates on... Read More

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August 1, 2013

ASUU strike: NANS exco splits, disowns president for supporting FG

by Oge Okonkwo The national president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Yinka Gbadebo, has been disowned by the excecutive members of the association for throwing his support behind the Federal Government over the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU). The executive members who included national assistant secretary general, Ali Mohammed, the national... Read More

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August 1, 2013

ASUU strike: We have no reason to join industrial action – SSANU

by Oge Okonkwo Concerning the ongoing nationwide strike, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has made clear its refusal to join the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) because there were no sufficient reasons to do so. This information was made known by the vice president (West) of the union, Alfred Jimoh, in a talk with... Read More

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July 30, 2013

ASUU strike latest: Lecturers yet to agree as meeting with FG is postponed

by Oge Okonkwo The meeting between university lecturers and the Federal Government concerning the on-going strike that held on Monday is rescheduled to hold on Thursday as contending issues were not resolved. Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, lecturers, government delegates led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, met on Monday,... Read More

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July 27, 2013

FG, ASUU meet, may call off strike next week

by Isi Esene There are reports of a breakthrough is some outstanding issues tabled before the Federal Government over the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. This bit of information was disclosed yesterday when the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim inaugurated the “Universities Needs Implementation Committee”, with... Read More

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July 22, 2013

Opinion: Can the revolution just begin now?

by Olabode Emmanuel We need a change! A change in the way we think! A change in the way we act! A change in the way we recruit civil servants! A change in the way we choose our leaders! Shall we start the revolution now? Talking about mincing words, I refuse to do that now.... Read More

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July 19, 2013

Post UME: ASUU warns members to stay away

by Oge Okonkwo The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Benin zone, issued out a warning to its members to stay away from the ongoing post UME exams into universities and urged them to exercise patience untill all issues concerning the strike are resolved. Coordinator of the zone and member of the National Executive Council of... Read More

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July 16, 2013

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Nigerian polytechnic lecturers suspend strike

by Oge Okonkwo Nigerian Polytechnic lecturers have suspended their indefinite strike currently in its third month; and agreed to return to work. The lecturers, under the umbrella of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) resolved to suspend the strike on Tuesday afternoon. This follows a meeting with federal lawmakers and several ministers last week... Read More

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July 16, 2013

Strike: Senate, ASUU, FG meeting deadlocked

The negotiations among the Senate, the Federal government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU over the ongoing industrial action embarked by universities lecturers ended without parties reaching any compromise. The meeting which was at the instance of the chairman, Senate Committee on Education, Senator Uche Chukwumerije, PDP Abia North, was called... Read More

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July 12, 2013

Rivers Impeachment crisis: PENGASSAN threatens strike over safety

by Rachel Ogbu The recent violent action by members of the state House of Assembly has caused a ripple effect now reaching the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) who on Thursday threatened to suspend its operations because of the crisis in Rivers State. Media and Information Officer, PENGASSAN, Babatunde Oke,... Read More

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July 7, 2013

Opinion: The ASUU strike and its effect on Nigerian students

by Dapo Egunjobi There are other factors; the instability in electricity that adversely affects teaching, clinical trials and laboratory researches, inappropriate funding of the educational sector by the government… Before I got to the University, I never really knew much about strike actions. I do hear about it but showed little concern probably because I finished... Read More

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July 2, 2013

Opinion: ASUU strikes again, what else is new?

by Frank Onuoha Despite all these agreements the status quo persists. Every year ASUU will go on strike and the federal government will call for “dialogue”. The end product is yet another agreement, the strike is called off only to resume next year. What else is new? On Monday 1, July 2013 ASUU embarked on an... Read More

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July 1, 2013

“The decision is painful yet inevitable”: ASUU begins indefinite strike over allowance

by Akan Ido The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday has declared an indefinite strike action in the aftermath of the body’s National Executive Committee meeting held at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State. The meeting which dragged from Sunday through Monday saw 51 of the 53 branches of ASUU unanimously agreeing to embark on the... Read More

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July 1, 2013

Fuel scarcity looms as NUPENG begins strike today

by Rachel Ogbu The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers are to begin a three-day warning strike today, threatening to go “indefinite” if its demands are not met by Wednesday. In Abuja, the National President, NUPENG, Achese Igwe, on Sunday said that the union had ordered workers to stop products loading at the... Read More

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May 18, 2013

Disaster, averted: Nigerian aviation workers cancel planned strike

by NAN Staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) have suspended their industrial action slated to start on Monday to press home their demand for additional welfare package. The workers decided to suspend the planned strike after a meeting between the management and union leaders. Supo Atobatele, the General Manager, Public Affairs of NAMA,... Read More

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April 29, 2013

Opinion: Mass labour action? Not again!

by Oluwadamidara Aweloye After leaving innocent Nigerians in the lurch during the last protest when he and his cohorts abruptly called off the strike, does he think labour leaders have the moral justification to call for any mass action again? The leadership of organised labour are at it again. After successfully pulling the wool over... Read More

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November 12, 2012

Showdown in Sokoto: NLC threatens strike over Gov. Wammako’s alleged flogging of PHCN staff

by Isi Esene The Nigerian Labour Congress is threatening to go on strike over allegations that the Sokoto State governor, Aliyu Wamakko flogged a Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) staff to a state of coma. NLC president, Abdulwaheed Omar threatened that the labour union is prepared to shut all economic activities in the state... Read More

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September 20, 2012

Lagos and Ogun teachers threaten to down tools from Monday

by Isi Esene The Lagos and Ogun State Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) have given their respective state governments September 24 this year to pay the 27.5 Teachers Salary Scale or face an indefinite strike action. The Lagos NUT chairman, Comrade Samson Idowu, disclosed this at Alausa recently at the launch of... Read More

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September 20, 2012

Health workers go on strike, paralyse hospitals nationwide

by Isi Esene Only senior management staff and medical doctors were seen working on Wednesday in Federal Government-owned health institutions as health workers under the aegis of the Joint Heath Sector Unions (JOHESU) began a nationwide indefinite strike. The striking workers vow not to return to work until their grievances are resolved. The Federal Government... Read More

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September 11, 2012

South African labour dispute spreads, as 36,000 platinum and gold miners stay home

by Isi Esene The labour dispute in South Africa doesn’t seem to be simmering down anytime soon. The strike in the Lonmin mines which resulted in the killing of several striking miners has spread to other mines with over 10,000 miners joining the strike from the west section of Gold Fields International’s KDC gold mine.... Read More

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August 29, 2012

“God has answered our prayers” – PHCN workers rejoice over Nnaji’s resignation

by Stanley Azuakola It’s bye-bye for Barth Nnaji. All his vision and plans for the power sector will either die with his resignation or if he’s lucky, pursued by his successor. Read: Why I resigned – Barth Nnaji PHCN workers around the country have, however, made their feelings about his departure clear, and it’s simple... Read More

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August 23, 2012

Planned strike: “NUPENG is anti-Nigerians” – Okonjo-Iweala

by Isi Esene The co-ordinating minister for the Economy and minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has described the planned nationwide strike by members of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) as anti-people. The union is insisting that the government must pay subsidy funds to verified marketers by Friday or it... Read More

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August 18, 2012

Major oil marketers accused of being behind planned fuel strike

by Akan Ido The Federal Government has revealed that the fuel scarcity currently being experienced by residents of Abuja, is caused by several companies found to have been involved in the fuel subsidy saga. According to the minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Conoil, which is owned by Mr. Mike Adenuga, and other companies such... Read More

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August 10, 2012

NLC threatens nationwide industrial strike

by Isi Esene The Nigerian Labour Congress might be heading for another nationwide industrial strike if its demands are not met by the Federal Government. The Labour Union made its intention known yesterday after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Benin, Edo State, which discussed several issues regarding the state of the nation. The... Read More

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July 29, 2012

“Enough is enough” – Nigeria Union of Teachers threatens strike

by Adeniyi Abdul The Nigeria Union of Teachers has warned that it will embark on an indefinite strike if the new Teachers Enhanced Salary Structure (TESS) is not implemented. The president of the body, Comrade Michael Olukoya stated that the impending industrial action was as a result of the failure of the government to fully... Read More

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June 13, 2012

That didn’t take long: Air Nigeria to resume flights Thursday

by Tolu Orekoya Air Nigeria is set to get back in the air after being grounded by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), pending an audit. The airline’s domestic and regional routes were grounded after a round of strikes by its pilots an engineers over their compensation. The media relations manager for the airline, Samuel... Read More

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