Nigerian govt, ASUU to meet Wednesday

Nigerian govt, ASUU to meet Wednesday

A committee set up by Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, will meet on Wednesday with the representatives of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the issues fuelling the union’s threat of another strike. The planned meeting is part of the government’s efforts to avert lecturers’ strike in public universities. ASUU Vice President, … Read more

Hardship Protest: Nigerian university issues safety guideline

Hardship Protest: Nigerian university issues safety guideline

NUC’s reaction The management of the National Universities Commission on Monday directed Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities to take urgent measures to ensure the safety of their staff, students and property of the institutions during the planned nationwide protest. This is as the authority at Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, has urged students and staff to … Read more

NASU, SSANU issue fresh ultimatum, threaten strike

NASU, SSANU issue fresh ultimatum, threaten strike

The industrial harmony currently enjoyed across most Nigerian universities may be truncated soon if the fresh threat of a worker strike is anything to go with. The leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has threatened that their union members would … Read more

More universities react as NUC insists viral report unfounded

More universities react as NUC insists viral report unfounded

More universities have reacted to the viral report that claims that the National Universities Commission (NUC) uncovered more than 100 fake professors in Nigerian universities. The authorities at Bayero University Kano (BUK) and Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, in separate statements, denied the list of ‘fake’ professors being circulated on social media in the country. … Read more