NLC Calls For Nationwide Protest Over ASUU Strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has called on members and civil society groups in Lagos State to come out en-masse on Tuesday morning to begin a two-day protest on July 26 and 27 in solidarity with striking lecturers under the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This is despite an appeal by the Federal Government to NLC to shelve the planned nationwide protest. In a circular signed by its Chairpersons and Secretaries of State Councils, the NLC said the decision was in line with the resolutions of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the body on June 30. Aviation workers, insurance and financial institution employees, and others have also promised to join the industrial action. Electricity workers, under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), say they will join the NLC in its solidarity protest over the lingering Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike.

2022 Admission: JAMB Announces Cut-off Marks

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), as well as relevant stakeholders in the tertiary education sector, have fixed cut-off marks for 2022 admission into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education nationwide. The decision was reached on Thursday at the Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria which was chaired by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.

Nigerian Schools To Benefit Menstrual Banks – UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has disclosed that the agency is set to establish menstrual banks across some schools in Northern Nigeria. The UNICEF Education Specialist, Mrs. Mairama Dikwa, made the disclosure in Bauchi state today that work will commence by this year November across all schools with Girls Enrolment Project 3 (GEP3). According to Dikwa, the project will focus on Menstrual Hygiene Management, a project that was established to support and ensure that Girls remain at school.

ASUU Strike: Buhari Order Ngige To Step-Down From Negotiating Team

Following the lingering industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of the Nigerian Universities, ASUU, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, to hand off negotiations. ASUU has consistently blamed Mr. Ngige for constituting a clog in the wheel of the progress of the negotiation towards addressing the crisis. Minister for Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu received the matching order against Mr. Ngige from Buhari to ensure that the negotiation with the academician has a headway.