ASUU Strike: Warning Strike May Continue For Another Two Months

The Academic Staff Union of the Nigerian Universities (ASUU) has concluded a plan to extend its industrial action for another two months. Daily Trust reports that ASUU has concluded its plan during a meeting of last night at yet to be disclosed location that the academicians are determined that they will hold the government hostage until their demands are met. The statement said,” I can tell you that deliberations are still ongoing as far as our warning strike is concerned, but it is most likely that we extend the strike by 8 weeks,”

President Buhari Appoints Echono As Executive Secretary of TETFund

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Arc. Sunday Echono as the new Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).

2022 UTME: JAMB Registers 500,000 Candidates, Targets 1.5Mn

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that it has registered over 500,000 candidates for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

ASUU Strike: We Are Not Opposing Higher Pay For Lecturers But – FG

The Minister for Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige has briefed President Buhari of the development so far achieved on way forward on the negotiation of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government. The development came in handy when some group of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) took to the street in Awka, the Anambra state capital to register their displeasure over the treatment of ASUU by the Federal Government.