ASUU strike

The industrial dispute between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities may worsen following the insistence of the Federal Ministry of Education that its proposed agreement with the union will not be binding on…

The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff of Union of Universities has failed to suspend the ongoing strike action, which has led to a shutdown of academic activities in public universities across the country. Sources within…

The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has criticised politicians for showing off their children studying abroad, while the industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) lingers for months. While presenting a letter of…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has apologised for circulating photos of himself receiving lectures at Harvard while Nigerian public universities remained shut over prolonged industrial action by lecturers. Mr…

The House of Representatives has resolved to intervene in the on-going dispute between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the federal government. Muhammad Wudil, Chairman, House Committee on Labour, said this when he and…

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Security Service, and the Nigeria Security Civil Defense Corps have beefed up security around the National Assembly complex, Abuja, over the ongoing protest organised by the…

Lawyer and human rights activist Femi Falana has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to use funds looted by corrupt officials in his regime to meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and bring to an end the…

The Nigeria Labour Congress and its affiliate unions on Tuesday defied warnings by the Federal Government and took to the streets of major cities in the country to protest against the failure of the Federal Government to resolve the…

Barely few minutes that Vanguard reported the protest rocking Lagos, another protest has reportedly commence in Ondo state. The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Sunday promised to embark on a two-day nationwide protest in solidarity with…

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has slammed the Buhari administration for not negotiating with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in a way that fosters mutual confidence between both parties. Mr Obi…