ASUU BEGINS ZONAL MEETINGS AHEAD PLANNED STRIKE
The Academic Staff Union of Universities will appraise its mobilisations across various zones ahead of its planned nationwide strike action. The union across various branches issued a three-week ultimatum to the Federal Government over some outstanding demands. The core issues that pertain to condition of service includes all the contending issues as contained in the […]
ASUU THREATENS NATIONWIDE STRIKE, ISSUES ULTIMATUM TO FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has issued a three weeks ultimatum to Federal Government to respond to its demands, to avoid industrial action. Chairperson ASUU Federal University Dutse, FUD, Branch in Jigawa State, Comrade Salim Ahmed gave the warning at an emergency press conference held at FUD, ASUU Secretariat in Dutse. According to […]
Tinubu okays reconstituted tertiary institutions’ governing boards
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of Governing Councils and Boards of federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. This was contained in a statement on Friday by the Permanent Secretary, General Services, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Nnamdi Mbaeri. He noted that approval was given for the effective […]
Student loan: NELFUND to publish institutions with complete data June 24
The management of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) is announcing that the full list of institutions that have submitted their complete student data, as requested by the agency, for upload onto the NELFUND Student Verification System (SVS) portal will be published on the 24th of June, 2024. This list of both Federal and State owned […]
Minimum Wage: NLC denies Tinubu’s claim on agreement, insists on N250,000
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has refuted claims by President Bola Tinubu that an agreement on a new minimum wage has been reached. During his Democracy Day broadcast on Wednesday, President Tinubu announced that a consensus had been reached between the federal government and organised labour on a new national minimum wage. He stated that […]
New national minimum wage ready, awaiting legislative action- Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has revealed that a consensus has been reached on the long-debated new minimum wage between the Federal Government and organised labour. In his national broadcast to mark the 2024 Democracy Day in Abuja on Wednesday, Tinubu revealed that an executive bill will soon be sent to the National Assembly to formalise the […]
Minimum wage: Labour insists on N250,000, awaits Tinubu’s verdict
Organised Labour has insisted on its N250,000 new minimum wage proposal, stating it would not negotiate what it described as ‘starvation wage.’ The Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Chris Onyeka, said labour would not accept the latest offer of ₦62,000 and the ₦100,000 proposal made by some individuals and economists. This was […]
Minimum wage :No strike tomorrow says Labour
The Organised Labour has said there will be no strike tomorrow, Tuesday, over the minimum wage negotiation with the Federal Government. Recall that Labour suspended its strike action for one week, while meetings with the government held to determine the new minimum wage. The suspension ends today. However, speaking at the ongoing International Labour Conference in […]
Labour may resume strike Tuesday, rejects N62,000 proposed minimum wage
The organised labour says it will not accept N62,000 or N100,000 as the minimum wage for workers. Speaking on ‘Morning Brief’, a Channels Television programme, on Monday, Chris Onyeka, assistant general secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said the union will not negotiate a ”starvation wage”. On June 4, the NLC and Trade Union […]
JAMB, ICPC probe Imo varsity over 230 fake admissions
The Imo State University in Owerri, Imo State, has been under investigation by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board over an allegation of admission racketeering involving some staff members of the institution. We gathered that JAMB officials, after observing that its admission portal had been compromised, […]