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Justice Peter Hamman fixed the date on Monday after the lead counsel to the Federal Government, Mr James Igwe, argued his application seeking an order of the court restraining ASUU from further continuing with the ongoing nationwide strike.

National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja will today hear a suit filed by the federal government against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the union’s ongoing strike. The court had summoned the federal government and ASUU to appear before it on Monday September 12th, 2022 over the seven-month-old strike. However, at the first hearing, Justice Polycap Hamman ... Read more

The National Industrial Court has adjourned the suit filed by the Federal Government challenging the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to Monday, September 19 for a hearing of the interlocutory application of the Federal Government. At the resumed sitting on Friday, counsel to the Federal Government, James Igwe, asked the court to give the suit an accelerated ... Read more

The President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke has said that the union is willing to end its seven-month old strike. Osodeke, however, said this could only be achieved if concrete agreements were reached with the Federal Government. Osodeke gave the assurance in Abuja on Thursday at a National Town Hall Meeting on Tertiary Education tagged: ‘ The ... Read more

The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities (COPSUN) has cautioned state governments against the proliferation of universities. The call is in line with the demand by the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which has consistently blamed the governments at both the federal and state levels for establishing new universities while the existing ones remain ... Read more

The ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities has entered its seventh month, The PUNCH reports. The union, on February 14, 2022, embarked on a strike following what it described as the failure of the government to meet some of its demands. The union is calling on the government to improve the condition of service of university lecturers, release earned allowances for ... Read more

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said protesting students who blocked a busy section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway were “violating” the law. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said this while briefing State House correspondents shortly after this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by ... Read more

The National Association of Nigerian Students on Tuesday called for the resignation of the Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu, over the lingering strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The leadership of NANS said this during the protest that took place on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway alleging that the minister had ... Read more

Students, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students, South-West Zone, on Tuesday, blocked the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Shagamu Interchange, in protest. The protest is in reaction to the prolonged strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The PUNCH reports that ASUU began its strike on February 14, 2022, ... Read more

The Federal Government approached the court sitting in Abuja, requesting an order for ASUU to resume it continues to engage the union to address their dispute. A statement by the Head, Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun, indicated that the matter was referred to the registrar of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria by the Minister, Chris ... Read more