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Some branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in state-owned universities have vowed to remain on strike following the failure of the Federal Government to successfully negotiate with the national body of the union. Chairpersons of ASUU in the affected state universities, who spoke in separate interviews with our correspondents, ... Read more

The chairman of the Academic Staff Union of the Universities, ASUU, at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Comrade Christian Opata, and his counterpart at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, Prof. Chinedu Aguba, have insisted that the Union is not cowed by the “no work, no pay” threat by the Federal Government. The duo spoke after ASUU Congress at the ... Read more

Applications are invited from suitably-qualified candidates for admission to PRE-DEGREE PROGRAMMES of AAdekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, for the 2022/2023 academic session. The Pre-Degree programme lasts for one academic session. Each candidate who successfully completes the programme, after adequate counseling, will choose from the Degree programmes listed ... Read more

The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has suspended its three months nationwide strike. The National President of NAAT, Mr. Ibeji Nwokoma, made this known while addressing newsmen after the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the union in Abuja on Thursday. Nwokoma said NAAT had embarked on the strike on March 21, 2022 to press home its demands which included ... Read more

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the ND (Post-UTME) and HND Regular/Weekend Programmes of the Gboko Polytechnic, Gboko, Benue State, for the 2022/2023 academic session. ND/HND AccountingND/HND Business AdministrationND/HND Public AdministrationND Law/Legal StudiesND/HND Office Technology and ManagementND/HND Local Government AdministrationND/HND ... Read more

The National Association of Academic Technologists on Thursday said it suspended its 158-day-old strike for three months “to allow the government time to conclude negotiations and implementation of NAAT’s demands”. The PUNCH reports that like other tertiary institution-based unions, NAAT had embarked on strike to push home its ... Read more

The management of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo (FUHSO) invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for admission into its undergraduate programmes for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 academic sessions. The available courses at the University are as follows: 1. COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 2. FACULTY OF SCIENCE All the programmes are available for both UTME and DE ... Read more

Members of the Joint Action Committee of Non-Academic Staff Union and Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, University of Lagos branch are currently protesting against the sudden suspension of its strike by their executives. The PUNCH had reported that the aggrieved members said they were not duly carried along by their leaders ... Read more

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Abuja branch, has challenged the Federal Government to mention any of the things done to bring to an end the ongoing strike embarked upon by the union, declaring that the strike will be sustained. The Union’s branch chairman, Dr Kassim Umaru, stated this in an interview with ... Read more

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Obafemi Awolowo University branch, has encouraged the National Executive Council of the union to declare an indefinite strike, The PUNCH reports. This was disclosed in a statement made available to our correspondent. The statement, which was signed by the chairman of the branch, Adeola Egbedokun, knocked ... Read more