The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has said that the Federal government is willing to reach an agreement with the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Speaking to statehouse correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting today February 16, Adamu said he was surprised that the lecturers could decide to embark on industrial action when the Federal Government was addressing the issues they have raised. “ASUU, unfortunately, they have gone on strike and I am …
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Alhaji Habibu Bandits have again killed a businessman, Alhaji Habibu and kidnapped three of his children at Sayen Lenu in Dutsen Abba, Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Sayen lemu is a village close to Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria. It was gathered that the bandits stormed his house at about 11pm on Wednesday, December 15 and shot him dead before whisking three of his children to unknown destination. “We don’t think they were hired killers. We believe …
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has rejected the court which ordered suspension of their ongoing strike. LIB reported that Justice Bashir Alkali gave the ruling on Friday September 17, following an interlocutory application brought by the Federal Government of Nigeria and Federal Ministry of Health against the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). However in a statement signed by NARD’s President Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, and Jerry Isogun, the group’s secretary-general, the National Industrial Court in Abuja was accused of denying the doctors fair hearing by …
Doctors in Ondo under the aegis of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, have embarked on a two-weeks warning strike over some pressing issues in state. The doctors are alleging that the state government had failed to pay their salary arrears for some months and also failed to resolve the issue of exodus of doctors and other health workers, among other issues. A letter signed by the state chairman and secretary of the NAGGMDP, Roland Arohunmolase and Richard …
The Academic Staff Union Of Polytechnics (ASUP) have suspended its 65-day-old strike, following an appraisal of the report indicating the gradual implementation of the items contained in the Memorandum of Action signed between the Union and the Federal Government. National Publicity Secretary of the group, Abdullahi Yalwa said the suspension of the strike will take effect from June 10. The statement read; “The suspension is for a period of three months to enable the government complete the execution of …
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has accused the Nigeria Governors’ Forum of not giving him the support he needed during his face-off with leaders of the Nigerian Labour Congress over a warning strike which was carried out in Kaduna state he governs. El-Rufai who spoke during a virtual meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Wednesday May 19, also claimed that the strike was politically motivated. He also insisted that Governors owe their people accountability and not the NLC. The Governor said; …