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ASUU Strike postponed

ASUU to FG: Pay new salaries within four days or strike looms

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked the Federal Government to begin payment of the newly approved salary structure for university lecturers or risk a nationwide shutdown of public universities. The union gave a four-day ultimatum on Thursday. Its president, Christopher Piwuna, said failure to meet the deadline would lead to further action. […]

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U.S. President Donald Trump has said he is considering possible military action in Nigeria, including air strikes or the deployment of troops, to stop what he called the killing of large numbers of Christians.

Trump confirms US Military strike against terrorists in Nigeria

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United States President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed he had ordered a military strike against Islamic State terrorists operating in Nigeria, accusing the group of targeting Christians in the country. In a statement posted on Truth Social shortly before midnight on Thursday, Trump said the United States carried out the operation under his authority as

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Russian strikes kill five, destroy kindergarten in Ukraine

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Russian aerial strikes on Monday killed five people and destroyed a kindergarten in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian authorities said, as Moscow intensified its daily drone and missile attacks ahead of winter.   Emergency officials reported that three people were killed and 13 others injured when a residential area in Balakliya, a frontline city in the northeastern

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Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa

‘We’ve done everything possible’, FG pleads with ASUU to call off strike

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The Federal Government has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its two-week warning strike, saying it has met all the union’s demands and provided a formal counter-proposal.   Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday, Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, said the government had engaged ASUU several

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Aviation workers issue 14-day ultimatum as they begin protest against anti-labour clauses

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If their demands are not satisfied, a coalition of aviation employees’ unions has vowed to start strike action within the next 14 days. Today, September 12, employees will demonstrate against anti-labor provisions in new aviation bills that are pending President Muhammadu Buhari’s signature at airports across the country. The unions vowed to start industrial action

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Resolve ASUU strike in two weeks, Buhari directs Adamu

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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu to resolve the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike and industrial action by three other university-based unions and report back to him in two weeks’ time. The President gave the directive on Tuesday, July 19, during a meeting with some Ministers and

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Incessant strike actions and government’s insensitivity

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Mololuwa Olabode Strike actions have always been an issue in the academic system of Nigeria, especially in schools under the government. From time immemorial, students have had to spend more than the expected years in school; an issue which has never ceased to portray the country’s academic system as below standard to the world. ICYMI:

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