Tag: ASUU
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ASUU: You’re relishing the agony, frustrations of parents, PDP slams FG on strike
…decries lingering strike, blames minister …as NEC approves national campaign council …says submitting APC members to INEC by FG was most unpatriotic The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has decried the lingering strike of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU saying APC is relishing the agony, pains of parents and students. The main opposition party…
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ASUU Strike: Adamu advises Nigerian students to study in other African nations
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has said there is nothing wrong for Nigerian students to seek university education in other African nations and elsewhere, following the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. According to the minister, it is not wrong if Nigerian students go to school in other African nations…
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ASUU strike: Why TETFUND is being mismanaged – Peter Obi
Ahead of the 2023 general election, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has aired his opinion on why the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) is being mismanaged.
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ASUU strike: No light at the end of tunnel, we are victims too – Prof Badejo
Prof. Tola Badejo of the Department of Zoology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and former Vice-Chancellor of Wesley University, Ondo State has expressed pessimism that the dark cloud was far from over concerning ASUU strike as being speculated at different quarters.
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OPINION: Higher education and the future of Nigeria
Is there anybody who does not know that there is trouble in Nigeria? As an elder, I cannot pretend I do not know what is happening to higher education in our country. As a retired professor, I am a stakeholder in higher education in Nigeria.
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ASUU Strike: FG advises Nigerian Students to apply for UK’s Chevening scholarships
The Federal Government through the National Universities Commission (NUC) has urged qualified Nigerians to submit applications for the Chevening scholarships, an initiative of the United Kingdom government. This is following the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The Deputy Executive Secretary, Administration of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki, made this known in…
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TheNewsGuru launches ASUU-Edu desk
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG), poised to become a leading voice in delivering incisive and succinct reports on education in Nigeria, has launched an education desk.
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ASUU strike: FG announces salary increment for lecturers
The federal government of Nigeria has proposed a 23.5 per cent salary increase for lecturers, while a 35% increment would be enjoyed by professors if the offer is accepted by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
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ASUU Strike: FG finally gives up
The Federal Government has finally given up on the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, saying “we have done the best that we can”. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu disclosed this to reporters at an ongoing meeting with Pro-Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of Federal Universities at the National Universities Commission (NUC)…
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ASUU: We ‘ve tried out best – Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu
Pro-Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of Federal Universities at the National Universities Commission (NUC) Abuja, He said all avenue has been deployed to ensure an end to the strike but to no avail. He said he and many government officials had engaged the union on several occasions to end the seven-month-old strike. “We have done the best…