Tag: Demands
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Another Strike: Union urges FG to meet demands
Mr Smart Olugbeko, the National President, Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), has threatened that the union would go on strike, if the Federal Government reneged on its agreement. Olugbeko said this in Zaria on Saturday while sensitising the zonal delegates and other members of the union over its proposed nationwide strike. On Feb.…
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FG yet to respond to our demands – ASUU
Abuja zone of ASUU says the Federal Government has yet to respond to its demands after the expiration of its three-week ultimatum. Dr Salahu Lawal, the coordinator told a news conference in Abuja on Thursday that by its intransigence, government was paving way for another strike by the union. He explained that government was doing…
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State governments not us responsible for most of your demands, FG tells striking doctors
The Federal Government has asked striking resident doctors to resume work as most of the issues they have raised are state affairs. Minister of Health Dr Osagie Ehanire told journalists in Abuja on Thursday that seven of 12 matters that were raised by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), were the responsibility of state…
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Oyegun to Buhari: Address agitators’ demands
Former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief John Odigie Oyegun has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to address the demands of agitators, including the call for separation in the interest of the survival of the country. He cautioned that APC as the government of the federation could not give the impression that…
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COVID-19: CAN makes fresh demands from government
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ekiti chapter, on Saturday appealed to the state government to allow the conduct of multiple services by Churches as part of efforts to check the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Rev. Fr. Peter Olowolafe, the State Chairman of CAN, made the appeal in an interview with the News…
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We are overwhelmed by increasing demands from Nigerians – China
The Confucius Institute in Nigeria on Thursday said that there has being an overwhelming increase in demands from Nigerians willing to learn the Chinese Mandarin language. Prof Wang Yongjing told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that there was a growing interest of different categories of Nigerians in learning to speak the language.…
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Strike: ASUU demands not outrageous — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said in Ibadan, Oyo State that the agitation by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for improved welfare, infrastructure, funding and other contentious issues affecting the nation’s universities were long over due. Buhari, who was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the 70th Foundation Day ceremony and award…
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FG to striking lecturers: We can’t meet your demands now!
The Federal Government has appealed to the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities to exercise restraint in their demands from the government. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said at a press conference in Abuja on Monday night ASUU’s problems with the government began during the Umaru Yar’Adua administration in 2009. The…
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May Day: FG not ignoring workers’ demands, rights – Osinbajo
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, assured workers that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government is working tirelessly to make the country better as demanded by the workers. Osinbajo gave the assurance while speaking at the 2018 Workers’ Day celebration at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Tuesday as he explained the implementation of…
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Strike: JOHESU dares FG, says no work till demands are met
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has said it won’t be intimidated by the federal government’s threat to invoke the ‘no work no pay rule’ rule should it persist with the ongoing strike. The strike has crippled health care delivery in parts of the country. The union said it is not intimidated by any form…