Tag: NUT
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LG workers’ strike: Enugu State Govt, NULGE, NUT trade blame
The Enugu Government, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) have traded blame for the ongoing strike by workers in the local government councils of the state. Newsmen reports that local government workers, including public primary school teachers and Primary Health Care (PHC) workers in the state on July…
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Enugu State Govt set to resolve teachers’ strike – Commissioner
The Enugu State Government is putting final modalities in place to resolve issues raised by striking primary school teachers. The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uchenna Eze, told newsmen on Friday in Enugu that ongoing negotiation between government and Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) had been “fruitful and progressive”. Thenewsguru.com reports that the NUT embarked…
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NUT lauds FG on retirement age, says teachers now fully motivated
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has commended the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the harmonised retirement age of teachers’ bill into law. The NUT made the commendation in a letter of appreciation to Mr Sonny Echono, Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).
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Nigeria @61: How mass examination malpractice started in 1970
Nigeria @61: How mass examination malpractice started in 1970
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NUT threatens to stop teaching if govt fails to curb insecurity in North
The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), has threatened to stop teaching if the spate of violence in schools especially in the North were not stopped. It would be recalled that in the last six months, students and teachers have been kidnapped from schools in Katsina, Niger, Zamfara and Kaduna states, all in the North West.…
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NUT tells Edo teachers to shun govt.’s pension scheme
The Edo chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed its members to shun enrollment into the state government’s contributory pension scheme. The directive is contained in a statement issued by the Assistant General Secretary of the union, Mr Moni Itua and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Benin. Itua said that the…
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Katsina abduction: Teachers threaten nationwide strike
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike pending when the safety of its members to teach and guide pupils without fear of abduction is guaranteed. The union said this while reacting to the abduction of their members and over 300 students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara,…
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Secondary school teachers pull out of NUT
Some Secondary School teachers in Kwara say they are pulling out of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) due to the difference in their aspirations. The teachers, under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), also hinged their action on the basis of different employers. Mallam Jimoh Daudu, the chairman of ASUSS…
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NUT reacts as Buhari approves new salary structure for teachers
The Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Lagos State Branch, Mr Adedoyin Adesina on Monday, commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of new salary structure for teachers nationwide. Buhari, in his message to mark this year’s World Teachers’ Day in Lagos, directed the immediate review of teachers’ wages nationwide for improved service delivery in the sector.…