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BREAKING: ASUU Finally Calls Off Nine-Month-Old Strike

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The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) on Wednesday called off its strike, ending a protracted industrial action that started since March 2020. ASUU National President, Biodun Ogunyemi made the announcement during a briefing of the union in Abuja, explaining that the development followed consultations with its National Executive Council (NEC). Details later… Source https://abntv.com.ng/2020/12/nigeria-is-at-risk-of-becoming-a-failed-state-%e2%80%95-financial-times/

Universities To Reopen January – Minister

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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, says the Academic Activities in Nigeria Universities will resume in January. He says the negotiations between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal government had reached 98 percent, adding that it remains only two percent to be completed He spoke Monday in Alor, Idemili South local government area of...

ASUU Strike: Ngige Has Failed Nigerians, Remove Him Now – Elebute

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Dr. Tunde Elebute, a private school proprietor and mem­ber, Association for Formida­ble Educational Development (AFED), on Sunday, called for the removal of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige over the lin­gering strike called by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Dr. Elebute, in an inter­view with Daily Indepen­dent, said it is unthinkable that the arrowhead of...

Governor Uzodinma Sacks Imo University VC Obasi

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Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has sacked the Vice-Chancellor of Imo State University, Owerri, Prof Adaobi Obasi. Uzodinma’s Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachuku, in a statement, said the decision to sack Obasi was reached at an Executive Council Meeting chaired by the governor. Nwachuku disclosed that the VC who is an aunt to a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha,...

Strike: We’ve Met All ASUU Demands – FG

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The Federal government urges ASUU to be patriotic, saying facts on the ground do no longer support its strike. The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, has released the statement below saying the Federal government had met all demands that triggered the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). He, therefore, urged the university teacher to be patriotic...

Michael Okpara University Gets New VC

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A new Vice Chancellor for Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU) has been unveiled, ABN TV reports. Prof. Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe has emerged as the Vice-Chancellor of Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU) in Abia State. ABN TV reports that he was on Wednesday unveiled as the 6th Vice-Chancellor of the University. READ ALSO: FG To Block All Sim Cards...

Michael Okpara University Shops For New VC

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Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State is currently searching for a replacement for its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Francis Ogbonnaya Otunta. ABN TV learnt that Prof. Otunta's tenure will expire in February 2021. He was appointed as the varsity's VC December 2015. READ ALSO: Abia Govt To Collaborate With Gregory University On Entrepreneurship Studies He currently serves as the fifth Vice-Chancellor of...

Many Nigerian Graduates Can’t Read Or Write – Minister

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MINISTER of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has decried continuous fall in the standard of education in the country. Adamu, who spoke in Yola, the Adamawa State capital during the official commissioning of completed projects in the college, lamented a situation in which graduates can neither read nor write in a tolerable manner. He said the situation was a cause for...

We Never Agreed With FG To End Strike – ASUU

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says the union has not reached any agreement yet with Federal Government to suspend its industrial action. ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, said there is nothing in the government’s offer on November 27 to suggest the end of the over eight-month strike. “Therefore, the ASUU leadership...

Gregory University Holds 5th Convocation, Announces Programmes

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A leading private university in Nigeria, Gregory University Uturu has announced programmes for its 5th Convocation commencing Thursday 10th December 2020. In a statement signed by the acting Registrar of the institution, Rosemary Igboekwe, the ceremony will commence with the formal flag-off of the university mass transit scheme by 10am. This will be followed by a special Thanksgiving Praise Fiesta. The statement...

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