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Appeal court orders ASUU to call off 7-months strike
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Appeal court orders ASUU to call off 7-months strike

By Charly Agwam  The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has ordered striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resume work immediately. The appellate court gave the order today while granting leave to ASUU to appeal the interlocutory injunction of Justice Polycarp Hamman of the Abuja Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria on September 21, 2022, asking members of the union to resume work. Justice Hamma Barka, who presided over the court, warned that if ASUU failed to comply with the court order, it automatically losses the right to appeal against the ruling of the lower court It further struck out the application by the union for a stay of execution of the order of the Industrial Court, based on the motion by the applicant’s counsel, Femi Falan...
We’ll shutdown the country if strike is not called off, NANS tells FG, ASUU
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We’ll shutdown the country if strike is not called off, NANS tells FG, ASUU

By Charly Agwam - Bauchi  The Students Union Government (SUG)  President of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) has said that the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) will shut down the country if the strike embarked on by Academic Staff Union of universities (ASUU) continues. The ATBU SUG president, Comrade Usman Abubakar was speaking at a press conference organized by NorthEast zone of NANS in Bauchi on Friday. He lamented that the strike would deny students who are close to the age of 30 from experiencing NYSC because of the law that bars graduates who are over 30 years from participating in the scheme.  "The federal government and ASUU are clearly not thinking about how this strike will have direct impact of the lives of students. Most pe...
Court orders ASUU to resume work after 7 weeks strike
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Court orders ASUU to resume work after 7 weeks strike

By Charly Agwam The national industrial court of Nigeria (NICN) has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its ongoing nationwide strike. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 to press home the demand for improved funding for universities, a review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues. Several meetings between the union and the federal government have ended in a deadlock. Consequently, the federal government went to court to challenge the strike. The government through its counsel, James Igwe prayed the court for an interlocutory injunction restraining the union from taking further steps as regards the strike, pending the determination of the substantive suit. Details to follow… Cable news Bestof9ja news
Again, ASUU extends 6-month-old strike after exco meeting
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Again, ASUU extends 6-month-old strike after exco meeting

By Charly Agwam The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday has extended its six-month-old strike.  A member of the union, who pleaded anonymity, disclosed this on Monday following a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the striking varsity teachers at the University of Abuja. It's unclear however, what the details of the meeting are as ASUU has maintained that the federal government must meet all their demands. More details shortly..... Bestof9ja news