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Federal University Of Technology Owerri (FUTO) has announced the release of a new academic calendar for the 2018/2019 session. This comes after the suspension of the 3 months ASUU strike which has greatly affected the academic calendar of most public Universities in Nigeria Below is an outline of the Newly Amended FUTO 2018/2019 Academic calendar.…

ASUU Strike Called Off As They Reach An Agreement With The Federal Government

ASUU, FG, STRIKE

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Thursday agreed to suspend their strike, which has lasted for three months. This was after ASUU signed all agreements with the Federal Government, following a conciliatory meeting in Abuja. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, represented the Federal Government, while Biodun Ogunyemi the union president represented…

ASUU Is One Step Closer To Calling Off Strike As FG Meets One Of Its Demand

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has provided an update on the ongoing nationwide strike as the Federal Government, yesterday, met one of its major demands. This is as the union has received the certificate of operation for Nigerian University Pension Management Company, NUPEMCO, from the National Pension Commission. The refusal of the regulatory…

ASUU Strike – See Outcome Of The Latest Meeting Between FG & ASUU

The latest negotiation meeting between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has ignited fresh hopes of resolving the crisis which led to the ongoing ASUU strike. After the meeting which was held yesterday, the Federal Government says it has released a sum of N163 billion to the Academic Staff…

End ASUU Strike Now – Buhari Tells Ngige

President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, to end the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike as soon as possible. The minister disclosed this at the negotiation meeting which was held with the leadership of ASUU on Monday, January 21, 2018. The declaration was mentioned in a…

ASUP Strike Now On Day 40, FG Still Yet To Meet With The Union

ASUP Strike

It has been 40 days since the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) declared a strike, however, the Federal Government is yet to have any resolution or negotiation meeting with the Union executives. According to the National Vice President of the Union, Mr Timothy Ogunseye, the union has decided to continue with the strike until the…

ASUU Insists FG Must Show Evidence Of Commitment Before Strike Can Be Called Off

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked the Federal Government to show evidence of commitment to agreements on meeting its demands over the on-going strike ASUU President Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi said in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that the union would communicate its decision on offers…

Two Delta State University Lecturers Fired, Others In Hot Mess For Misconduct, Sundry Offences

DELSU

The Delta State University (DELSU) has laid off two of its Lecturers in the Department of Economics and sent a Professor in the same department on compulsory retirement for sundry offences and alleged grossed misconduct. Three other lecturers of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension are also in trouble over alleged sex-for-marks, a demand the…

ASUU Not Planning To Call Off Strike Until FG Fulfils All Agreements