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Oct

07

2022

Go back to classrooms immediately, court orders ASUU

Education, PoliticsASUU, Chris Ngige, Education, Nigeria, NLC, Politics

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to call off its strike. The court gave the order after dismissing the union’s application for a stay of execution of an earlier ruling of the National Industrial Court directing the university lecturers to resume work. The three-member panel of the Court of Appeal led by Hamma Barka granted the union permission to appeal the ruling of the industrial court but ruled that it must first resume work to be allowed to file the appeal. It said should ASUU fail to re-open the universities,…

Sep

22

2022

By amarachi

ASUU strike: ‘No headway as lecturers damn court order, fight on’

Education, Metro, PoliticsASUU, Education, Nigeria

Despite Wednesday’s judgment by the National Industrial Court, Abuja Division, the prolonged industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is far from being over. According to DAILY POST reports seen by OHAFIATV News, the Court, while ruling in a motion filed by the Federal Government, ordered the lecturers to resume work immediately. The Court invoked section 18 of the Trade Dispute Act and national interest of the Nigerian students to grant the request of the Federal Government for an order of injunction against the lecturers. Justice Polycap Hamman compelled the lecturers to go back to work. However,…

Sep

21

2022

By Chimamanda

FG Vs ASUU: Court orders ASUU back to work

NewsASUU, Court, Education, Federal government, Nigeria

The National Industrial Court has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to call off the ongoing strike. The industrial action has lasted for seven months.The Court invoked section 18 of the Trade Dispute Act and national interest of the Nigerian students to grant the request of the Federal Government for an order of injunction against the lecturers. Justice Polycap Hamman issued the order for suspension of the strike while ruling in an application filed by the Federal Government asking that the University teachers be compelled to go back to work pending the resolution of their demands for better…

Sep

12

2022

By Chimamanda

Court postpones FG’s lawsuit against striking uni. professors

Education, PoliticsASUU, Education, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The National Industrial Tribunal of Nigeria (NICN), a Court laden with the responsibility for settling labor disputes on Monday, adjourned the lawsuit filed by the federal government challenging the ongoing strike of the Union of Academic Staff of Universities (ASUU). The judge, PI Hamman, adjourned the lawsuit until September 16 to receive further subpoenas. In Monday’s proceedings, the Socioeconomic Rights and Accountability Project (Serap), sought to join the lawsuit as an interested party. SERAP’s lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, said his client had filed a similar lawsuit asking the court to force the federal government to honor its 2009 agreement with the striking university…

Sep

12

2022

By Chimamanda

US online university graduates over 400 Nigerians as ASUU strike rages on.

Education, MetroASUU, Education, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

More than 400 Nigerian students have graduated from N^exford university (NXU), an American online university, for the 2021 to 2022 session. The online university, according to Country Director Olamidun Majekodunmi-Ogundoyin, was launched in the country in 2019 and has since enrolled over 3,000 students in Nigeria. Although the university said it does not see itself as a beneficiary of the ongoing protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), it acknowledged that it saw significant growth in claims during the strike. In her remarks on Saturday at a graduation ceremony held at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos, Ms. Ogundoyin noted that…