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  The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) would commence a 2-week industrial action with effect from Monday, 16th of May 2022.   The Academic Staff of the polytechnics disclosed the decision in a statement released after its emergency meeting of the Union’s National Executive Council on Wednesday.     The union in a statement signed by ASUP president, Anderson Ezeibe said the federal government is yet to meet the union’s demand. ASUP suspended its industrial action declared on the 6th of April 2021 on the 10th of June, 2021 following the signing of a Memorandum of Action (MoA) with the government.   The signed MoA contained a clear path to a sustainable resolution of the issues in dispute with timelines attached to each of the items in dispute.   Part of the demand includes the non-release of the approved revitalization fund for the sector, Approved N15bn, yet to be released 11 months after approval by the President. Non-release of arrears of the ne...

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who took part in the 2022 UTME.   OUR TEAM confirmed that the UTME results are release gradually and it can only be check via SMS Instructions from JAMB All candidates can simply send RESULT, via SMS, to 55019 using the same number that was used for registration. After entering the information correctly, the result, would be replied as an SMS shortly after. Details shortly

  The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has said that the government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would resume talks this week with a view to ending the prolonged closure of Nigerian public universities.   A press statement signed by the Acting Head Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Patience Onuobia, said, “The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige made this disclosure in his office while making opening remarks at a meeting between the government side and the striking National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT). “Ngige noted that multiple industrial disputes in the education sector could have been averted if the unions in the sector took advantage of his open door policy like the health unions, which culminated in the peace currently enjoyed in the health sector.   “The Minister, who also decried the rivalry between the education unions, made it clear that everybody is imp...

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) early Monday morning extended the ongoing strike by 12 weeks.   The decision was taken at an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) held at ASUU Secretariat in Abuja. The emergency meeting, which had in attendance principal officers and branch chairmen, started on Sunday and ended early Monday morning.   The two month rollover strike declared in March 14, 2022 by ASUU ended today (May 9th), thus NEC felt the need to extend it by 12 weeks after initial agitation for indefinite strike because of failure to address the issues in contention.   The implication of the extension of the strike is that public universities would remain close. At the last meeting with government negotiation team led by Prof. Nimi Briggs, ASUU officials worked out but there is indication that the both parties would meet next week. ASUU’s demands include the non-implementation of the Memorandum of Action (MoA) signed with government in Decembe...