It now seem that the strike embark on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU might linger more than now as the union has reiterated that it wouldn't go back to the lecture room until their demand are fully met. The Calabar Zone of the union insisted its eight-month-old strike will continue until the Federal Government meets its demands, saying its members will not go back to the classes on empty stomachs.The zonal chairman of the union, Dr. Aniekan Brown,...

The meeting between the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the federal government again ended without an agreement that will lead to the suspension of the over six-month-old strike by public university lecturers.The striking lecturers met with the Minister of Education and Chairman of the re-negotiation Committee Professor Nimi Briggs committee in Abuja, with the hope of resolving the impasse that led to the ongoing strike.A senior mem...

The Federal Government's tripartite plus meeting with the striking university-based unions last night ended without a solid agreement for the workers to return to work.In fact, the four university-based unions on strike have rejected all government requests to call a halt to the strike while efforts are made to resolve the thorny issues.The federal government team, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities,...