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 The Federal Government reassured that the prolonged strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would soon come to an end Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, gave the assurance in his opening remarks at the social dialogue between the government and ASUU. A statement signed by the Deputy Director and Head of Press, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan, quoted the minister as saying that those who are wishing for an EndASUU protest, will be disappointed. He spoke against the backdrop of the ultimatum purportedly issued by Nigerian students to embark on protest if the ASUU strike was not resolved by January 15. Ngige said though he had not received such a letter from the students, even if there was one, the government would disappoint all those wishing for the protest as all the matters in dispute must have been resolved by January 15 According to him, ” Those who want to use the EndASUU protest to destroy public and private prop...

 The National Association of Nigerian Students has said it will not relent in ensuring that some of the benefits being enjoyed by only federal universities will be extended to federal polytechnics and some state-owned institutions. NANS National President, Sunday Asefon, during a visit to the Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, Dr Hephzibah Oladebeye, said the association would not shy away from ensuring quality welfare for students in all parts of the country. He said, “I met with the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on the need for the Federal Government to extend the hand of fellowship it has extended to some federal universities on road networks to the federal polytechnics and other state tertiary institutions that are yet to benefit. “I also discussed with him how to help the tertiary institutions to have befitting hostels. Looking at what is going on, the management alone cannot do it and once they are under pressure, the students will be at the receiving...

 THE Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has given the Federal Government a December ultimatum to implement the new minimum wage by releasing funds to clear the backlog of new minimum wage arrears due to her members or risk industrial unrest. SSANU National President, Mohammed Ibrahim, who made the call in Yola, warned that another strike action by the union was inevitable because the government had proved to be “untrustworthy” in honouring negotiations. He said while other civil servants working with the FG started receiving the new minimum national wage since March, workers in the university system had yet to get the new minimum wage Ibrahim said, “For us, we had cause to go on strike in August, and after that, government called us to the table and we sat and discussed. “Currently, the burning issues are the release for the payment of earned allwances and also the payment of the arrears of the new national minimum wage; which should have been history by now. If noth...