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THE Non-Academic Staff Institutions, (NASU), and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, (SSANU), will meet on Tuesday next week to examine the outcome of the just-concluded three-day protest and decide whether to declare a total and indefinite strike This was part of the decision of the National Joint Action Committee, JAC, meeting on Thursday in Abuja. In a circular approved by Dr Makolo Hassan and Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim, NASU President and SSANU respectively, the branches were instructed to take a holistic review of the warning protest and take a final decision as regards embarking on indefinite strike. The circular read, “The National Joint Action Committee (JAC) of NASU and SSANU met today, Thursday, 14th January 2021 to appraise the three (3) day nationwide protest as decided at its meeting held on Friday, 8th January 2021 Evaluating the nationwide action, the leadership of JAC commended the courage and commitment of members in effectively prosecuting the protests...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has been warned against reopening of schools in the country Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq., National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, gave the warning on Thursday citing the increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections in the country. He advised the Federal Government to be extremely careful in view of the spike and upsurge of the pandemic in recent weeks. He remarked that the new variant of the virus is no doubt causing a lot of havoc in the country Yes, our students should go back to school and learn, but we don’t want to lose them to COVID-19 pandemic,” he said during a chat with DAILY POST  It’s only the living that can learn. Caution is the key word. The government should not just bow to pressure from the parents and stakeholders in education, at the expense of the lives of our students. “I believe parents will prefer their children lose one month of learning than lose the child entirely. Schools cannot be closed down...

The Federal Government has given the nod for schools to resume on January 18 after reaching consensus with Governors, Commissioners and other stakeholders. The consensus was reached at a meeting between the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu and Commissioners of Education in Abuja. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sonny Echono, who confirmed this to news correspondent, said: "We have had extensive discussions with state governors, proprietors of schools, labour /staff unions and students'reprisetatives. And the consensus is that we should reopen all schools. "But the reopening of schools will be in compliance with COVID-19 protocols, especially strict adherence to non-pharmaceutical procedures." Details shortly...