Minister of Labour and Employment Archives

Universities to get N30bn revitilisation funds – Minister, Ngige

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Workers to get N22.172bn as earned allowances The Federal Government says it will commence the disbursement of the N30 billion revitalisation funds to public universities very soon. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige disclosed this in Abuja, after a conciliation meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU). A statement by the Deputy Director Press in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan, said the meeting was convened by the Minister to evaluate the level of implementation of the Memorandum of…

SSANU, NASU planned strike illegal � Minister

February 6, 2021February 6, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said that it is illegal for university workers to embark on their planned strike. Ngige disclosed this while addressing State House journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday. The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) as well as the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), had given notice of an indefinite strike, to start midnight of February 5, if the government failed to address about seven points demand…

Another strike looms, as varsity workers issue fresh 14-day ultimatum

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Aminu Imam

University workers, under the aegis of National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), have threatened to ground activities on campuses to protest alleged disparity in the allocation of the N40 billion Earned Academic Allowance to be released by the Federal Government. The union yesterday gave the government 14-day strike notice to address concerns raised in the sharing formula adopted for the earned allowances or risk another round of industrial action in public universities. NAAT and two other university � based unions � the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, (SSANU) and…