ASUU Strike News Updates Today, 27 July 2022
These are the top news updates on ASUU Strike in Nigeria for today, Wednesday 27 July 2022, reviewed by .
NLC holds Abuja mega solidarity protest Wednesday
The General Secretary, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Emmanuel Ugboaja, has said that the congress will hold an “Abuja Mega” solidarity protest in support of trade unions whose strikes have shut down public universities.
Ugboaja disclosed this in a statement signed by Bello Ismail on his behalf and made available to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday.
According to reports, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other trade unions in the education sector have been on strike for more than five months for the alleged failure of the federal government to keep to agreements entered with the unions.
The demands of the striking workers include issues bordering on funding of universities, salaries, and earned allowances of lecturers, among others.
ASUU: Workers stage NLC solidarity protest in Ilorin
Workers in Kwara State on Tuesday joined their colleagues across Nigeria to stage a solidarity protest to put an end to the lingering Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike.
The Informant247 recalls that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) had ordered workers across the federation to embark on a two-day nationwide protest.
This was in respect of the ongoing industrial strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
Femi Falana joins NLC protest in Lagos
Femi Falana, a popular activist lawyer, on Tuesday, joined workers in the ongoing protest by the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC.
The senior advocate joined workers in the protest in Lagos.
ASUU: Workers in Osun join NLC protest
Workers in Osun State on Tuesday joined their colleagues across the federation to stage a solidarity protest to end the lingering Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike.
The Informant247 recalls that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) had ordered workers across the federation to embark on a two-day nationwide protest.
ASUU: Workers stage NLC solidarity protest in Ondo, tell FG to meet lecturers’ demand
Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Ondo State chapter have joined their colleagues, across the federation, to stage a solidarity protest against the prolonged strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.
The Informant247 recalls that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) had ordered workers across the federation to embark on a two-day nationwide protest.
ASUU: Labour unions join colleagues, stage solidarity protest in Oyo
Labour unions in Oyo State, Tuesday, joined their colleagues across the federation to stage a solidarity protest.
The Informant247 recalls that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) had ordered workers across the federation to embark on a two-day nationwide protest.
ASUU: Workers stage NLC solidarity protest in Rivers
Members of the Rivers State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, have staged a solidarity protest over the lingering strike by university teachers.
Members of the NLC have converged at the State headquarters of the Congress to stage the protest.
Power sector, others may shut down as NLC begins protest
Following the prolonged industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and some other unions will begin a nationwide protest on Tuesday.
It would be recalled that university lecturers on February 14, 2022, shut down public universities over the inability of the Federal Government to implement agreements the two parties entered into in previous years.
Despite negotiations and interventions by concerned citizens, the FG and the ASUU are yet to settle their differences after nearly 6 months.
