ASUU Slams Okowa For Distancing Delta Varsities From Strike, Bemoans Proliferation Of Schools
LAGOS APRIL 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)-For distancing the Delta State government, and the state-owned Delta State University, DELSU, from the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the President More...
DELSU Lecturers Reject Clock-In And Clock-Out’ Policy For Academic Staff
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka branch, has rejected the “clock-in and clock-out” policy recently introduced for academic More...
Nigeria, A Nation’s Deadened Conscience
A seven years old lynched by angry mob in Lagos recently….. By Sunny Awhefeada LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A seven year old boy was recently lynched in Lagos State for stealing garri. The incident provoked More...
ASUU Calls off its 5 Months Old Strike
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU, has called off its five months old strike. The lecturers in public universitie began an indefinite strike over Federal Government’s More...
No Resumption Till February 2014, DELSU Lecturers Tell Students
LAGOS DECEMBER 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Lecturers of Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka, have defied directives by the authorities to resume academic activities. The authorities had issued a statement announcing More...
At Last Jonathan Bows To ASUU, Pays N200bn into CBN Account
President Goodluck Jonathan bows to ASUU LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-Barely twenty four hours to the expiration of the 4 December ultimatum Federal Government gave members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities More...
2015: South-South ‘ll Disown Jonathan if He doesn’t Run – Gbagi
Former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, 52, lawyer, criminologist, businessman and former minister of state (Education) is a chieftain of the ruling Peoples Democratic More...
Online Publishers Charge FG, ASUU to Resolve Impasse
President Guild of Editors, Mr Femi Adesina (Centre)discussing with President of Nigeria Online Publishers Assiciation, Mr Malachy Agbo (Right) and Secretary of NOPA, Mr Dotun Oladipo during one of the association More...
Strike: ASUU Meeting with Jonathan End in Stalemate
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The meeting between the Federal Government of Nigeria and striking University lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has ended in a stalemate. The More...
ASUU STRIKE: ‘We Won’t Leave Until this Strike is Called Off’ – Jonathan Tells ASUU
L-R – President Goodluck Jonathan in a handshake with the President of Academic Staff Union of Universities, Dr.Nasiru Isa Fagge. With them is Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi during the meeting with the President at the More...
ASUU Carpets Senate President, David Mark over Comment on Onosode
Chief Gamaliel Onosode LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, University of Ibadan chapter, has condemned the statement of Senate President David Mark on the competence More...
ASUU Strike: SERAP Drags FG to UN Over Failure to Meet Demands
Minister of Education, Wike LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the government of President Goodluck Jonathan to the United Nations Committee More...
ASUU Strike: Delta State University Lecturers Dare Uduaghan on ‘No Work, No Pay’
LAGOS OCTOBER 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-STRIKING lecturers at the Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka, Delta State, during the week, took to the streets, challenging the state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, to implement More...
ASUU Takes Protest to the Streets of Osun, Oyo, Calabar
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Perhaps perceiving that their previous approach was too lax to convey their agitation at the state of the education sector, striking lecturers have taken to the streets in protest More...
Jesse Jackson Urges ASUU to Soft Pedal, Hails Clark ‘s University Initiative
Jesse Jackson LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-UNITED States Civil Rights Activist and President of the Rainbow Push Coalition, Rev. Jesse Jackson yesterday arrived Abuja, the nation’s capital city to deliver More...
ASUU Strike and Government Relentless War against Education
By Eneruvie Enakoko It is now about three months that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been on Strike, yet the government has refused to listen to the Union. Rather than engage in good faith More...
Students are Fully in Support of Continuation of Our Strike – ASUU
ASUU President Fagge LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (URHOBOTODAY0)The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it is continuing its nationwide strike on the advice of university students. In a telephone interview with More...
ASUU Strike: I Doubt President Jonathan Doctorate Degree
President Goodluck Jonathan By Fejiro Oliver LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY0-“Everyone has a right to a university degree, even if it’s in Hamburger Technology” Clive James “The foundation of every state More...
ASUU Strike: Students Give FG, ASUU 7-Day Ultimatum, Threaten to Declare “Operation Occupy Nigeria”
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Peeved by almost two-month old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), yesterday issued a one-week ultimatum More...
ASUU Threatens to Cancel Post-UME Exams in Universities
LAGOS JULY 31ST (URHOBOTODAY)-Thousands of students who wrote the university-organised matriculation examinations, commonly called Post-UME, during university lecturers strike may have engaged in a futile exercise More...
Kidnapped DELSU lecturer: We‘re not Magicians, Delta CP replies ASUU
Inspector General of Police Mr Mohammed Abubakar LAGOS JULY 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-DELTA State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba, has said that the police were not magicians and require realistic information More...
Nigeria is Committed to Employment Creation and Job Retention- Labour Minister
Minister of Labour Emeka Wogu LAGOS JULY 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu has assured Nigerian workforce that the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan is committed More...