The Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday, approved a total sum of N15.57bn for various contracts in the Ministries of Works and Housing, Education, and Industry, Trade and Investment ministries. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola , alongside his counterparts in the Ministries of Education, Adamu Adamu, and Industry, Niyi Adebayo, disclosed to
ASUU: FG can’t pay unaffordable salary, says Adamu
The Federal Government has said that it cannot agree to a percentage salary increase for the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, which it would not be able to implement. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Tuesday, said the government could only afford 23.5 percent salary increase for lecturers, while a 35% increment would
ASUU: Minister, VCs, others begin closed-door session
The Ministry of Education,Adamu Adamu alongside stakeholders such as the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede; Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Professor Abubakar Rasheed; Emeritus Professors Peter Okebukola and Nimi Briggs ; alongside all vice-chancellors and pro-chancellors of federal universities have commenced a special closed-door session over the
Education minister, Adamu Adamu jets out of Nigeria amidst ASUU strike
Amidst the ongoing strike by the Academic staff union of Universities, the minister of education, Adamu Adamu is said to be out of the country, The PUNCH reliably learnt. A highly reliable source disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent on Thursday in Abuja. Though the source did not disclose the country the minister went to,
Nigerian Students should take ASUU to court – Adamu Adamu
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Thursday, said it is the responsibility of the Academic Staff Union of Universities to compensate students for the time wasted during the six-month strike, not the Federal Government. He also said the government will not concede to the union’s demand to pay lecturers their emoluments for the six
I’m Surprised ASUU Has Gone On Strike – Malam Adamu, Education Minister
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said that he is surprised by the decision of the Academic Staff Union of Universities to embark on a one-month strike. He said this on Wednesday while fielding questions from State House reporters after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
Nigerian Students Fume as Federal Postpone school resumption indefinitely
Nigerian students fume as Federal Government postpones school resumption indefinitely citing Covid-19 precautionary measures. This was made public by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu. Many Nigerians have argued that the federal government and ASUU do not care about their future having noted that they had lost one full calender academic year and about to
COVID-19: FG releases guidelines for schools’ resumption
The Federal Government has released guidelines ahead of the planned resumption of schools at every level in the country but failed to disclose the dates. The guidelines outlined actions, measures and requirements needed for the safe reopening of schools after the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the guidelines released by the Federal Ministry of Education in